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 & Tennessee

MEASUREIDAHOTENNESSEEDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,001,619#38 of 50 states7,227,750#15 of 50 states−5,226,131
Housing units ↗Reported count751,859#39 of 50 states3,031,605#15 of 50 states−2,279,746
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count80,871#40 of 50 states315,189#13 of 50 states−234,318
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,384#29 of 50 states$1,284#24 of 50 states+$100
Employed residents ↗Reported count965,244#37 of 50 states3,525,120#16 of 50 states−2,559,876
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count37,396#37 of 50 states155,583#16 of 50 states−118,187
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count5,211#36 of 50 states20,051#19 of 50 states−14,840
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count585,943#38 of 50 states2,149,556#15 of 50 states−1,563,613
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,395#41 of 50 states15,730#28 of 50 states−11,335
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,976#34 of 50 states441,140#19 of 50 states−320,164
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.2 min#9 of 50 states26.5 min#33 of 50 states−4.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,166#21 of 50 states$71,997#40 of 50 states+$9,169
Per capita income ↗Dollars$39,870#41 of 50 states$40,729#37 of 50 states−$859
Mean household income ↗Dollars$104,073#26 of 50 states$99,759#36 of 50 states+$4,314
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count53,837#42 of 50 states275,155#19 of 50 states−221,318
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count246,556#38 of 50 states946,219#14 of 50 states−699,663
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count196,303#38 of 50 states706,165#15 of 50 states−509,862
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count33,998#39 of 50 states150,036#13 of 50 states−116,038
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,051#36 of 50 states49,437#20 of 50 states−31,386
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,793,174#38 of 50 states6,440,530#16 of 50 states−4,647,356
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count181,552#36 of 50 states690,683#12 of 50 states−509,131
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,378,383#37 of 50 states4,762,233#16 of 50 states−3,383,850
Public health insurance ↗Reported count666,050#38 of 50 states2,532,447#17 of 50 states−1,866,397
Private wage workers ↗Reported count749,614#37 of 50 states2,791,842#17 of 50 states−2,042,228
Government workers ↗Reported count145,606#40 of 50 states486,655#17 of 50 states−341,049
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count68,172#36 of 50 states237,903#12 of 50 states−169,731
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,558,007#36 of 50 states5,095,402#12 of 50 states−3,537,395
Black or African American population ↗Reported count14,354#47 of 50 states1,074,700#17 of 50 states−1,060,346
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count12,541#31 of 50 states8,257#37 of 50 states+4,284
Asian population ↗Reported count29,215#43 of 50 states143,990#25 of 50 states−114,775
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count286,185#34 of 50 states566,839#24 of 50 states−280,654

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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