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.

Missouri & Florida

MEASUREMISSOURIFLORIDADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,245,466#19 of 50 states23,372,215#3 of 50 states−17,126,749
Housing units ↗Reported count2,786,621#18 of 50 states9,865,350#3 of 50 states−7,078,729
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count295,283#16 of 50 states1,488,170#1 of 50 states−1,192,887
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,067#11 of 50 states$1,812#45 of 50 states−$745
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,082,178#21 of 50 states11,202,980#3 of 50 states−8,120,802
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count103,542#27 of 50 states534,706#4 of 50 states−431,164
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,416#17 of 50 states72,435#5 of 50 states−51,019
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,842,060#18 of 50 states7,622,253#3 of 50 states−5,780,193
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,439#25 of 50 states143,155#10 of 50 states−112,716
Residents working from home ↗Reported count360,070#21 of 50 states1,721,372#3 of 50 states−1,361,302
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.0 min#18 of 50 states28.9 min#44 of 50 states−4.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,589#42 of 50 states$77,735#26 of 50 states−$6,146
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,284#39 of 50 states$43,582#24 of 50 states−$3,298
Mean household income ↗Dollars$96,920#40 of 50 states$108,835#24 of 50 states−$11,915
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count239,315#23 of 50 states1,039,823#4 of 50 states−800,508
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count844,789#18 of 50 states3,345,449#2 of 50 states−2,500,660
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count674,833#18 of 50 states2,349,222#2 of 50 states−1,674,389
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count136,492#17 of 50 states442,597#4 of 50 states−306,105
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count38,160#25 of 50 states179,720#4 of 50 states−141,560
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,668,666#19 of 50 states20,528,683#3 of 50 states−14,860,017
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count474,886#18 of 50 states2,509,782#2 of 50 states−2,034,896
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,191,686#21 of 50 states15,068,492#3 of 50 states−10,876,806
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,203,681#18 of 50 states8,253,155#4 of 50 states−6,049,474
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,486,279#20 of 50 states9,138,334#3 of 50 states−6,652,055
Government workers ↗Reported count413,691#19 of 50 states1,322,167#4 of 50 states−908,476
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count176,038#18 of 50 states718,827#3 of 50 states−542,789
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,759,544#15 of 50 states11,469,118#3 of 50 states−6,709,574
Black or African American population ↗Reported count648,554#19 of 50 states3,340,695#3 of 50 states−2,692,141
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,632#26 of 50 states24,930#17 of 50 states−11,298
Asian population ↗Reported count141,169#26 of 50 states705,650#7 of 50 states−564,481
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count346,700#31 of 50 states6,706,088#3 of 50 states−6,359,388

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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