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 & New Mexico

MEASUREMISSOURINEW MEXICODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,245,466#19 of 50 states2,130,256#36 of 50 states+4,115,210
Housing units ↗Reported count2,786,621#18 of 50 states940,859#36 of 50 states+1,845,762
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count295,283#16 of 50 states116,974#34 of 50 states+178,309
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,067#11 of 50 states$1,117#17 of 50 states−$50
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,082,178#21 of 50 states954,860#38 of 50 states+2,127,318
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count103,542#27 of 50 states53,097#36 of 50 states+50,445
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,416#17 of 50 states16,049#20 of 50 states+5,367
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,842,060#18 of 50 states719,928#36 of 50 states+1,122,132
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,439#25 of 50 states4,443#40 of 50 states+25,996
Residents working from home ↗Reported count360,070#21 of 50 states97,946#39 of 50 states+262,124
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.0 min#18 of 50 states24.0 min#18 of 50 states0.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,589#42 of 50 states$67,816#43 of 50 states+$3,773
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,284#39 of 50 states$37,978#43 of 50 states+$2,306
Mean household income ↗Dollars$96,920#40 of 50 states$91,875#43 of 50 states+$5,045
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count239,315#23 of 50 states165,567#30 of 50 states+73,748
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count844,789#18 of 50 states305,909#35 of 50 states+538,880
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count674,833#18 of 50 states228,435#36 of 50 states+446,398
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count136,492#17 of 50 states55,098#32 of 50 states+81,394
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count38,160#25 of 50 states26,318#31 of 50 states+11,842
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,668,666#19 of 50 states1,880,602#36 of 50 states+3,788,064
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count474,886#18 of 50 states211,289#34 of 50 states+263,597
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,191,686#21 of 50 states1,099,331#39 of 50 states+3,092,355
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,203,681#18 of 50 states1,074,739#34 of 50 states+1,128,942
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,486,279#20 of 50 states678,298#38 of 50 states+1,807,981
Government workers ↗Reported count413,691#19 of 50 states211,865#35 of 50 states+201,826
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count176,038#18 of 50 states62,211#38 of 50 states+113,827
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,759,544#15 of 50 states746,911#42 of 50 states+4,012,633
Black or African American population ↗Reported count648,554#19 of 50 states42,593#39 of 50 states+605,961
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,632#26 of 50 states176,103#3 of 50 states−162,471
Asian population ↗Reported count141,169#26 of 50 states40,322#40 of 50 states+100,847
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count346,700#31 of 50 states1,046,253#13 of 50 states−699,553

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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