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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Michigan & Maryland

MEASUREMICHIGANMARYLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count10,140,459#10 of 50 states6,263,220#18 of 50 states+3,877,239
Housing units ↗Reported count4,570,173#9 of 50 states2,530,844#20 of 50 states+2,039,329
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count537,828#6 of 50 states186,943#25 of 50 states+350,885
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,168#19 of 50 states$1,721#43 of 50 states−$553
Employed residents ↗Reported count4,879,201#10 of 50 states3,249,570#18 of 50 states+1,629,631
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count229,894#10 of 50 states147,630#17 of 50 states+82,264
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count6,534#33 of 50 states37,046#11 of 50 states−30,512
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,186,755#9 of 50 states1,625,139#22 of 50 states+1,561,616
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count46,491#18 of 50 states160,155#8 of 50 states−113,664
Residents working from home ↗Reported count539,125#16 of 50 states504,513#17 of 50 states+34,612
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.3 min#20 of 50 states32.3 min#49 of 50 states−8.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,389#37 of 50 states$102,905#3 of 50 states−$30,516
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,990#35 of 50 states$53,199#6 of 50 states−$12,209
Mean household income ↗Dollars$98,697#37 of 50 states$136,413#6 of 50 states−$37,716
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count547,357#8 of 50 states247,604#22 of 50 states+299,753
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,457,030#8 of 50 states698,094#23 of 50 states+758,936
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,167,107#8 of 50 states633,967#20 of 50 states+533,140
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count230,806#8 of 50 states101,704#23 of 50 states+129,102
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count100,177#8 of 50 states59,156#17 of 50 states+41,021
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,525,652#10 of 50 states5,776,829#18 of 50 states+3,748,823
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count507,760#16 of 50 states390,741#22 of 50 states+117,019
Private health insurance ↗Reported count6,995,406#10 of 50 states4,519,638#18 of 50 states+2,475,768
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,051,363#9 of 50 states2,158,214#19 of 50 states+1,893,149
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,040,059#10 of 50 states2,356,306#22 of 50 states+1,683,753
Government workers ↗Reported count579,452#14 of 50 states726,197#11 of 50 states−146,745
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count251,652#10 of 50 states161,768#19 of 50 states+89,884
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count7,264,560#7 of 50 states2,837,686#26 of 50 states+4,426,874
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,303,275#13 of 50 states1,796,869#7 of 50 states−493,594
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count33,430#14 of 50 states10,053#34 of 50 states+23,377
Asian population ↗Reported count378,447#15 of 50 states431,616#13 of 50 states−53,169
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count621,831#21 of 50 states830,948#17 of 50 states−209,117

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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