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

Kansas & Indiana

MEASUREKANSASINDIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,970,606#34 of 50 states6,924,275#17 of 50 states−3,953,669
Housing units ↗Reported count1,275,689#34 of 50 states2,923,175#17 of 50 states−1,647,486
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count105,627#36 of 50 states250,464#20 of 50 states−144,837
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,079#13 of 50 states$1,104#16 of 50 states−$25
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,497,364#33 of 50 states3,406,179#17 of 50 states−1,908,815
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count57,070#33 of 50 states145,489#18 of 50 states−88,419
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count22,318#14 of 50 states4,115#39 of 50 states+18,203
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count789,001#35 of 50 states1,986,259#16 of 50 states−1,197,258
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,225#36 of 50 states19,794#26 of 50 states−14,569
Residents working from home ↗Reported count153,539#33 of 50 states323,341#23 of 50 states−169,802
Mean commute time ↗Minutes20.0 min#7 of 50 states24.6 min#22 of 50 states−4.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,514#33 of 50 states$71,959#41 of 50 states+$3,555
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,580#33 of 50 states$38,794#42 of 50 states+$2,786
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,988#30 of 50 states$95,565#42 of 50 states+$6,423
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count71,066#37 of 50 states238,944#24 of 50 states−167,878
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count372,348#34 of 50 states890,811#16 of 50 states−518,463
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count296,108#32 of 50 states697,014#16 of 50 states−400,906
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count44,382#36 of 50 states144,322#15 of 50 states−99,940
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count15,705#42 of 50 states47,101#21 of 50 states−31,396
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,659,015#34 of 50 states6,316,031#17 of 50 states−3,657,016
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count248,116#31 of 50 states512,807#14 of 50 states−264,691
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,145,888#32 of 50 states4,589,759#17 of 50 states−2,443,871
Public health insurance ↗Reported count888,431#35 of 50 states2,536,167#16 of 50 states−1,647,736
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,159,051#33 of 50 states2,847,476#16 of 50 states−1,688,425
Government workers ↗Reported count253,143#30 of 50 states397,092#22 of 50 states−143,949
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count82,409#34 of 50 states155,550#21 of 50 states−73,141
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,133,139#32 of 50 states5,142,060#11 of 50 states−3,008,921
Black or African American population ↗Reported count152,192#33 of 50 states619,678#20 of 50 states−467,486
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,550#27 of 50 states5,915#40 of 50 states+7,635
Asian population ↗Reported count89,273#30 of 50 states186,325#22 of 50 states−97,052
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count422,762#28 of 50 states626,616#20 of 50 states−203,854

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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