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

Nebraska & Michigan

MEASURENEBRASKAMICHIGANDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,005,466#37 of 50 states10,140,459#10 of 50 states−8,134,993
Housing units ↗Reported count844,278#38 of 50 states4,570,173#9 of 50 states−3,725,895
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count56,509#45 of 50 states537,828#6 of 50 states−481,319
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,102#15 of 50 states$1,168#19 of 50 states−$66
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,045,068#36 of 50 states4,879,201#10 of 50 states−3,834,133
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count36,785#39 of 50 states229,894#10 of 50 states−193,109
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,146#32 of 50 states6,534#33 of 50 states+612
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count496,015#39 of 50 states3,186,755#9 of 50 states−2,690,740
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,838#38 of 50 states46,491#18 of 50 states−41,653
Residents working from home ↗Reported count100,914#38 of 50 states539,125#16 of 50 states−438,211
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.9 min#6 of 50 states24.3 min#20 of 50 states−4.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$76,376#31 of 50 states$72,389#37 of 50 states+$3,987
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,026#34 of 50 states$40,990#35 of 50 states+$36
Mean household income ↗Dollars$100,280#34 of 50 states$98,697#37 of 50 states+$1,583
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count68,814#38 of 50 states547,357#8 of 50 states−478,543
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count245,217#39 of 50 states1,457,030#8 of 50 states−1,211,813
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count182,543#39 of 50 states1,167,107#8 of 50 states−984,564
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count32,827#40 of 50 states230,806#8 of 50 states−197,979
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,574#41 of 50 states100,177#8 of 50 states−83,603
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,837,378#37 of 50 states9,525,652#10 of 50 states−7,688,274
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count139,831#38 of 50 states507,760#16 of 50 states−367,929
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,451,517#36 of 50 states6,995,406#10 of 50 states−5,543,889
Public health insurance ↗Reported count630,738#39 of 50 states4,051,363#9 of 50 states−3,420,625
Private wage workers ↗Reported count822,196#36 of 50 states4,040,059#10 of 50 states−3,217,863
Government workers ↗Reported count154,229#37 of 50 states579,452#14 of 50 states−425,223
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count66,192#37 of 50 states251,652#10 of 50 states−185,460
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,483,350#37 of 50 states7,264,560#7 of 50 states−5,781,210
Black or African American population ↗Reported count90,019#35 of 50 states1,303,275#13 of 50 states−1,213,256
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,416#28 of 50 states33,430#14 of 50 states−20,014
Asian population ↗Reported count55,154#35 of 50 states378,447#15 of 50 states−323,293
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count271,524#35 of 50 states621,831#21 of 50 states−350,307

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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