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Minnesota & Colorado
| MEASURE | MINNESOTA | COLORADO | DIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population ↗Reported count | 5,793,151#22 of 50 states | 5,957,494#21 of 50 states | −164,343 |
| Housing units ↗Reported count | 2,485,558#22 of 50 states | 2,491,404#21 of 50 states | −5,846 |
| Vacant housing units ↗Reported count | 233,787#21 of 50 states | 182,219#28 of 50 states | +51,568 |
| Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars | $1,291#25 of 50 states | $1,822#46 of 50 states | −$531 |
| Employed residents ↗Reported count | 3,056,310#22 of 50 states | 3,182,088#19 of 50 states | −125,778 |
| Unemployed residents ↗Reported count | 118,033#21 of 50 states | 142,180#19 of 50 states | −24,147 |
| Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count | 3,615#43 of 50 states | 43,781#9 of 50 states | −40,166 |
| Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count | 1,485,329#24 of 50 states | 1,533,908#23 of 50 states | −48,579 |
| Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count | 52,973#16 of 50 states | 54,630#15 of 50 states | −1,657 |
| Residents working from home ↗Reported count | 443,318#18 of 50 states | 629,420#13 of 50 states | −186,102 |
| Mean commute time ↗Minutes | 22.7 min#10 of 50 states | 25.7 min#24 of 50 states | −3.0 min |
| Median household income ↗Dollars | $87,117#14 of 50 states | $97,113#8 of 50 states | −$9,996 |
| Per capita income ↗Dollars | $47,926#12 of 50 states | $54,531#4 of 50 states | −$6,605 |
| Mean household income ↗Dollars | $116,159#14 of 50 states | $131,072#8 of 50 states | −$14,913 |
| Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count | 197,010#28 of 50 states | 221,900#26 of 50 states | −24,890 |
| Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count | 717,344#22 of 50 states | 643,920#24 of 50 states | +73,424 |
| Reported retirement income ↗Reported count | 584,400#22 of 50 states | 557,730#23 of 50 states | +26,670 |
| Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count | 90,613#26 of 50 states | 77,952#30 of 50 states | +12,661 |
| Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count | 70,969#14 of 50 states | 54,436#19 of 50 states | +16,533 |
| Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count | 5,441,520#21 of 50 states | 5,395,201#22 of 50 states | +46,319 |
| Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count | 290,828#27 of 50 states | 463,722#19 of 50 states | −172,894 |
| Private health insurance ↗Reported count | 4,241,448#20 of 50 states | 4,146,783#22 of 50 states | +94,665 |
| Public health insurance ↗Reported count | 2,013,969#23 of 50 states | 1,886,074#26 of 50 states | +127,895 |
| Private wage workers ↗Reported count | 2,502,689#19 of 50 states | 2,485,684#21 of 50 states | +17,005 |
| Government workers ↗Reported count | 389,169#23 of 50 states | 494,397#16 of 50 states | −105,228 |
| Self-employed workers ↗Reported count | 158,711#20 of 50 states | 194,884#17 of 50 states | −36,173 |
| White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count | 4,329,205#19 of 50 states | 3,789,553#21 of 50 states | +539,652 |
| Black or African American population ↗Reported count | 432,527#23 of 50 states | 235,585#31 of 50 states | +196,942 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count | 42,945#11 of 50 states | 22,506#18 of 50 states | +20,439 |
| Asian population ↗Reported count | 302,861#18 of 50 states | 203,023#21 of 50 states | +99,838 |
| Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count | 388,435#29 of 50 states | 1,382,948#8 of 50 states | −994,513 |
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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