A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Florida & Michigan

MEASUREFLORIDAMICHIGANDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count23,372,215#3 of 50 states10,140,459#10 of 50 states+13,231,756
Housing units ↗Reported count9,865,350#3 of 50 states4,570,173#9 of 50 states+5,295,177
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count1,488,170#1 of 50 states537,828#6 of 50 states+950,342
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,812#45 of 50 states$1,168#19 of 50 states+$644
Employed residents ↗Reported count11,202,980#3 of 50 states4,879,201#10 of 50 states+6,323,779
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count534,706#4 of 50 states229,894#10 of 50 states+304,812
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count72,435#5 of 50 states6,534#33 of 50 states+65,901
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count7,622,253#3 of 50 states3,186,755#9 of 50 states+4,435,498
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count143,155#10 of 50 states46,491#18 of 50 states+96,664
Residents working from home ↗Reported count1,721,372#3 of 50 states539,125#16 of 50 states+1,182,247
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.9 min#44 of 50 states24.3 min#20 of 50 states+4.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$77,735#26 of 50 states$72,389#37 of 50 states+$5,346
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,582#24 of 50 states$40,990#35 of 50 states+$2,592
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,835#24 of 50 states$98,697#37 of 50 states+$10,138
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count1,039,823#4 of 50 states547,357#8 of 50 states+492,466
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count3,345,449#2 of 50 states1,457,030#8 of 50 states+1,888,419
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count2,349,222#2 of 50 states1,167,107#8 of 50 states+1,182,115
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count442,597#4 of 50 states230,806#8 of 50 states+211,791
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count179,720#4 of 50 states100,177#8 of 50 states+79,543
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count20,528,683#3 of 50 states9,525,652#10 of 50 states+11,003,031
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count2,509,782#2 of 50 states507,760#16 of 50 states+2,002,022
Private health insurance ↗Reported count15,068,492#3 of 50 states6,995,406#10 of 50 states+8,073,086
Public health insurance ↗Reported count8,253,155#4 of 50 states4,051,363#9 of 50 states+4,201,792
Private wage workers ↗Reported count9,138,334#3 of 50 states4,040,059#10 of 50 states+5,098,275
Government workers ↗Reported count1,322,167#4 of 50 states579,452#14 of 50 states+742,715
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count718,827#3 of 50 states251,652#10 of 50 states+467,175
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count11,469,118#3 of 50 states7,264,560#7 of 50 states+4,204,558
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,340,695#3 of 50 states1,303,275#13 of 50 states+2,037,420
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count24,930#17 of 50 states33,430#14 of 50 states−8,500
Asian population ↗Reported count705,650#7 of 50 states378,447#15 of 50 states+327,203
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count6,706,088#3 of 50 states621,831#21 of 50 states+6,084,257

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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