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

Michigan & Hawaii

MEASUREMICHIGANHAWAIIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count10,140,459#10 of 50 states1,446,146#40 of 50 states+8,694,313
Housing units ↗Reported count4,570,173#9 of 50 states561,066#42 of 50 states+4,009,107
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count537,828#6 of 50 states79,673#41 of 50 states+458,155
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,168#19 of 50 states$1,942#49 of 50 states−$774
Employed residents ↗Reported count4,879,201#10 of 50 states686,176#42 of 50 states+4,193,025
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count229,894#10 of 50 states23,984#42 of 50 states+205,910
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count6,534#33 of 50 states49,113#8 of 50 states−42,579
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,186,755#9 of 50 states425,213#41 of 50 states+2,761,542
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count46,491#18 of 50 states30,799#24 of 50 states+15,692
Residents working from home ↗Reported count539,125#16 of 50 states63,594#45 of 50 states+475,531
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.3 min#20 of 50 states26.7 min#35 of 50 states−2.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,389#37 of 50 states$100,745#4 of 50 states−$28,356
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,990#35 of 50 states$46,713#16 of 50 states−$5,723
Mean household income ↗Dollars$98,697#37 of 50 states$131,862#7 of 50 states−$33,165
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count547,357#8 of 50 states56,690#40 of 50 states+490,667
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,457,030#8 of 50 states191,014#42 of 50 states+1,266,016
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,167,107#8 of 50 states149,844#42 of 50 states+1,017,263
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count230,806#8 of 50 states20,318#44 of 50 states+210,488
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count100,177#8 of 50 states17,144#39 of 50 states+83,033
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,525,652#10 of 50 states1,338,962#40 of 50 states+8,186,690
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count507,760#16 of 50 states47,926#48 of 50 states+459,834
Private health insurance ↗Reported count6,995,406#10 of 50 states1,034,473#41 of 50 states+5,960,933
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,051,363#9 of 50 states556,017#41 of 50 states+3,495,346
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,040,059#10 of 50 states492,482#42 of 50 states+3,547,577
Government workers ↗Reported count579,452#14 of 50 states146,401#39 of 50 states+433,051
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count251,652#10 of 50 states45,681#42 of 50 states+205,971
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count7,264,560#7 of 50 states299,573#50 of 50 states+6,964,987
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,303,275#13 of 50 states23,542#43 of 50 states+1,279,733
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count33,430#14 of 50 states2,062#46 of 50 states+31,368
Asian population ↗Reported count378,447#15 of 50 states514,880#12 of 50 states−136,433
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count621,831#21 of 50 states147,896#39 of 50 states+473,935

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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