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

Indiana & Tennessee

MEASUREINDIANATENNESSEEDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,924,275#17 of 50 states7,227,750#15 of 50 states−303,475
Housing units ↗Reported count2,923,175#17 of 50 states3,031,605#15 of 50 states−108,430
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count250,464#20 of 50 states315,189#13 of 50 states−64,725
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,104#16 of 50 states$1,284#24 of 50 states−$180
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,406,179#17 of 50 states3,525,120#16 of 50 states−118,941
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count145,489#18 of 50 states155,583#16 of 50 states−10,094
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,115#39 of 50 states20,051#19 of 50 states−15,936
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,986,259#16 of 50 states2,149,556#15 of 50 states−163,297
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count19,794#26 of 50 states15,730#28 of 50 states+4,064
Residents working from home ↗Reported count323,341#23 of 50 states441,140#19 of 50 states−117,799
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.6 min#22 of 50 states26.5 min#33 of 50 states−1.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,959#41 of 50 states$71,997#40 of 50 states−$38
Per capita income ↗Dollars$38,794#42 of 50 states$40,729#37 of 50 states−$1,935
Mean household income ↗Dollars$95,565#42 of 50 states$99,759#36 of 50 states−$4,194
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count238,944#24 of 50 states275,155#19 of 50 states−36,211
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count890,811#16 of 50 states946,219#14 of 50 states−55,408
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count697,014#16 of 50 states706,165#15 of 50 states−9,151
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count144,322#15 of 50 states150,036#13 of 50 states−5,714
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count47,101#21 of 50 states49,437#20 of 50 states−2,336
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,316,031#17 of 50 states6,440,530#16 of 50 states−124,499
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count512,807#14 of 50 states690,683#12 of 50 states−177,876
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,589,759#17 of 50 states4,762,233#16 of 50 states−172,474
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,536,167#16 of 50 states2,532,447#17 of 50 states+3,720
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,847,476#16 of 50 states2,791,842#17 of 50 states+55,634
Government workers ↗Reported count397,092#22 of 50 states486,655#17 of 50 states−89,563
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count155,550#21 of 50 states237,903#12 of 50 states−82,353
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,142,060#11 of 50 states5,095,402#12 of 50 states+46,658
Black or African American population ↗Reported count619,678#20 of 50 states1,074,700#17 of 50 states−455,022
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,915#40 of 50 states8,257#37 of 50 states−2,342
Asian population ↗Reported count186,325#22 of 50 states143,990#25 of 50 states+42,335
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count626,616#20 of 50 states566,839#24 of 50 states+59,777

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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