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

MEASURENEBRASKASOUTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,005,466#37 of 50 states5,478,831#23 of 50 states−3,473,365
Housing units ↗Reported count844,278#38 of 50 states2,344,963#23 of 50 states−1,500,685
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count56,509#45 of 50 states308,420#14 of 50 states−251,911
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,102#15 of 50 states$1,272#23 of 50 states−$170
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,045,068#36 of 50 states2,578,529#23 of 50 states−1,533,461
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count36,785#39 of 50 states121,600#20 of 50 states−84,815
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,146#32 of 50 states43,041#10 of 50 states−35,895
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count496,015#39 of 50 states1,733,926#19 of 50 states−1,237,911
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,838#38 of 50 states8,421#34 of 50 states−3,583
Residents working from home ↗Reported count100,914#38 of 50 states316,801#24 of 50 states−215,887
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.9 min#6 of 50 states26.3 min#29 of 50 states−6.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$76,376#31 of 50 states$72,350#38 of 50 states+$4,026
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,026#34 of 50 states$40,195#40 of 50 states+$831
Mean household income ↗Dollars$100,280#34 of 50 states$97,757#38 of 50 states+$2,523
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count68,814#38 of 50 states211,371#27 of 50 states−142,557
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count245,217#39 of 50 states781,676#20 of 50 states−536,459
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count182,543#39 of 50 states608,174#21 of 50 states−425,631
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count32,827#40 of 50 states100,137#24 of 50 states−67,310
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,574#41 of 50 states24,543#32 of 50 states−7,969
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,837,378#37 of 50 states4,898,013#23 of 50 states−3,060,635
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count139,831#38 of 50 states481,968#17 of 50 states−342,137
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,451,517#36 of 50 states3,627,737#23 of 50 states−2,176,220
Public health insurance ↗Reported count630,738#39 of 50 states2,059,512#22 of 50 states−1,428,774
Private wage workers ↗Reported count822,196#36 of 50 states2,048,043#23 of 50 states−1,225,847
Government workers ↗Reported count154,229#37 of 50 states376,813#24 of 50 states−222,584
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count66,192#37 of 50 states148,906#23 of 50 states−82,714
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,483,350#37 of 50 states3,375,763#23 of 50 states−1,892,413
Black or African American population ↗Reported count90,019#35 of 50 states1,278,752#15 of 50 states−1,188,733
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,416#28 of 50 states11,488#32 of 50 states+1,928
Asian population ↗Reported count55,154#35 of 50 states107,884#27 of 50 states−52,730
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count271,524#35 of 50 states434,217#27 of 50 states−162,693

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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