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

Montana & Utah

MEASUREMONTANAUTAHDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,137,233#43 of 50 states3,503,613#30 of 50 states−2,366,380
Housing units ↗Reported count514,803#43 of 50 states1,151,414#35 of 50 states−636,611
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count70,641#42 of 50 states98,778#38 of 50 states−28,137
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,177#20 of 50 states$1,593#37 of 50 states−$416
Employed residents ↗Reported count571,950#44 of 50 states1,798,140#30 of 50 states−1,226,190
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count17,462#46 of 50 states70,585#31 of 50 states−53,123
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,083#44 of 50 states7,183#31 of 50 states−4,100
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count344,443#43 of 50 states812,370#34 of 50 states−467,927
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,660#39 of 50 states33,136#23 of 50 states−28,476
Residents working from home ↗Reported count66,029#42 of 50 states277,963#25 of 50 states−211,934
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.5 min#3 of 50 states23.2 min#14 of 50 states−3.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,340#35 of 50 states$96,658#9 of 50 states−$21,318
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,254#26 of 50 states$41,806#30 of 50 states+$1,448
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,634#31 of 50 states$122,370#12 of 50 states−$20,736
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count32,677#45 of 50 states54,010#41 of 50 states−21,333
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count166,379#43 of 50 states286,000#37 of 50 states−119,621
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count121,623#44 of 50 states242,709#35 of 50 states−121,086
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count21,823#43 of 50 states36,883#37 of 50 states−15,060
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count12,218#44 of 50 states18,197#35 of 50 states−5,979
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,023,003#44 of 50 states3,188,051#30 of 50 states−2,165,048
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count98,102#40 of 50 states288,681#28 of 50 states−190,579
Private health insurance ↗Reported count748,274#44 of 50 states2,708,036#27 of 50 states−1,959,762
Public health insurance ↗Reported count440,101#43 of 50 states773,055#37 of 50 states−332,954
Private wage workers ↗Reported count425,659#44 of 50 states1,429,892#29 of 50 states−1,004,233
Government workers ↗Reported count95,977#43 of 50 states279,364#29 of 50 states−183,387
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count47,929#40 of 50 states86,060#33 of 50 states−38,131
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count947,221#41 of 50 states2,561,122#28 of 50 states−1,613,901
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,437#50 of 50 states40,763#40 of 50 states−37,326
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count57,838#9 of 50 states20,939#19 of 50 states+36,899
Asian population ↗Reported count8,841#49 of 50 states92,852#29 of 50 states−84,011
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count55,506#45 of 50 states592,412#23 of 50 states−536,906

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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