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 & Texas

MEASURENEBRASKATEXASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,005,466#37 of 50 states31,290,831#2 of 50 states−29,285,365
Housing units ↗Reported count844,278#38 of 50 states11,589,324#2 of 50 states−10,745,046
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count56,509#45 of 50 states1,166,967#2 of 50 states−1,110,458
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,102#15 of 50 states$1,475#32 of 50 states−$373
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,045,068#36 of 50 states15,259,450#2 of 50 states−14,214,382
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count36,785#39 of 50 states775,249#2 of 50 states−738,464
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,146#32 of 50 states118,911#3 of 50 states−111,765
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count496,015#39 of 50 states8,415,947#2 of 50 states−7,919,932
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,838#38 of 50 states148,333#9 of 50 states−143,495
Residents working from home ↗Reported count100,914#38 of 50 states1,956,349#2 of 50 states−1,855,435
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.9 min#6 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−7.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$76,376#31 of 50 states$79,721#24 of 50 states−$3,345
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,026#34 of 50 states$41,614#32 of 50 states−$588
Mean household income ↗Dollars$100,280#34 of 50 states$111,695#18 of 50 states−$11,415
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count68,814#38 of 50 states1,178,046#3 of 50 states−1,109,232
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count245,217#39 of 50 states2,956,054#3 of 50 states−2,710,837
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count182,543#39 of 50 states2,218,266#3 of 50 states−2,035,723
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count32,827#40 of 50 states505,111#2 of 50 states−472,284
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,574#41 of 50 states189,767#3 of 50 states−173,193
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,837,378#37 of 50 states25,646,886#2 of 50 states−23,809,508
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count139,831#38 of 50 states5,152,427#1 of 50 states−5,012,596
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,451,517#36 of 50 states19,682,339#2 of 50 states−18,230,822
Public health insurance ↗Reported count630,738#39 of 50 states8,694,488#2 of 50 states−8,063,750
Private wage workers ↗Reported count822,196#36 of 50 states12,046,295#2 of 50 states−11,224,099
Government workers ↗Reported count154,229#37 of 50 states2,147,124#2 of 50 states−1,992,895
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count66,192#37 of 50 states1,028,847#2 of 50 states−962,655
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,483,350#37 of 50 states11,821,108#2 of 50 states−10,337,758
Black or African American population ↗Reported count90,019#35 of 50 states3,748,137#1 of 50 states−3,658,118
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,416#28 of 50 states52,380#10 of 50 states−38,964
Asian population ↗Reported count55,154#35 of 50 states1,890,985#2 of 50 states−1,835,831
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count271,524#35 of 50 states12,602,305#2 of 50 states−12,330,781

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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