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 & Texas

MEASUREMISSOURITEXASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,245,466#19 of 50 states31,290,831#2 of 50 states−25,045,365
Housing units ↗Reported count2,786,621#18 of 50 states11,589,324#2 of 50 states−8,802,703
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count295,283#16 of 50 states1,166,967#2 of 50 states−871,684
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,067#11 of 50 states$1,475#32 of 50 states−$408
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,082,178#21 of 50 states15,259,450#2 of 50 states−12,177,272
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count103,542#27 of 50 states775,249#2 of 50 states−671,707
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,416#17 of 50 states118,911#3 of 50 states−97,495
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,842,060#18 of 50 states8,415,947#2 of 50 states−6,573,887
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,439#25 of 50 states148,333#9 of 50 states−117,894
Residents working from home ↗Reported count360,070#21 of 50 states1,956,349#2 of 50 states−1,596,279
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.0 min#18 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−3.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,589#42 of 50 states$79,721#24 of 50 states−$8,132
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,284#39 of 50 states$41,614#32 of 50 states−$1,330
Mean household income ↗Dollars$96,920#40 of 50 states$111,695#18 of 50 states−$14,775
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count239,315#23 of 50 states1,178,046#3 of 50 states−938,731
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count844,789#18 of 50 states2,956,054#3 of 50 states−2,111,265
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count674,833#18 of 50 states2,218,266#3 of 50 states−1,543,433
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count136,492#17 of 50 states505,111#2 of 50 states−368,619
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count38,160#25 of 50 states189,767#3 of 50 states−151,607
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,668,666#19 of 50 states25,646,886#2 of 50 states−19,978,220
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count474,886#18 of 50 states5,152,427#1 of 50 states−4,677,541
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,191,686#21 of 50 states19,682,339#2 of 50 states−15,490,653
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,203,681#18 of 50 states8,694,488#2 of 50 states−6,490,807
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,486,279#20 of 50 states12,046,295#2 of 50 states−9,560,016
Government workers ↗Reported count413,691#19 of 50 states2,147,124#2 of 50 states−1,733,433
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count176,038#18 of 50 states1,028,847#2 of 50 states−852,809
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,759,544#15 of 50 states11,821,108#2 of 50 states−7,061,564
Black or African American population ↗Reported count648,554#19 of 50 states3,748,137#1 of 50 states−3,099,583
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,632#26 of 50 states52,380#10 of 50 states−38,748
Asian population ↗Reported count141,169#26 of 50 states1,890,985#2 of 50 states−1,749,816
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count346,700#31 of 50 states12,602,305#2 of 50 states−12,255,605

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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