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 York

MEASUREMISSOURINEW YORKDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,245,466#19 of 50 states19,867,248#4 of 50 states−13,621,782
Housing units ↗Reported count2,786,621#18 of 50 states8,488,066#4 of 50 states−5,701,445
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count295,283#16 of 50 states848,837#4 of 50 states−553,554
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,067#11 of 50 states$1,634#39 of 50 states−$567
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,082,178#21 of 50 states9,737,212#4 of 50 states−6,655,034
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count103,542#27 of 50 states547,371#3 of 50 states−443,829
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,416#17 of 50 states21,874#16 of 50 states−458
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,842,060#18 of 50 states6,064,042#4 of 50 states−4,221,982
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,439#25 of 50 states2,312,760#1 of 50 states−2,282,321
Residents working from home ↗Reported count360,070#21 of 50 states1,124,869#4 of 50 states−764,799
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.0 min#18 of 50 states33.2 min#50 of 50 states−9.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,589#42 of 50 states$85,820#15 of 50 states−$14,231
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,284#39 of 50 states$51,002#8 of 50 states−$10,718
Mean household income ↗Dollars$96,920#40 of 50 states$128,562#10 of 50 states−$31,642
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count239,315#23 of 50 states1,270,240#2 of 50 states−1,030,925
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count844,789#18 of 50 states2,545,958#4 of 50 states−1,701,169
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count674,833#18 of 50 states1,961,126#4 of 50 states−1,286,293
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count136,492#17 of 50 states469,566#3 of 50 states−333,074
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count38,160#25 of 50 states340,388#2 of 50 states−302,228
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,668,666#19 of 50 states18,693,001#4 of 50 states−13,024,335
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count474,886#18 of 50 states973,715#5 of 50 states−498,829
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,191,686#21 of 50 states12,686,828#4 of 50 states−8,495,142
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,203,681#18 of 50 states8,570,608#3 of 50 states−6,366,927
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,486,279#20 of 50 states7,610,321#4 of 50 states−5,124,042
Government workers ↗Reported count413,691#19 of 50 states1,566,320#3 of 50 states−1,152,629
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count176,038#18 of 50 states544,935#4 of 50 states−368,897
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,759,544#15 of 50 states10,317,249#4 of 50 states−5,557,705
Black or African American population ↗Reported count648,554#19 of 50 states2,629,238#4 of 50 states−1,980,684
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,632#26 of 50 states34,287#13 of 50 states−20,655
Asian population ↗Reported count141,169#26 of 50 states1,874,009#3 of 50 states−1,732,840
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count346,700#31 of 50 states4,019,288#4 of 50 states−3,672,588

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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