A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Nebraska & Arkansas

MEASURENEBRASKAARKANSASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,005,466#37 of 50 states3,088,354#33 of 50 states−1,082,888
Housing units ↗Reported count844,278#38 of 50 states1,365,265#31 of 50 states−520,987
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count56,509#45 of 50 states174,275#29 of 50 states−117,766
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,102#15 of 50 states$982#4 of 50 states+$120
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,045,068#36 of 50 states1,399,240#34 of 50 states−354,172
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count36,785#39 of 50 states55,540#34 of 50 states−18,755
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,146#32 of 50 states6,395#34 of 50 states+751
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count496,015#39 of 50 states1,016,030#30 of 50 states−520,015
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,838#38 of 50 states3,953#45 of 50 states+885
Residents working from home ↗Reported count100,914#38 of 50 states119,058#36 of 50 states−18,144
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.9 min#6 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states−2.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$76,376#31 of 50 states$62,106#47 of 50 states+$14,270
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,026#34 of 50 states$34,812#48 of 50 states+$6,214
Mean household income ↗Dollars$100,280#34 of 50 states$85,474#48 of 50 states+$14,806
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count68,814#38 of 50 states111,766#34 of 50 states−42,952
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count245,217#39 of 50 states434,135#30 of 50 states−188,918
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count182,543#39 of 50 states293,585#33 of 50 states−111,042
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count32,827#40 of 50 states81,976#28 of 50 states−49,149
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,574#41 of 50 states17,707#38 of 50 states−1,133
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,837,378#37 of 50 states2,747,878#33 of 50 states−910,500
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count139,831#38 of 50 states284,915#29 of 50 states−145,084
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,451,517#36 of 50 states1,842,687#34 of 50 states−391,170
Public health insurance ↗Reported count630,738#39 of 50 states1,293,264#30 of 50 states−662,526
Private wage workers ↗Reported count822,196#36 of 50 states1,091,890#34 of 50 states−269,694
Government workers ↗Reported count154,229#37 of 50 states218,848#34 of 50 states−64,619
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count66,192#37 of 50 states86,181#32 of 50 states−19,989
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,483,350#37 of 50 states2,055,864#33 of 50 states−572,514
Black or African American population ↗Reported count90,019#35 of 50 states434,109#22 of 50 states−344,090
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,416#28 of 50 states13,145#30 of 50 states+271
Asian population ↗Reported count55,154#35 of 50 states54,576#36 of 50 states+578
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count271,524#35 of 50 states294,671#33 of 50 states−23,147

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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