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

Missouri & Vermont

MEASUREMISSOURIVERMONTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,245,466#19 of 50 states648,493#49 of 50 states+5,596,973
Housing units ↗Reported count2,786,621#18 of 50 states334,318#48 of 50 states+2,452,303
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count295,283#16 of 50 states57,618#44 of 50 states+237,665
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,067#11 of 50 states$1,319#26 of 50 states−$252
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,082,178#21 of 50 states348,622#48 of 50 states+2,733,556
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count103,542#27 of 50 states9,554#49 of 50 states+93,988
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,416#17 of 50 states688#50 of 50 states+20,728
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,842,060#18 of 50 states194,632#49 of 50 states+1,647,428
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,439#25 of 50 states4,863#37 of 50 states+25,576
Residents working from home ↗Reported count360,070#21 of 50 states54,357#46 of 50 states+305,713
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.0 min#18 of 50 states23.9 min#17 of 50 states+0.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,589#42 of 50 states$82,730#19 of 50 states−$11,141
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,284#39 of 50 states$48,856#11 of 50 states−$8,572
Mean household income ↗Dollars$96,920#40 of 50 states$109,920#21 of 50 states−$13,000
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count239,315#23 of 50 states30,142#46 of 50 states+209,173
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count844,789#18 of 50 states104,432#47 of 50 states+740,357
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count674,833#18 of 50 states76,328#47 of 50 states+598,505
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count136,492#17 of 50 states13,889#47 of 50 states+122,603
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count38,160#25 of 50 states11,681#45 of 50 states+26,479
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,668,666#19 of 50 states615,657#49 of 50 states+5,053,009
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count474,886#18 of 50 states27,102#50 of 50 states+447,784
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,191,686#21 of 50 states456,037#49 of 50 states+3,735,649
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,203,681#18 of 50 states260,439#48 of 50 states+1,943,242
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,486,279#20 of 50 states270,905#48 of 50 states+2,215,374
Government workers ↗Reported count413,691#19 of 50 states46,616#50 of 50 states+367,075
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count176,038#18 of 50 states29,890#47 of 50 states+146,148
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,759,544#15 of 50 states579,324#47 of 50 states+4,180,220
Black or African American population ↗Reported count648,554#19 of 50 states5,845#48 of 50 states+642,709
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,632#26 of 50 states895#49 of 50 states+12,737
Asian population ↗Reported count141,169#26 of 50 states13,049#47 of 50 states+128,120
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count346,700#31 of 50 states17,401#50 of 50 states+329,299

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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