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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Nebraska & North Carolina

MEASURENEBRASKANORTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,005,466#37 of 50 states11,046,024#9 of 50 states−9,040,558
Housing units ↗Reported count844,278#38 of 50 states4,708,710#8 of 50 states−3,864,432
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count56,509#45 of 50 states577,150#5 of 50 states−520,641
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,102#15 of 50 states$1,338#28 of 50 states−$236
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,045,068#36 of 50 states5,369,487#9 of 50 states−4,324,419
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count36,785#39 of 50 states223,064#11 of 50 states−186,279
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,146#32 of 50 states104,484#4 of 50 states−97,338
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count496,015#39 of 50 states3,285,188#8 of 50 states−2,789,173
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,838#38 of 50 states43,422#19 of 50 states−38,584
Residents working from home ↗Reported count100,914#38 of 50 states828,181#7 of 50 states−727,267
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.9 min#6 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states−5.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$76,376#31 of 50 states$73,958#36 of 50 states+$2,418
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,026#34 of 50 states$42,777#27 of 50 states−$1,751
Mean household income ↗Dollars$100,280#34 of 50 states$103,766#27 of 50 states−$3,486
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count68,814#38 of 50 states540,299#9 of 50 states−471,485
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count245,217#39 of 50 states1,425,406#9 of 50 states−1,180,189
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count182,543#39 of 50 states1,108,733#9 of 50 states−926,190
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count32,827#40 of 50 states200,773#10 of 50 states−167,946
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,574#41 of 50 states77,929#11 of 50 states−61,355
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,837,378#37 of 50 states9,910,035#8 of 50 states−8,072,657
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count139,831#38 of 50 states927,893#6 of 50 states−788,062
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,451,517#36 of 50 states7,272,581#9 of 50 states−5,821,064
Public health insurance ↗Reported count630,738#39 of 50 states4,081,977#8 of 50 states−3,451,239
Private wage workers ↗Reported count822,196#36 of 50 states4,322,363#9 of 50 states−3,500,167
Government workers ↗Reported count154,229#37 of 50 states737,537#10 of 50 states−583,308
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count66,192#37 of 50 states301,920#6 of 50 states−235,728
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,483,350#37 of 50 states6,514,175#9 of 50 states−5,030,825
Black or African American population ↗Reported count90,019#35 of 50 states2,151,963#5 of 50 states−2,061,944
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,416#28 of 50 states87,869#6 of 50 states−74,453
Asian population ↗Reported count55,154#35 of 50 states395,550#14 of 50 states−340,396
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count271,524#35 of 50 states1,324,570#9 of 50 states−1,053,046

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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