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

Missouri & Maryland

MEASUREMISSOURIMARYLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,245,466#19 of 50 states6,263,220#18 of 50 states−17,754
Housing units ↗Reported count2,786,621#18 of 50 states2,530,844#20 of 50 states+255,777
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count295,283#16 of 50 states186,943#25 of 50 states+108,340
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,067#11 of 50 states$1,721#43 of 50 states−$654
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,082,178#21 of 50 states3,249,570#18 of 50 states−167,392
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count103,542#27 of 50 states147,630#17 of 50 states−44,088
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,416#17 of 50 states37,046#11 of 50 states−15,630
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,842,060#18 of 50 states1,625,139#22 of 50 states+216,921
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,439#25 of 50 states160,155#8 of 50 states−129,716
Residents working from home ↗Reported count360,070#21 of 50 states504,513#17 of 50 states−144,443
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.0 min#18 of 50 states32.3 min#49 of 50 states−8.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,589#42 of 50 states$102,905#3 of 50 states−$31,316
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,284#39 of 50 states$53,199#6 of 50 states−$12,915
Mean household income ↗Dollars$96,920#40 of 50 states$136,413#6 of 50 states−$39,493
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count239,315#23 of 50 states247,604#22 of 50 states−8,289
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count844,789#18 of 50 states698,094#23 of 50 states+146,695
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count674,833#18 of 50 states633,967#20 of 50 states+40,866
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count136,492#17 of 50 states101,704#23 of 50 states+34,788
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count38,160#25 of 50 states59,156#17 of 50 states−20,996
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,668,666#19 of 50 states5,776,829#18 of 50 states−108,163
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count474,886#18 of 50 states390,741#22 of 50 states+84,145
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,191,686#21 of 50 states4,519,638#18 of 50 states−327,952
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,203,681#18 of 50 states2,158,214#19 of 50 states+45,467
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,486,279#20 of 50 states2,356,306#22 of 50 states+129,973
Government workers ↗Reported count413,691#19 of 50 states726,197#11 of 50 states−312,506
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count176,038#18 of 50 states161,768#19 of 50 states+14,270
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,759,544#15 of 50 states2,837,686#26 of 50 states+1,921,858
Black or African American population ↗Reported count648,554#19 of 50 states1,796,869#7 of 50 states−1,148,315
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,632#26 of 50 states10,053#34 of 50 states+3,579
Asian population ↗Reported count141,169#26 of 50 states431,616#13 of 50 states−290,447
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count346,700#31 of 50 states830,948#17 of 50 states−484,248

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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