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

Indiana & Georgia

MEASUREINDIANAGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,924,275#17 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states−4,256,603
Housing units ↗Reported count2,923,175#17 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states−1,487,781
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count250,464#20 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−197,600
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,104#16 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states−$402
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,406,179#17 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states−2,057,380
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count145,489#18 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−123,581
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,115#39 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−50,371
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,986,259#16 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states−1,199,032
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count19,794#26 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−45,160
Residents working from home ↗Reported count323,341#23 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−480,252
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.6 min#22 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−4.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,959#41 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states−$8,032
Per capita income ↗Dollars$38,794#42 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states−$3,202
Mean household income ↗Dollars$95,565#42 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states−$13,342
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count238,944#24 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states−217,396
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count890,811#16 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states−358,817
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count697,014#16 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states−245,907
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count144,322#15 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states−64,302
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count47,101#21 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states−21,730
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,316,031#17 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states−3,358,585
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count512,807#14 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−801,416
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,589,759#17 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states−2,799,889
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,536,167#16 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states−973,543
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,847,476#16 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states−1,526,354
Government workers ↗Reported count397,092#22 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−381,927
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count155,550#21 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−143,862
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,142,060#11 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states−225,767
Black or African American population ↗Reported count619,678#20 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−2,763,053
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,915#40 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states−11,537
Asian population ↗Reported count186,325#22 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−357,901
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count626,616#20 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−672,584

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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