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

Minnesota & Maryland

MEASUREMINNESOTAMARYLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count5,793,151#22 of 50 states6,263,220#18 of 50 states−470,069
Housing units ↗Reported count2,485,558#22 of 50 states2,530,844#20 of 50 states−45,286
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count233,787#21 of 50 states186,943#25 of 50 states+46,844
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,291#25 of 50 states$1,721#43 of 50 states−$430
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,056,310#22 of 50 states3,249,570#18 of 50 states−193,260
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count118,033#21 of 50 states147,630#17 of 50 states−29,597
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,615#43 of 50 states37,046#11 of 50 states−33,431
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,485,329#24 of 50 states1,625,139#22 of 50 states−139,810
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count52,973#16 of 50 states160,155#8 of 50 states−107,182
Residents working from home ↗Reported count443,318#18 of 50 states504,513#17 of 50 states−61,195
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states32.3 min#49 of 50 states−9.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$87,117#14 of 50 states$102,905#3 of 50 states−$15,788
Per capita income ↗Dollars$47,926#12 of 50 states$53,199#6 of 50 states−$5,273
Mean household income ↗Dollars$116,159#14 of 50 states$136,413#6 of 50 states−$20,254
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count197,010#28 of 50 states247,604#22 of 50 states−50,594
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count717,344#22 of 50 states698,094#23 of 50 states+19,250
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count584,400#22 of 50 states633,967#20 of 50 states−49,567
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count90,613#26 of 50 states101,704#23 of 50 states−11,091
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count70,969#14 of 50 states59,156#17 of 50 states+11,813
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,441,520#21 of 50 states5,776,829#18 of 50 states−335,309
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count290,828#27 of 50 states390,741#22 of 50 states−99,913
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,241,448#20 of 50 states4,519,638#18 of 50 states−278,190
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,013,969#23 of 50 states2,158,214#19 of 50 states−144,245
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,502,689#19 of 50 states2,356,306#22 of 50 states+146,383
Government workers ↗Reported count389,169#23 of 50 states726,197#11 of 50 states−337,028
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count158,711#20 of 50 states161,768#19 of 50 states−3,057
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,329,205#19 of 50 states2,837,686#26 of 50 states+1,491,519
Black or African American population ↗Reported count432,527#23 of 50 states1,796,869#7 of 50 states−1,364,342
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count42,945#11 of 50 states10,053#34 of 50 states+32,892
Asian population ↗Reported count302,861#18 of 50 states431,616#13 of 50 states−128,755
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count388,435#29 of 50 states830,948#17 of 50 states−442,513

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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