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

Nebraska & Georgia

MEASURENEBRASKAGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,005,466#37 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states−9,175,412
Housing units ↗Reported count844,278#38 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states−3,566,678
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count56,509#45 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−391,555
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,102#15 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states−$404
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,045,068#36 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states−4,418,491
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count36,785#39 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−232,285
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,146#32 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−47,340
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count496,015#39 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states−2,689,276
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,838#38 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−60,116
Residents working from home ↗Reported count100,914#38 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−702,679
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.9 min#6 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−9.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$76,376#31 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states−$3,615
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,026#34 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states−$970
Mean household income ↗Dollars$100,280#34 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states−$8,627
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count68,814#38 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states−387,526
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count245,217#39 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states−1,004,411
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count182,543#39 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states−760,378
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count32,827#40 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states−175,797
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,574#41 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states−52,257
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,837,378#37 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states−7,837,238
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count139,831#38 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−1,174,392
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,451,517#36 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states−5,938,131
Public health insurance ↗Reported count630,738#39 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states−2,878,972
Private wage workers ↗Reported count822,196#36 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states−3,551,634
Government workers ↗Reported count154,229#37 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−624,790
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count66,192#37 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−233,220
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,483,350#37 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states−3,884,477
Black or African American population ↗Reported count90,019#35 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−3,292,712
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,416#28 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states−4,036
Asian population ↗Reported count55,154#35 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−489,072
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count271,524#35 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−1,027,676

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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