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

Indiana & Montana

MEASUREINDIANAMONTANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,924,275#17 of 50 states1,137,233#43 of 50 states+5,787,042
Housing units ↗Reported count2,923,175#17 of 50 states514,803#43 of 50 states+2,408,372
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count250,464#20 of 50 states70,641#42 of 50 states+179,823
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,104#16 of 50 states$1,177#20 of 50 states−$73
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,406,179#17 of 50 states571,950#44 of 50 states+2,834,229
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count145,489#18 of 50 states17,462#46 of 50 states+128,027
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,115#39 of 50 states3,083#44 of 50 states+1,032
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,986,259#16 of 50 states344,443#43 of 50 states+1,641,816
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count19,794#26 of 50 states4,660#39 of 50 states+15,134
Residents working from home ↗Reported count323,341#23 of 50 states66,029#42 of 50 states+257,312
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.6 min#22 of 50 states19.5 min#3 of 50 states+5.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,959#41 of 50 states$75,340#35 of 50 states−$3,381
Per capita income ↗Dollars$38,794#42 of 50 states$43,254#26 of 50 states−$4,460
Mean household income ↗Dollars$95,565#42 of 50 states$101,634#31 of 50 states−$6,069
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count238,944#24 of 50 states32,677#45 of 50 states+206,267
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count890,811#16 of 50 states166,379#43 of 50 states+724,432
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count697,014#16 of 50 states121,623#44 of 50 states+575,391
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count144,322#15 of 50 states21,823#43 of 50 states+122,499
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count47,101#21 of 50 states12,218#44 of 50 states+34,883
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,316,031#17 of 50 states1,023,003#44 of 50 states+5,293,028
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count512,807#14 of 50 states98,102#40 of 50 states+414,705
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,589,759#17 of 50 states748,274#44 of 50 states+3,841,485
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,536,167#16 of 50 states440,101#43 of 50 states+2,096,066
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,847,476#16 of 50 states425,659#44 of 50 states+2,421,817
Government workers ↗Reported count397,092#22 of 50 states95,977#43 of 50 states+301,115
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count155,550#21 of 50 states47,929#40 of 50 states+107,621
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,142,060#11 of 50 states947,221#41 of 50 states+4,194,839
Black or African American population ↗Reported count619,678#20 of 50 states3,437#50 of 50 states+616,241
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,915#40 of 50 states57,838#9 of 50 states−51,923
Asian population ↗Reported count186,325#22 of 50 states8,841#49 of 50 states+177,484
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count626,616#20 of 50 states55,506#45 of 50 states+571,110

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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