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

Kentucky & Indiana

MEASUREKENTUCKYINDIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,588,372#26 of 50 states6,924,275#17 of 50 states−2,335,903
Housing units ↗Reported count1,994,323#26 of 50 states2,923,175#17 of 50 states−928,852
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count185,548#26 of 50 states250,464#20 of 50 states−64,916
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$998#6 of 50 states$1,104#16 of 50 states−$106
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,102,332#26 of 50 states3,406,179#17 of 50 states−1,303,847
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,639#24 of 50 states145,489#18 of 50 states−37,850
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,002#25 of 50 states4,115#39 of 50 states+9,887
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,682#25 of 50 states1,986,259#16 of 50 states−518,577
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count13,190#30 of 50 states19,794#26 of 50 states−6,604
Residents working from home ↗Reported count197,124#27 of 50 states323,341#23 of 50 states−126,217
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.5 min#21 of 50 states24.6 min#22 of 50 states−0.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$64,526#46 of 50 states$71,959#41 of 50 states−$7,433
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,955#45 of 50 states$38,794#42 of 50 states−$2,839
Mean household income ↗Dollars$87,717#46 of 50 states$95,565#42 of 50 states−$7,848
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count249,767#21 of 50 states238,944#24 of 50 states+10,823
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count640,912#25 of 50 states890,811#16 of 50 states−249,899
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count476,079#25 of 50 states697,014#16 of 50 states−220,935
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count130,597#19 of 50 states144,322#15 of 50 states−13,725
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count32,296#27 of 50 states47,101#21 of 50 states−14,805
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,199,034#25 of 50 states6,316,031#17 of 50 states−2,116,997
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count308,763#26 of 50 states512,807#14 of 50 states−204,044
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,842,834#25 of 50 states4,589,759#17 of 50 states−1,746,925
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,960,138#24 of 50 states2,536,167#16 of 50 states−576,029
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,677,448#25 of 50 states2,847,476#16 of 50 states−1,170,028
Government workers ↗Reported count309,954#28 of 50 states397,092#22 of 50 states−87,138
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count109,966#29 of 50 states155,550#21 of 50 states−45,584
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,684,478#22 of 50 states5,142,060#11 of 50 states−1,457,582
Black or African American population ↗Reported count322,435#27 of 50 states619,678#20 of 50 states−297,243
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,885#41 of 50 states5,915#40 of 50 states−30
Asian population ↗Reported count85,144#31 of 50 states186,325#22 of 50 states−101,181
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count252,640#37 of 50 states626,616#20 of 50 states−373,976

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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