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

Michigan & Kansas

MEASUREMICHIGANKANSASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count10,140,459#10 of 50 states2,970,606#34 of 50 states+7,169,853
Housing units ↗Reported count4,570,173#9 of 50 states1,275,689#34 of 50 states+3,294,484
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count537,828#6 of 50 states105,627#36 of 50 states+432,201
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,168#19 of 50 states$1,079#13 of 50 states+$89
Employed residents ↗Reported count4,879,201#10 of 50 states1,497,364#33 of 50 states+3,381,837
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count229,894#10 of 50 states57,070#33 of 50 states+172,824
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count6,534#33 of 50 states22,318#14 of 50 states−15,784
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,186,755#9 of 50 states789,001#35 of 50 states+2,397,754
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count46,491#18 of 50 states5,225#36 of 50 states+41,266
Residents working from home ↗Reported count539,125#16 of 50 states153,539#33 of 50 states+385,586
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.3 min#20 of 50 states20.0 min#7 of 50 states+4.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,389#37 of 50 states$75,514#33 of 50 states−$3,125
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,990#35 of 50 states$41,580#33 of 50 states−$590
Mean household income ↗Dollars$98,697#37 of 50 states$101,988#30 of 50 states−$3,291
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count547,357#8 of 50 states71,066#37 of 50 states+476,291
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,457,030#8 of 50 states372,348#34 of 50 states+1,084,682
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,167,107#8 of 50 states296,108#32 of 50 states+870,999
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count230,806#8 of 50 states44,382#36 of 50 states+186,424
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count100,177#8 of 50 states15,705#42 of 50 states+84,472
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,525,652#10 of 50 states2,659,015#34 of 50 states+6,866,637
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count507,760#16 of 50 states248,116#31 of 50 states+259,644
Private health insurance ↗Reported count6,995,406#10 of 50 states2,145,888#32 of 50 states+4,849,518
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,051,363#9 of 50 states888,431#35 of 50 states+3,162,932
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,040,059#10 of 50 states1,159,051#33 of 50 states+2,881,008
Government workers ↗Reported count579,452#14 of 50 states253,143#30 of 50 states+326,309
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count251,652#10 of 50 states82,409#34 of 50 states+169,243
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count7,264,560#7 of 50 states2,133,139#32 of 50 states+5,131,421
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,303,275#13 of 50 states152,192#33 of 50 states+1,151,083
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count33,430#14 of 50 states13,550#27 of 50 states+19,880
Asian population ↗Reported count378,447#15 of 50 states89,273#30 of 50 states+289,174
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count621,831#21 of 50 states422,762#28 of 50 states+199,069

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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