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 & Utah

MEASUREIDAHOUTAHDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,001,619#38 of 50 states3,503,613#30 of 50 states−1,501,994
Housing units ↗Reported count751,859#39 of 50 states1,151,414#35 of 50 states−399,555
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count80,871#40 of 50 states98,778#38 of 50 states−17,907
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,384#29 of 50 states$1,593#37 of 50 states−$209
Employed residents ↗Reported count965,244#37 of 50 states1,798,140#30 of 50 states−832,896
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count37,396#37 of 50 states70,585#31 of 50 states−33,189
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count5,211#36 of 50 states7,183#31 of 50 states−1,972
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count585,943#38 of 50 states812,370#34 of 50 states−226,427
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,395#41 of 50 states33,136#23 of 50 states−28,741
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,976#34 of 50 states277,963#25 of 50 states−156,987
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.2 min#9 of 50 states23.2 min#14 of 50 states−1.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,166#21 of 50 states$96,658#9 of 50 states−$15,492
Per capita income ↗Dollars$39,870#41 of 50 states$41,806#30 of 50 states−$1,936
Mean household income ↗Dollars$104,073#26 of 50 states$122,370#12 of 50 states−$18,297
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count53,837#42 of 50 states54,010#41 of 50 states−173
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count246,556#38 of 50 states286,000#37 of 50 states−39,444
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count196,303#38 of 50 states242,709#35 of 50 states−46,406
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count33,998#39 of 50 states36,883#37 of 50 states−2,885
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,051#36 of 50 states18,197#35 of 50 states−146
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,793,174#38 of 50 states3,188,051#30 of 50 states−1,394,877
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count181,552#36 of 50 states288,681#28 of 50 states−107,129
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,378,383#37 of 50 states2,708,036#27 of 50 states−1,329,653
Public health insurance ↗Reported count666,050#38 of 50 states773,055#37 of 50 states−107,005
Private wage workers ↗Reported count749,614#37 of 50 states1,429,892#29 of 50 states−680,278
Government workers ↗Reported count145,606#40 of 50 states279,364#29 of 50 states−133,758
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count68,172#36 of 50 states86,060#33 of 50 states−17,888
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,558,007#36 of 50 states2,561,122#28 of 50 states−1,003,115
Black or African American population ↗Reported count14,354#47 of 50 states40,763#40 of 50 states−26,409
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count12,541#31 of 50 states20,939#19 of 50 states−8,398
Asian population ↗Reported count29,215#43 of 50 states92,852#29 of 50 states−63,637
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count286,185#34 of 50 states592,412#23 of 50 states−306,227

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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