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

Hawaii & Wyoming

MEASUREHAWAIIWYOMINGDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,446,146#40 of 50 states587,618#50 of 50 states+858,528
Housing units ↗Reported count561,066#42 of 50 states271,887#50 of 50 states+289,179
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count79,673#41 of 50 states25,500#50 of 50 states+54,173
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,942#49 of 50 states$998#6 of 50 states+$944
Employed residents ↗Reported count686,176#42 of 50 states297,101#50 of 50 states+389,075
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,984#42 of 50 states10,546#48 of 50 states+13,438
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count49,113#8 of 50 states4,202#38 of 50 states+44,911
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count425,213#41 of 50 states168,634#50 of 50 states+256,579
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,799#24 of 50 states3,263#47 of 50 states+27,536
Residents working from home ↗Reported count63,594#45 of 50 states28,679#50 of 50 states+34,915
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.7 min#35 of 50 states19.7 min#4 of 50 states+7.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$100,745#4 of 50 states$75,532#32 of 50 states+$25,213
Per capita income ↗Dollars$46,713#16 of 50 states$44,008#22 of 50 states+$2,705
Mean household income ↗Dollars$131,862#7 of 50 states$101,197#32 of 50 states+$30,665
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count56,690#40 of 50 states14,323#50 of 50 states+42,367
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count191,014#42 of 50 states85,854#49 of 50 states+105,160
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count149,844#42 of 50 states69,313#49 of 50 states+80,531
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,318#44 of 50 states9,581#49 of 50 states+10,737
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count17,144#39 of 50 states3,784#50 of 50 states+13,360
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,338,962#40 of 50 states517,580#50 of 50 states+821,382
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count47,926#48 of 50 states59,332#46 of 50 states−11,406
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,034,473#41 of 50 states419,639#50 of 50 states+614,834
Public health insurance ↗Reported count556,017#41 of 50 states179,988#50 of 50 states+376,029
Private wage workers ↗Reported count492,482#42 of 50 states209,025#50 of 50 states+283,457
Government workers ↗Reported count146,401#39 of 50 states65,016#49 of 50 states+81,385
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count45,681#42 of 50 states21,700#49 of 50 states+23,981
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count299,573#50 of 50 states472,841#48 of 50 states−173,268
Black or African American population ↗Reported count23,542#43 of 50 states4,321#49 of 50 states+19,221
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count2,062#46 of 50 states8,472#36 of 50 states−6,410
Asian population ↗Reported count514,880#12 of 50 states5,332#50 of 50 states+509,548
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count147,896#39 of 50 states65,030#43 of 50 states+82,866

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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