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

Indiana & Rhode Island

MEASUREINDIANARHODE ISLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,924,275#17 of 50 states1,112,308#44 of 50 states+5,811,967
Housing units ↗Reported count2,923,175#17 of 50 states483,474#44 of 50 states+2,439,701
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count250,464#20 of 50 states39,693#48 of 50 states+210,771
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,104#16 of 50 states$1,418#30 of 50 states−$314
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,406,179#17 of 50 states579,286#43 of 50 states+2,826,893
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count145,489#18 of 50 states30,755#40 of 50 states+114,734
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,115#39 of 50 states3,696#41 of 50 states+419
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,986,259#16 of 50 states322,060#45 of 50 states+1,664,199
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count19,794#26 of 50 states12,058#31 of 50 states+7,736
Residents working from home ↗Reported count323,341#23 of 50 states65,520#43 of 50 states+257,821
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.6 min#22 of 50 states26.3 min#29 of 50 states−1.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,959#41 of 50 states$83,504#17 of 50 states−$11,545
Per capita income ↗Dollars$38,794#42 of 50 states$47,260#14 of 50 states−$8,466
Mean household income ↗Dollars$95,565#42 of 50 states$114,532#16 of 50 states−$18,967
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count238,944#24 of 50 states62,265#39 of 50 states+176,679
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count890,811#16 of 50 states156,334#45 of 50 states+734,477
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count697,014#16 of 50 states115,729#45 of 50 states+581,285
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count144,322#15 of 50 states27,052#41 of 50 states+117,270
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count47,101#21 of 50 states16,863#40 of 50 states+30,238
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,316,031#17 of 50 states1,046,007#43 of 50 states+5,270,024
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count512,807#14 of 50 states50,647#47 of 50 states+462,160
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,589,759#17 of 50 states757,575#43 of 50 states+3,832,184
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,536,167#16 of 50 states439,236#44 of 50 states+2,096,931
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,847,476#16 of 50 states469,738#43 of 50 states+2,377,738
Government workers ↗Reported count397,092#22 of 50 states72,067#48 of 50 states+325,025
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count155,550#21 of 50 states37,110#43 of 50 states+118,440
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,142,060#11 of 50 states735,570#43 of 50 states+4,406,490
Black or African American population ↗Reported count619,678#20 of 50 states53,011#38 of 50 states+566,667
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,915#40 of 50 states1,759#47 of 50 states+4,156
Asian population ↗Reported count186,325#22 of 50 states40,723#39 of 50 states+145,602
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count626,616#20 of 50 states208,976#38 of 50 states+417,640

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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