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.

Indiana & Florida

MEASUREINDIANAFLORIDADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,924,275#17 of 50 states23,372,215#3 of 50 states−16,447,940
Housing units ↗Reported count2,923,175#17 of 50 states9,865,350#3 of 50 states−6,942,175
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count250,464#20 of 50 states1,488,170#1 of 50 states−1,237,706
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,104#16 of 50 states$1,812#45 of 50 states−$708
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,406,179#17 of 50 states11,202,980#3 of 50 states−7,796,801
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count145,489#18 of 50 states534,706#4 of 50 states−389,217
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,115#39 of 50 states72,435#5 of 50 states−68,320
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,986,259#16 of 50 states7,622,253#3 of 50 states−5,635,994
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count19,794#26 of 50 states143,155#10 of 50 states−123,361
Residents working from home ↗Reported count323,341#23 of 50 states1,721,372#3 of 50 states−1,398,031
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.6 min#22 of 50 states28.9 min#44 of 50 states−4.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,959#41 of 50 states$77,735#26 of 50 states−$5,776
Per capita income ↗Dollars$38,794#42 of 50 states$43,582#24 of 50 states−$4,788
Mean household income ↗Dollars$95,565#42 of 50 states$108,835#24 of 50 states−$13,270
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count238,944#24 of 50 states1,039,823#4 of 50 states−800,879
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count890,811#16 of 50 states3,345,449#2 of 50 states−2,454,638
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count697,014#16 of 50 states2,349,222#2 of 50 states−1,652,208
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count144,322#15 of 50 states442,597#4 of 50 states−298,275
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count47,101#21 of 50 states179,720#4 of 50 states−132,619
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,316,031#17 of 50 states20,528,683#3 of 50 states−14,212,652
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count512,807#14 of 50 states2,509,782#2 of 50 states−1,996,975
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,589,759#17 of 50 states15,068,492#3 of 50 states−10,478,733
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,536,167#16 of 50 states8,253,155#4 of 50 states−5,716,988
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,847,476#16 of 50 states9,138,334#3 of 50 states−6,290,858
Government workers ↗Reported count397,092#22 of 50 states1,322,167#4 of 50 states−925,075
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count155,550#21 of 50 states718,827#3 of 50 states−563,277
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,142,060#11 of 50 states11,469,118#3 of 50 states−6,327,058
Black or African American population ↗Reported count619,678#20 of 50 states3,340,695#3 of 50 states−2,721,017
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,915#40 of 50 states24,930#17 of 50 states−19,015
Asian population ↗Reported count186,325#22 of 50 states705,650#7 of 50 states−519,325
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count626,616#20 of 50 states6,706,088#3 of 50 states−6,079,472

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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