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

Georgia & Nevada

MEASUREGEORGIANEVADADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,180,878#8 of 50 states3,267,467#31 of 50 states+7,913,411
Housing units ↗Reported count4,410,956#10 of 50 states1,281,018#33 of 50 states+3,129,938
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count448,064#8 of 50 states126,968#32 of 50 states+321,096
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,506#33 of 50 states$1,709#42 of 50 states−$203
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,463,559#8 of 50 states1,598,223#32 of 50 states+3,865,336
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count269,070#8 of 50 states107,149#25 of 50 states+161,921
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count54,486#7 of 50 states14,517#24 of 50 states+39,969
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,185,291#10 of 50 states942,603#32 of 50 states+2,242,688
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count64,954#13 of 50 states39,539#22 of 50 states+25,415
Residents working from home ↗Reported count803,593#8 of 50 states179,164#29 of 50 states+624,429
Mean commute time ↗Minutes29.4 min#45 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states+3.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$79,991#23 of 50 states$81,134#22 of 50 states−$1,143
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,996#29 of 50 states$42,545#28 of 50 states−$549
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,907#23 of 50 states$109,620#22 of 50 states−$713
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count456,340#10 of 50 states146,825#31 of 50 states+309,515
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,249,628#10 of 50 states387,217#33 of 50 states+862,411
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count942,921#10 of 50 states309,764#31 of 50 states+633,157
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count208,624#9 of 50 states47,484#35 of 50 states+161,140
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count68,831#15 of 50 states34,532#26 of 50 states+34,299
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,674,616#9 of 50 states2,862,041#32 of 50 states+6,812,575
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count1,314,223#4 of 50 states366,606#23 of 50 states+947,617
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,389,648#8 of 50 states2,064,009#33 of 50 states+5,325,639
Public health insurance ↗Reported count3,509,710#10 of 50 states1,166,345#33 of 50 states+2,343,365
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,373,830#8 of 50 states1,292,259#32 of 50 states+3,081,571
Government workers ↗Reported count779,019#7 of 50 states202,558#36 of 50 states+576,461
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count299,412#7 of 50 states98,844#30 of 50 states+200,568
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,367,827#10 of 50 states1,399,628#38 of 50 states+3,968,199
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,382,731#2 of 50 states297,748#29 of 50 states+3,084,983
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count17,452#21 of 50 states16,923#22 of 50 states+529
Asian population ↗Reported count544,226#10 of 50 states303,214#17 of 50 states+241,012
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,299,200#10 of 50 states999,427#15 of 50 states+299,773

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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