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 & Nebraska

MEASUREIDAHONEBRASKADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,001,619#38 of 50 states2,005,466#37 of 50 states−3,847
Housing units ↗Reported count751,859#39 of 50 states844,278#38 of 50 states−92,419
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count80,871#40 of 50 states56,509#45 of 50 states+24,362
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,384#29 of 50 states$1,102#15 of 50 states+$282
Employed residents ↗Reported count965,244#37 of 50 states1,045,068#36 of 50 states−79,824
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count37,396#37 of 50 states36,785#39 of 50 states+611
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count5,211#36 of 50 states7,146#32 of 50 states−1,935
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count585,943#38 of 50 states496,015#39 of 50 states+89,928
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,395#41 of 50 states4,838#38 of 50 states−443
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,976#34 of 50 states100,914#38 of 50 states+20,062
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.2 min#9 of 50 states19.9 min#6 of 50 states+2.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,166#21 of 50 states$76,376#31 of 50 states+$4,790
Per capita income ↗Dollars$39,870#41 of 50 states$41,026#34 of 50 states−$1,156
Mean household income ↗Dollars$104,073#26 of 50 states$100,280#34 of 50 states+$3,793
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count53,837#42 of 50 states68,814#38 of 50 states−14,977
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count246,556#38 of 50 states245,217#39 of 50 states+1,339
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count196,303#38 of 50 states182,543#39 of 50 states+13,760
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count33,998#39 of 50 states32,827#40 of 50 states+1,171
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,051#36 of 50 states16,574#41 of 50 states+1,477
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,793,174#38 of 50 states1,837,378#37 of 50 states−44,204
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count181,552#36 of 50 states139,831#38 of 50 states+41,721
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,378,383#37 of 50 states1,451,517#36 of 50 states−73,134
Public health insurance ↗Reported count666,050#38 of 50 states630,738#39 of 50 states+35,312
Private wage workers ↗Reported count749,614#37 of 50 states822,196#36 of 50 states−72,582
Government workers ↗Reported count145,606#40 of 50 states154,229#37 of 50 states−8,623
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count68,172#36 of 50 states66,192#37 of 50 states+1,980
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,558,007#36 of 50 states1,483,350#37 of 50 states+74,657
Black or African American population ↗Reported count14,354#47 of 50 states90,019#35 of 50 states−75,665
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count12,541#31 of 50 states13,416#28 of 50 states−875
Asian population ↗Reported count29,215#43 of 50 states55,154#35 of 50 states−25,939
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count286,185#34 of 50 states271,524#35 of 50 states+14,661

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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