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

Missouri & Georgia

MEASUREMISSOURIGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,245,466#19 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states−4,935,412
Housing units ↗Reported count2,786,621#18 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states−1,624,335
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count295,283#16 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−152,781
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,067#11 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states−$439
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,082,178#21 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states−2,381,381
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count103,542#27 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−165,528
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,416#17 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−33,070
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,842,060#18 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states−1,343,231
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,439#25 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−34,515
Residents working from home ↗Reported count360,070#21 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−443,523
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.0 min#18 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−5.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,589#42 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states−$8,402
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,284#39 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states−$1,712
Mean household income ↗Dollars$96,920#40 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states−$11,987
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count239,315#23 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states−217,025
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count844,789#18 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states−404,839
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count674,833#18 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states−268,088
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count136,492#17 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states−72,132
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count38,160#25 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states−30,671
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,668,666#19 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states−4,005,950
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count474,886#18 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−839,337
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,191,686#21 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states−3,197,962
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,203,681#18 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states−1,306,029
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,486,279#20 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states−1,887,551
Government workers ↗Reported count413,691#19 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−365,328
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count176,038#18 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−123,374
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,759,544#15 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states−608,283
Black or African American population ↗Reported count648,554#19 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−2,734,177
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,632#26 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states−3,820
Asian population ↗Reported count141,169#26 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−403,057
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count346,700#31 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−952,500

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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