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

Missouri & Montana

MEASUREMISSOURIMONTANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,245,466#19 of 50 states1,137,233#43 of 50 states+5,108,233
Housing units ↗Reported count2,786,621#18 of 50 states514,803#43 of 50 states+2,271,818
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count295,283#16 of 50 states70,641#42 of 50 states+224,642
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,067#11 of 50 states$1,177#20 of 50 states−$110
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,082,178#21 of 50 states571,950#44 of 50 states+2,510,228
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count103,542#27 of 50 states17,462#46 of 50 states+86,080
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,416#17 of 50 states3,083#44 of 50 states+18,333
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,842,060#18 of 50 states344,443#43 of 50 states+1,497,617
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,439#25 of 50 states4,660#39 of 50 states+25,779
Residents working from home ↗Reported count360,070#21 of 50 states66,029#42 of 50 states+294,041
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.0 min#18 of 50 states19.5 min#3 of 50 states+4.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,589#42 of 50 states$75,340#35 of 50 states−$3,751
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,284#39 of 50 states$43,254#26 of 50 states−$2,970
Mean household income ↗Dollars$96,920#40 of 50 states$101,634#31 of 50 states−$4,714
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count239,315#23 of 50 states32,677#45 of 50 states+206,638
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count844,789#18 of 50 states166,379#43 of 50 states+678,410
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count674,833#18 of 50 states121,623#44 of 50 states+553,210
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count136,492#17 of 50 states21,823#43 of 50 states+114,669
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count38,160#25 of 50 states12,218#44 of 50 states+25,942
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,668,666#19 of 50 states1,023,003#44 of 50 states+4,645,663
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count474,886#18 of 50 states98,102#40 of 50 states+376,784
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,191,686#21 of 50 states748,274#44 of 50 states+3,443,412
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,203,681#18 of 50 states440,101#43 of 50 states+1,763,580
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,486,279#20 of 50 states425,659#44 of 50 states+2,060,620
Government workers ↗Reported count413,691#19 of 50 states95,977#43 of 50 states+317,714
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count176,038#18 of 50 states47,929#40 of 50 states+128,109
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,759,544#15 of 50 states947,221#41 of 50 states+3,812,323
Black or African American population ↗Reported count648,554#19 of 50 states3,437#50 of 50 states+645,117
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,632#26 of 50 states57,838#9 of 50 states−44,206
Asian population ↗Reported count141,169#26 of 50 states8,841#49 of 50 states+132,328
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count346,700#31 of 50 states55,506#45 of 50 states+291,194

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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