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 & Vermont

MEASUREFLORIDAVERMONTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count23,372,215#3 of 50 states648,493#49 of 50 states+22,723,722
Housing units ↗Reported count9,865,350#3 of 50 states334,318#48 of 50 states+9,531,032
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count1,488,170#1 of 50 states57,618#44 of 50 states+1,430,552
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,812#45 of 50 states$1,319#26 of 50 states+$493
Employed residents ↗Reported count11,202,980#3 of 50 states348,622#48 of 50 states+10,854,358
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count534,706#4 of 50 states9,554#49 of 50 states+525,152
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count72,435#5 of 50 states688#50 of 50 states+71,747
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count7,622,253#3 of 50 states194,632#49 of 50 states+7,427,621
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count143,155#10 of 50 states4,863#37 of 50 states+138,292
Residents working from home ↗Reported count1,721,372#3 of 50 states54,357#46 of 50 states+1,667,015
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.9 min#44 of 50 states23.9 min#17 of 50 states+5.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$77,735#26 of 50 states$82,730#19 of 50 states−$4,995
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,582#24 of 50 states$48,856#11 of 50 states−$5,274
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,835#24 of 50 states$109,920#21 of 50 states−$1,085
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count1,039,823#4 of 50 states30,142#46 of 50 states+1,009,681
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count3,345,449#2 of 50 states104,432#47 of 50 states+3,241,017
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count2,349,222#2 of 50 states76,328#47 of 50 states+2,272,894
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count442,597#4 of 50 states13,889#47 of 50 states+428,708
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count179,720#4 of 50 states11,681#45 of 50 states+168,039
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count20,528,683#3 of 50 states615,657#49 of 50 states+19,913,026
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count2,509,782#2 of 50 states27,102#50 of 50 states+2,482,680
Private health insurance ↗Reported count15,068,492#3 of 50 states456,037#49 of 50 states+14,612,455
Public health insurance ↗Reported count8,253,155#4 of 50 states260,439#48 of 50 states+7,992,716
Private wage workers ↗Reported count9,138,334#3 of 50 states270,905#48 of 50 states+8,867,429
Government workers ↗Reported count1,322,167#4 of 50 states46,616#50 of 50 states+1,275,551
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count718,827#3 of 50 states29,890#47 of 50 states+688,937
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count11,469,118#3 of 50 states579,324#47 of 50 states+10,889,794
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,340,695#3 of 50 states5,845#48 of 50 states+3,334,850
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count24,930#17 of 50 states895#49 of 50 states+24,035
Asian population ↗Reported count705,650#7 of 50 states13,049#47 of 50 states+692,601
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count6,706,088#3 of 50 states17,401#50 of 50 states+6,688,687

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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