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

Kansas & Delaware

MEASUREKANSASDELAWAREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,970,606#34 of 50 states1,051,917#45 of 50 states+1,918,689
Housing units ↗Reported count1,275,689#34 of 50 states448,735#45 of 50 states+826,954
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count105,627#36 of 50 states64,111#43 of 50 states+41,516
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,079#13 of 50 states$1,530#34 of 50 states−$451
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,497,364#33 of 50 states508,349#45 of 50 states+989,015
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count57,070#33 of 50 states27,357#41 of 50 states+29,713
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count22,318#14 of 50 states4,829#37 of 50 states+17,489
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count789,001#35 of 50 states322,868#44 of 50 states+466,133
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,225#36 of 50 states11,740#32 of 50 states−6,515
Residents working from home ↗Reported count153,539#33 of 50 states64,492#44 of 50 states+89,047
Mean commute time ↗Minutes20.0 min#7 of 50 states26.8 min#36 of 50 states−6.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,514#33 of 50 states$87,534#13 of 50 states−$12,020
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,580#33 of 50 states$45,438#18 of 50 states−$3,858
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,988#30 of 50 states$114,291#17 of 50 states−$12,303
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count71,066#37 of 50 states41,214#43 of 50 states+29,852
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count372,348#34 of 50 states157,858#44 of 50 states+214,490
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count296,108#32 of 50 states141,559#43 of 50 states+154,549
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count44,382#36 of 50 states20,017#45 of 50 states+24,365
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count15,705#42 of 50 states8,714#47 of 50 states+6,991
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,659,015#34 of 50 states965,746#45 of 50 states+1,693,269
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count248,116#31 of 50 states71,608#44 of 50 states+176,508
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,145,888#32 of 50 states723,573#45 of 50 states+1,422,315
Public health insurance ↗Reported count888,431#35 of 50 states413,752#45 of 50 states+474,679
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,159,051#33 of 50 states402,254#45 of 50 states+756,797
Government workers ↗Reported count253,143#30 of 50 states81,333#45 of 50 states+171,810
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count82,409#34 of 50 states24,376#48 of 50 states+58,033
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,133,139#32 of 50 states595,235#46 of 50 states+1,537,904
Black or African American population ↗Reported count152,192#33 of 50 states225,206#32 of 50 states−73,014
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,550#27 of 50 states830#50 of 50 states+12,720
Asian population ↗Reported count89,273#30 of 50 states50,610#37 of 50 states+38,663
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count422,762#28 of 50 states122,813#40 of 50 states+299,949

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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