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.

Kansas & Florida

MEASUREKANSASFLORIDADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,970,606#34 of 50 states23,372,215#3 of 50 states−20,401,609
Housing units ↗Reported count1,275,689#34 of 50 states9,865,350#3 of 50 states−8,589,661
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count105,627#36 of 50 states1,488,170#1 of 50 states−1,382,543
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,079#13 of 50 states$1,812#45 of 50 states−$733
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,497,364#33 of 50 states11,202,980#3 of 50 states−9,705,616
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count57,070#33 of 50 states534,706#4 of 50 states−477,636
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count22,318#14 of 50 states72,435#5 of 50 states−50,117
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count789,001#35 of 50 states7,622,253#3 of 50 states−6,833,252
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,225#36 of 50 states143,155#10 of 50 states−137,930
Residents working from home ↗Reported count153,539#33 of 50 states1,721,372#3 of 50 states−1,567,833
Mean commute time ↗Minutes20.0 min#7 of 50 states28.9 min#44 of 50 states−8.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,514#33 of 50 states$77,735#26 of 50 states−$2,221
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,580#33 of 50 states$43,582#24 of 50 states−$2,002
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,988#30 of 50 states$108,835#24 of 50 states−$6,847
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count71,066#37 of 50 states1,039,823#4 of 50 states−968,757
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count372,348#34 of 50 states3,345,449#2 of 50 states−2,973,101
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count296,108#32 of 50 states2,349,222#2 of 50 states−2,053,114
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count44,382#36 of 50 states442,597#4 of 50 states−398,215
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count15,705#42 of 50 states179,720#4 of 50 states−164,015
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,659,015#34 of 50 states20,528,683#3 of 50 states−17,869,668
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count248,116#31 of 50 states2,509,782#2 of 50 states−2,261,666
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,145,888#32 of 50 states15,068,492#3 of 50 states−12,922,604
Public health insurance ↗Reported count888,431#35 of 50 states8,253,155#4 of 50 states−7,364,724
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,159,051#33 of 50 states9,138,334#3 of 50 states−7,979,283
Government workers ↗Reported count253,143#30 of 50 states1,322,167#4 of 50 states−1,069,024
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count82,409#34 of 50 states718,827#3 of 50 states−636,418
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,133,139#32 of 50 states11,469,118#3 of 50 states−9,335,979
Black or African American population ↗Reported count152,192#33 of 50 states3,340,695#3 of 50 states−3,188,503
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,550#27 of 50 states24,930#17 of 50 states−11,380
Asian population ↗Reported count89,273#30 of 50 states705,650#7 of 50 states−616,377
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count422,762#28 of 50 states6,706,088#3 of 50 states−6,283,326

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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