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

Kentucky & Georgia

MEASUREKENTUCKYGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,588,372#26 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states−6,592,506
Housing units ↗Reported count1,994,323#26 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states−2,416,633
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count185,548#26 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−262,516
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$998#6 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states−$508
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,102,332#26 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states−3,361,227
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,639#24 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−161,431
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,002#25 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−40,484
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,682#25 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states−1,717,609
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count13,190#30 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−51,764
Residents working from home ↗Reported count197,124#27 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−606,469
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.5 min#21 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−4.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$64,526#46 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states−$15,465
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,955#45 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states−$6,041
Mean household income ↗Dollars$87,717#46 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states−$21,190
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count249,767#21 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states−206,573
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count640,912#25 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states−608,716
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count476,079#25 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states−466,842
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count130,597#19 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states−78,027
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count32,296#27 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states−36,535
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,199,034#25 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states−5,475,582
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count308,763#26 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−1,005,460
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,842,834#25 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states−4,546,814
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,960,138#24 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states−1,549,572
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,677,448#25 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states−2,696,382
Government workers ↗Reported count309,954#28 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−469,065
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count109,966#29 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−189,446
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,684,478#22 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states−1,683,349
Black or African American population ↗Reported count322,435#27 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−3,060,296
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,885#41 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states−11,567
Asian population ↗Reported count85,144#31 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−459,082
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count252,640#37 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−1,046,560

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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