A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Georgia & Nebraska

MEASUREGEORGIANEBRASKADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,180,878#8 of 50 states2,005,466#37 of 50 states+9,175,412
Housing units ↗Reported count4,410,956#10 of 50 states844,278#38 of 50 states+3,566,678
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count448,064#8 of 50 states56,509#45 of 50 states+391,555
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,506#33 of 50 states$1,102#15 of 50 states+$404
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,463,559#8 of 50 states1,045,068#36 of 50 states+4,418,491
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count269,070#8 of 50 states36,785#39 of 50 states+232,285
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count54,486#7 of 50 states7,146#32 of 50 states+47,340
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,185,291#10 of 50 states496,015#39 of 50 states+2,689,276
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count64,954#13 of 50 states4,838#38 of 50 states+60,116
Residents working from home ↗Reported count803,593#8 of 50 states100,914#38 of 50 states+702,679
Mean commute time ↗Minutes29.4 min#45 of 50 states19.9 min#6 of 50 states+9.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$79,991#23 of 50 states$76,376#31 of 50 states+$3,615
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,996#29 of 50 states$41,026#34 of 50 states+$970
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,907#23 of 50 states$100,280#34 of 50 states+$8,627
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count456,340#10 of 50 states68,814#38 of 50 states+387,526
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,249,628#10 of 50 states245,217#39 of 50 states+1,004,411
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count942,921#10 of 50 states182,543#39 of 50 states+760,378
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count208,624#9 of 50 states32,827#40 of 50 states+175,797
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count68,831#15 of 50 states16,574#41 of 50 states+52,257
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,674,616#9 of 50 states1,837,378#37 of 50 states+7,837,238
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count1,314,223#4 of 50 states139,831#38 of 50 states+1,174,392
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,389,648#8 of 50 states1,451,517#36 of 50 states+5,938,131
Public health insurance ↗Reported count3,509,710#10 of 50 states630,738#39 of 50 states+2,878,972
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,373,830#8 of 50 states822,196#36 of 50 states+3,551,634
Government workers ↗Reported count779,019#7 of 50 states154,229#37 of 50 states+624,790
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count299,412#7 of 50 states66,192#37 of 50 states+233,220
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,367,827#10 of 50 states1,483,350#37 of 50 states+3,884,477
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,382,731#2 of 50 states90,019#35 of 50 states+3,292,712
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count17,452#21 of 50 states13,416#28 of 50 states+4,036
Asian population ↗Reported count544,226#10 of 50 states55,154#35 of 50 states+489,072
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,299,200#10 of 50 states271,524#35 of 50 states+1,027,676

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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