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 & Nevada

MEASUREFLORIDANEVADADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count23,372,215#3 of 50 states3,267,467#31 of 50 states+20,104,748
Housing units ↗Reported count9,865,350#3 of 50 states1,281,018#33 of 50 states+8,584,332
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count1,488,170#1 of 50 states126,968#32 of 50 states+1,361,202
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,812#45 of 50 states$1,709#42 of 50 states+$103
Employed residents ↗Reported count11,202,980#3 of 50 states1,598,223#32 of 50 states+9,604,757
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count534,706#4 of 50 states107,149#25 of 50 states+427,557
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count72,435#5 of 50 states14,517#24 of 50 states+57,918
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count7,622,253#3 of 50 states942,603#32 of 50 states+6,679,650
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count143,155#10 of 50 states39,539#22 of 50 states+103,616
Residents working from home ↗Reported count1,721,372#3 of 50 states179,164#29 of 50 states+1,542,208
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.9 min#44 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states+3.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$77,735#26 of 50 states$81,134#22 of 50 states−$3,399
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,582#24 of 50 states$42,545#28 of 50 states+$1,037
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,835#24 of 50 states$109,620#22 of 50 states−$785
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count1,039,823#4 of 50 states146,825#31 of 50 states+892,998
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count3,345,449#2 of 50 states387,217#33 of 50 states+2,958,232
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count2,349,222#2 of 50 states309,764#31 of 50 states+2,039,458
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count442,597#4 of 50 states47,484#35 of 50 states+395,113
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count179,720#4 of 50 states34,532#26 of 50 states+145,188
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count20,528,683#3 of 50 states2,862,041#32 of 50 states+17,666,642
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count2,509,782#2 of 50 states366,606#23 of 50 states+2,143,176
Private health insurance ↗Reported count15,068,492#3 of 50 states2,064,009#33 of 50 states+13,004,483
Public health insurance ↗Reported count8,253,155#4 of 50 states1,166,345#33 of 50 states+7,086,810
Private wage workers ↗Reported count9,138,334#3 of 50 states1,292,259#32 of 50 states+7,846,075
Government workers ↗Reported count1,322,167#4 of 50 states202,558#36 of 50 states+1,119,609
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count718,827#3 of 50 states98,844#30 of 50 states+619,983
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count11,469,118#3 of 50 states1,399,628#38 of 50 states+10,069,490
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,340,695#3 of 50 states297,748#29 of 50 states+3,042,947
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count24,930#17 of 50 states16,923#22 of 50 states+8,007
Asian population ↗Reported count705,650#7 of 50 states303,214#17 of 50 states+402,436
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count6,706,088#3 of 50 states999,427#15 of 50 states+5,706,661

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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