A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Indiana & Colorado

MEASUREINDIANACOLORADODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,924,275#17 of 50 states5,957,494#21 of 50 states+966,781
Housing units ↗Reported count2,923,175#17 of 50 states2,491,404#21 of 50 states+431,771
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count250,464#20 of 50 states182,219#28 of 50 states+68,245
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,104#16 of 50 states$1,822#46 of 50 states−$718
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,406,179#17 of 50 states3,182,088#19 of 50 states+224,091
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count145,489#18 of 50 states142,180#19 of 50 states+3,309
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,115#39 of 50 states43,781#9 of 50 states−39,666
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,986,259#16 of 50 states1,533,908#23 of 50 states+452,351
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count19,794#26 of 50 states54,630#15 of 50 states−34,836
Residents working from home ↗Reported count323,341#23 of 50 states629,420#13 of 50 states−306,079
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.6 min#22 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states−1.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,959#41 of 50 states$97,113#8 of 50 states−$25,154
Per capita income ↗Dollars$38,794#42 of 50 states$54,531#4 of 50 states−$15,737
Mean household income ↗Dollars$95,565#42 of 50 states$131,072#8 of 50 states−$35,507
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count238,944#24 of 50 states221,900#26 of 50 states+17,044
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count890,811#16 of 50 states643,920#24 of 50 states+246,891
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count697,014#16 of 50 states557,730#23 of 50 states+139,284
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count144,322#15 of 50 states77,952#30 of 50 states+66,370
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count47,101#21 of 50 states54,436#19 of 50 states−7,335
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,316,031#17 of 50 states5,395,201#22 of 50 states+920,830
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count512,807#14 of 50 states463,722#19 of 50 states+49,085
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,589,759#17 of 50 states4,146,783#22 of 50 states+442,976
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,536,167#16 of 50 states1,886,074#26 of 50 states+650,093
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,847,476#16 of 50 states2,485,684#21 of 50 states+361,792
Government workers ↗Reported count397,092#22 of 50 states494,397#16 of 50 states−97,305
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count155,550#21 of 50 states194,884#17 of 50 states−39,334
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,142,060#11 of 50 states3,789,553#21 of 50 states+1,352,507
Black or African American population ↗Reported count619,678#20 of 50 states235,585#31 of 50 states+384,093
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,915#40 of 50 states22,506#18 of 50 states−16,591
Asian population ↗Reported count186,325#22 of 50 states203,023#21 of 50 states−16,698
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count626,616#20 of 50 states1,382,948#8 of 50 states−756,332

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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