A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Minnesota & Texas

MEASUREMINNESOTATEXASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count5,793,151#22 of 50 states31,290,831#2 of 50 states−25,497,680
Housing units ↗Reported count2,485,558#22 of 50 states11,589,324#2 of 50 states−9,103,766
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count233,787#21 of 50 states1,166,967#2 of 50 states−933,180
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,291#25 of 50 states$1,475#32 of 50 states−$184
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,056,310#22 of 50 states15,259,450#2 of 50 states−12,203,140
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count118,033#21 of 50 states775,249#2 of 50 states−657,216
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,615#43 of 50 states118,911#3 of 50 states−115,296
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,485,329#24 of 50 states8,415,947#2 of 50 states−6,930,618
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count52,973#16 of 50 states148,333#9 of 50 states−95,360
Residents working from home ↗Reported count443,318#18 of 50 states1,956,349#2 of 50 states−1,513,031
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−4.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$87,117#14 of 50 states$79,721#24 of 50 states+$7,396
Per capita income ↗Dollars$47,926#12 of 50 states$41,614#32 of 50 states+$6,312
Mean household income ↗Dollars$116,159#14 of 50 states$111,695#18 of 50 states+$4,464
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count197,010#28 of 50 states1,178,046#3 of 50 states−981,036
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count717,344#22 of 50 states2,956,054#3 of 50 states−2,238,710
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count584,400#22 of 50 states2,218,266#3 of 50 states−1,633,866
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count90,613#26 of 50 states505,111#2 of 50 states−414,498
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count70,969#14 of 50 states189,767#3 of 50 states−118,798
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,441,520#21 of 50 states25,646,886#2 of 50 states−20,205,366
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count290,828#27 of 50 states5,152,427#1 of 50 states−4,861,599
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,241,448#20 of 50 states19,682,339#2 of 50 states−15,440,891
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,013,969#23 of 50 states8,694,488#2 of 50 states−6,680,519
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,502,689#19 of 50 states12,046,295#2 of 50 states−9,543,606
Government workers ↗Reported count389,169#23 of 50 states2,147,124#2 of 50 states−1,757,955
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count158,711#20 of 50 states1,028,847#2 of 50 states−870,136
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,329,205#19 of 50 states11,821,108#2 of 50 states−7,491,903
Black or African American population ↗Reported count432,527#23 of 50 states3,748,137#1 of 50 states−3,315,610
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count42,945#11 of 50 states52,380#10 of 50 states−9,435
Asian population ↗Reported count302,861#18 of 50 states1,890,985#2 of 50 states−1,588,124
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count388,435#29 of 50 states12,602,305#2 of 50 states−12,213,870

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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