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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Michigan & New York

MEASUREMICHIGANNEW YORKDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count10,140,459#10 of 50 states19,867,248#4 of 50 states−9,726,789
Housing units ↗Reported count4,570,173#9 of 50 states8,488,066#4 of 50 states−3,917,893
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count537,828#6 of 50 states848,837#4 of 50 states−311,009
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,168#19 of 50 states$1,634#39 of 50 states−$466
Employed residents ↗Reported count4,879,201#10 of 50 states9,737,212#4 of 50 states−4,858,011
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count229,894#10 of 50 states547,371#3 of 50 states−317,477
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count6,534#33 of 50 states21,874#16 of 50 states−15,340
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,186,755#9 of 50 states6,064,042#4 of 50 states−2,877,287
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count46,491#18 of 50 states2,312,760#1 of 50 states−2,266,269
Residents working from home ↗Reported count539,125#16 of 50 states1,124,869#4 of 50 states−585,744
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.3 min#20 of 50 states33.2 min#50 of 50 states−8.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,389#37 of 50 states$85,820#15 of 50 states−$13,431
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,990#35 of 50 states$51,002#8 of 50 states−$10,012
Mean household income ↗Dollars$98,697#37 of 50 states$128,562#10 of 50 states−$29,865
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count547,357#8 of 50 states1,270,240#2 of 50 states−722,883
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,457,030#8 of 50 states2,545,958#4 of 50 states−1,088,928
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,167,107#8 of 50 states1,961,126#4 of 50 states−794,019
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count230,806#8 of 50 states469,566#3 of 50 states−238,760
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count100,177#8 of 50 states340,388#2 of 50 states−240,211
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,525,652#10 of 50 states18,693,001#4 of 50 states−9,167,349
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count507,760#16 of 50 states973,715#5 of 50 states−465,955
Private health insurance ↗Reported count6,995,406#10 of 50 states12,686,828#4 of 50 states−5,691,422
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,051,363#9 of 50 states8,570,608#3 of 50 states−4,519,245
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,040,059#10 of 50 states7,610,321#4 of 50 states−3,570,262
Government workers ↗Reported count579,452#14 of 50 states1,566,320#3 of 50 states−986,868
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count251,652#10 of 50 states544,935#4 of 50 states−293,283
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count7,264,560#7 of 50 states10,317,249#4 of 50 states−3,052,689
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,303,275#13 of 50 states2,629,238#4 of 50 states−1,325,963
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count33,430#14 of 50 states34,287#13 of 50 states−857
Asian population ↗Reported count378,447#15 of 50 states1,874,009#3 of 50 states−1,495,562
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count621,831#21 of 50 states4,019,288#4 of 50 states−3,397,457

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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