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.

Idaho & Florida

MEASUREIDAHOFLORIDADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,001,619#38 of 50 states23,372,215#3 of 50 states−21,370,596
Housing units ↗Reported count751,859#39 of 50 states9,865,350#3 of 50 states−9,113,491
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count80,871#40 of 50 states1,488,170#1 of 50 states−1,407,299
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,384#29 of 50 states$1,812#45 of 50 states−$428
Employed residents ↗Reported count965,244#37 of 50 states11,202,980#3 of 50 states−10,237,736
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count37,396#37 of 50 states534,706#4 of 50 states−497,310
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count5,211#36 of 50 states72,435#5 of 50 states−67,224
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count585,943#38 of 50 states7,622,253#3 of 50 states−7,036,310
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,395#41 of 50 states143,155#10 of 50 states−138,760
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,976#34 of 50 states1,721,372#3 of 50 states−1,600,396
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.2 min#9 of 50 states28.9 min#44 of 50 states−6.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,166#21 of 50 states$77,735#26 of 50 states+$3,431
Per capita income ↗Dollars$39,870#41 of 50 states$43,582#24 of 50 states−$3,712
Mean household income ↗Dollars$104,073#26 of 50 states$108,835#24 of 50 states−$4,762
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count53,837#42 of 50 states1,039,823#4 of 50 states−985,986
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count246,556#38 of 50 states3,345,449#2 of 50 states−3,098,893
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count196,303#38 of 50 states2,349,222#2 of 50 states−2,152,919
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count33,998#39 of 50 states442,597#4 of 50 states−408,599
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,051#36 of 50 states179,720#4 of 50 states−161,669
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,793,174#38 of 50 states20,528,683#3 of 50 states−18,735,509
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count181,552#36 of 50 states2,509,782#2 of 50 states−2,328,230
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,378,383#37 of 50 states15,068,492#3 of 50 states−13,690,109
Public health insurance ↗Reported count666,050#38 of 50 states8,253,155#4 of 50 states−7,587,105
Private wage workers ↗Reported count749,614#37 of 50 states9,138,334#3 of 50 states−8,388,720
Government workers ↗Reported count145,606#40 of 50 states1,322,167#4 of 50 states−1,176,561
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count68,172#36 of 50 states718,827#3 of 50 states−650,655
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,558,007#36 of 50 states11,469,118#3 of 50 states−9,911,111
Black or African American population ↗Reported count14,354#47 of 50 states3,340,695#3 of 50 states−3,326,341
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count12,541#31 of 50 states24,930#17 of 50 states−12,389
Asian population ↗Reported count29,215#43 of 50 states705,650#7 of 50 states−676,435
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count286,185#34 of 50 states6,706,088#3 of 50 states−6,419,903

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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