A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Nebraska & Pennsylvania

MEASURENEBRASKAPENNSYLVANIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,005,466#37 of 50 states13,078,751#5 of 50 states−11,073,285
Housing units ↗Reported count844,278#38 of 50 states5,742,828#5 of 50 states−4,898,550
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count56,509#45 of 50 states499,596#7 of 50 states−443,087
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,102#15 of 50 states$1,252#22 of 50 states−$150
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,045,068#36 of 50 states6,506,979#5 of 50 states−5,461,911
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count36,785#39 of 50 states295,588#6 of 50 states−258,803
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,146#32 of 50 states8,694#28 of 50 states−1,548
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count496,015#39 of 50 states3,974,271#5 of 50 states−3,478,256
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,838#38 of 50 states266,661#6 of 50 states−261,823
Residents working from home ↗Reported count100,914#38 of 50 states883,654#5 of 50 states−782,740
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.9 min#6 of 50 states27.1 min#38 of 50 states−7.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$76,376#31 of 50 states$77,545#27 of 50 states−$1,169
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,026#34 of 50 states$44,674#21 of 50 states−$3,648
Mean household income ↗Dollars$100,280#34 of 50 states$107,471#25 of 50 states−$7,191
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count68,814#38 of 50 states810,783#5 of 50 states−741,969
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count245,217#39 of 50 states1,893,816#5 of 50 states−1,648,599
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count182,543#39 of 50 states1,476,855#5 of 50 states−1,294,312
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count32,827#40 of 50 states295,026#5 of 50 states−262,199
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,574#41 of 50 states179,184#5 of 50 states−162,610
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,837,378#37 of 50 states12,141,017#5 of 50 states−10,303,639
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count139,831#38 of 50 states752,566#10 of 50 states−612,735
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,451,517#36 of 50 states9,069,018#5 of 50 states−7,617,501
Public health insurance ↗Reported count630,738#39 of 50 states4,976,026#5 of 50 states−4,345,288
Private wage workers ↗Reported count822,196#36 of 50 states5,397,398#5 of 50 states−4,575,202
Government workers ↗Reported count154,229#37 of 50 states764,492#8 of 50 states−610,263
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count66,192#37 of 50 states333,672#5 of 50 states−267,480
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,483,350#37 of 50 states9,400,332#5 of 50 states−7,916,982
Black or African American population ↗Reported count90,019#35 of 50 states1,324,582#12 of 50 states−1,234,563
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,416#28 of 50 states9,176#35 of 50 states+4,240
Asian population ↗Reported count55,154#35 of 50 states541,852#11 of 50 states−486,698
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count271,524#35 of 50 states1,232,617#11 of 50 states−961,093

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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