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 & Wisconsin

MEASUREIDAHOWISCONSINDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,001,619#38 of 50 states5,960,975#20 of 50 states−3,959,356
Housing units ↗Reported count751,859#39 of 50 states2,727,726#19 of 50 states−1,975,867
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count80,871#40 of 50 states285,340#18 of 50 states−204,469
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,384#29 of 50 states$1,142#18 of 50 states+$242
Employed residents ↗Reported count965,244#37 of 50 states3,090,398#20 of 50 states−2,125,154
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count37,396#37 of 50 states97,244#29 of 50 states−59,848
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count5,211#36 of 50 states3,964#40 of 50 states+1,247
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count585,943#38 of 50 states1,691,367#21 of 50 states−1,105,424
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,395#41 of 50 states41,697#20 of 50 states−37,302
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,976#34 of 50 states360,127#20 of 50 states−239,151
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.2 min#9 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states−0.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,166#21 of 50 states$77,488#28 of 50 states+$3,678
Per capita income ↗Dollars$39,870#41 of 50 states$43,361#25 of 50 states−$3,491
Mean household income ↗Dollars$104,073#26 of 50 states$100,929#33 of 50 states+$3,144
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count53,837#42 of 50 states279,061#18 of 50 states−225,224
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count246,556#38 of 50 states838,090#19 of 50 states−591,534
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count196,303#38 of 50 states682,575#17 of 50 states−486,272
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count33,998#39 of 50 states103,852#22 of 50 states−69,854
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,051#36 of 50 states44,567#22 of 50 states−26,516
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,793,174#38 of 50 states5,586,532#20 of 50 states−3,793,358
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count181,552#36 of 50 states310,536#25 of 50 states−128,984
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,378,383#37 of 50 states4,289,987#19 of 50 states−2,911,604
Public health insurance ↗Reported count666,050#38 of 50 states2,084,516#21 of 50 states−1,418,466
Private wage workers ↗Reported count749,614#37 of 50 states2,536,422#18 of 50 states−1,786,808
Government workers ↗Reported count145,606#40 of 50 states399,987#21 of 50 states−254,381
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count68,172#36 of 50 states149,053#22 of 50 states−80,881
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,558,007#36 of 50 states4,634,941#18 of 50 states−3,076,934
Black or African American population ↗Reported count14,354#47 of 50 states354,440#25 of 50 states−340,086
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count12,541#31 of 50 states34,534#12 of 50 states−21,993
Asian population ↗Reported count29,215#43 of 50 states183,440#23 of 50 states−154,225
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count286,185#34 of 50 states499,904#26 of 50 states−213,719

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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