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 & Utah

MEASUREINDIANAUTAHDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,924,275#17 of 50 states3,503,613#30 of 50 states+3,420,662
Housing units ↗Reported count2,923,175#17 of 50 states1,151,414#35 of 50 states+1,771,761
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count250,464#20 of 50 states98,778#38 of 50 states+151,686
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,104#16 of 50 states$1,593#37 of 50 states−$489
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,406,179#17 of 50 states1,798,140#30 of 50 states+1,608,039
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count145,489#18 of 50 states70,585#31 of 50 states+74,904
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,115#39 of 50 states7,183#31 of 50 states−3,068
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,986,259#16 of 50 states812,370#34 of 50 states+1,173,889
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count19,794#26 of 50 states33,136#23 of 50 states−13,342
Residents working from home ↗Reported count323,341#23 of 50 states277,963#25 of 50 states+45,378
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.6 min#22 of 50 states23.2 min#14 of 50 states+1.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,959#41 of 50 states$96,658#9 of 50 states−$24,699
Per capita income ↗Dollars$38,794#42 of 50 states$41,806#30 of 50 states−$3,012
Mean household income ↗Dollars$95,565#42 of 50 states$122,370#12 of 50 states−$26,805
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count238,944#24 of 50 states54,010#41 of 50 states+184,934
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count890,811#16 of 50 states286,000#37 of 50 states+604,811
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count697,014#16 of 50 states242,709#35 of 50 states+454,305
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count144,322#15 of 50 states36,883#37 of 50 states+107,439
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count47,101#21 of 50 states18,197#35 of 50 states+28,904
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,316,031#17 of 50 states3,188,051#30 of 50 states+3,127,980
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count512,807#14 of 50 states288,681#28 of 50 states+224,126
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,589,759#17 of 50 states2,708,036#27 of 50 states+1,881,723
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,536,167#16 of 50 states773,055#37 of 50 states+1,763,112
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,847,476#16 of 50 states1,429,892#29 of 50 states+1,417,584
Government workers ↗Reported count397,092#22 of 50 states279,364#29 of 50 states+117,728
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count155,550#21 of 50 states86,060#33 of 50 states+69,490
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,142,060#11 of 50 states2,561,122#28 of 50 states+2,580,938
Black or African American population ↗Reported count619,678#20 of 50 states40,763#40 of 50 states+578,915
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,915#40 of 50 states20,939#19 of 50 states−15,024
Asian population ↗Reported count186,325#22 of 50 states92,852#29 of 50 states+93,473
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count626,616#20 of 50 states592,412#23 of 50 states+34,204

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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