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

Kansas & Arizona

MEASUREKANSASARIZONADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,970,606#34 of 50 states7,582,384#14 of 50 states−4,611,778
Housing units ↗Reported count1,275,689#34 of 50 states3,082,000#14 of 50 states−1,806,311
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count105,627#36 of 50 states316,703#12 of 50 states−211,076
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,079#13 of 50 states$1,672#41 of 50 states−$593
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,497,364#33 of 50 states3,606,425#15 of 50 states−2,109,061
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count57,070#33 of 50 states172,459#13 of 50 states−115,389
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count22,318#14 of 50 states23,856#13 of 50 states−1,538
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count789,001#35 of 50 states2,391,066#13 of 50 states−1,602,065
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,225#36 of 50 states40,580#21 of 50 states−35,355
Residents working from home ↗Reported count153,539#33 of 50 states582,289#14 of 50 states−428,750
Mean commute time ↗Minutes20.0 min#7 of 50 states26.4 min#31 of 50 states−6.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,514#33 of 50 states$81,486#20 of 50 states−$5,972
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,580#33 of 50 states$43,676#23 of 50 states−$2,096
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,988#30 of 50 states$110,522#20 of 50 states−$8,534
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count71,066#37 of 50 states302,882#16 of 50 states−231,816
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count372,348#34 of 50 states1,021,244#13 of 50 states−648,896
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count296,108#32 of 50 states796,010#13 of 50 states−499,902
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count44,382#36 of 50 states113,472#21 of 50 states−69,090
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count15,705#42 of 50 states58,875#18 of 50 states−43,170
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,659,015#34 of 50 states6,705,980#15 of 50 states−4,046,965
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count248,116#31 of 50 states767,380#9 of 50 states−519,264
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,145,888#32 of 50 states4,857,065#15 of 50 states−2,711,177
Public health insurance ↗Reported count888,431#35 of 50 states2,809,218#13 of 50 states−1,920,787
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,159,051#33 of 50 states2,903,647#15 of 50 states−1,744,596
Government workers ↗Reported count253,143#30 of 50 states482,994#18 of 50 states−229,851
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count82,409#34 of 50 states212,178#14 of 50 states−129,769
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,133,139#32 of 50 states3,882,098#20 of 50 states−1,748,959
Black or African American population ↗Reported count152,192#33 of 50 states336,277#26 of 50 states−184,085
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,550#27 of 50 states235,367#2 of 50 states−221,817
Asian population ↗Reported count89,273#30 of 50 states289,457#19 of 50 states−200,184
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count422,762#28 of 50 states2,435,661#6 of 50 states−2,012,899

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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