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

MEASURENEBRASKALOUISIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,005,466#37 of 50 states4,597,740#25 of 50 states−2,592,274
Housing units ↗Reported count844,278#38 of 50 states2,073,200#25 of 50 states−1,228,922
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count56,509#45 of 50 states289,917#17 of 50 states−233,408
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,102#15 of 50 states$1,064#10 of 50 states+$38
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,045,068#36 of 50 states2,064,084#27 of 50 states−1,019,016
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count36,785#39 of 50 states112,107#22 of 50 states−75,322
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,146#32 of 50 states14,830#22 of 50 states−7,684
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count496,015#39 of 50 states1,466,171#26 of 50 states−970,156
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,838#38 of 50 states18,936#27 of 50 states−14,098
Residents working from home ↗Reported count100,914#38 of 50 states163,353#31 of 50 states−62,439
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.9 min#6 of 50 states26.2 min#28 of 50 states−6.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$76,376#31 of 50 states$60,986#48 of 50 states+$15,390
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,026#34 of 50 states$35,440#47 of 50 states+$5,586
Mean household income ↗Dollars$100,280#34 of 50 states$86,656#47 of 50 states+$13,624
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count68,814#38 of 50 states309,670#15 of 50 states−240,856
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count245,217#39 of 50 states603,028#26 of 50 states−357,811
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count182,543#39 of 50 states404,329#27 of 50 states−221,786
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count32,827#40 of 50 states122,396#20 of 50 states−89,569
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,574#41 of 50 states27,636#30 of 50 states−11,062
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,837,378#37 of 50 states4,157,175#26 of 50 states−2,319,797
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count139,831#38 of 50 states348,045#24 of 50 states−208,214
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,451,517#36 of 50 states2,627,967#28 of 50 states−1,176,450
Public health insurance ↗Reported count630,738#39 of 50 states2,087,086#20 of 50 states−1,456,348
Private wage workers ↗Reported count822,196#36 of 50 states1,595,036#27 of 50 states−772,840
Government workers ↗Reported count154,229#37 of 50 states332,938#26 of 50 states−178,709
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count66,192#37 of 50 states131,681#25 of 50 states−65,489
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,483,350#37 of 50 states2,535,671#29 of 50 states−1,052,321
Black or African American population ↗Reported count90,019#35 of 50 states1,387,451#11 of 50 states−1,297,432
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,416#28 of 50 states17,790#20 of 50 states−4,374
Asian population ↗Reported count55,154#35 of 50 states81,540#33 of 50 states−26,386
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count271,524#35 of 50 states357,628#30 of 50 states−86,104

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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