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

Nevada & Alabama

MEASURENEVADAALABAMADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states5,157,699#24 of 50 states−1,890,232
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states2,288,330#24 of 50 states−1,007,312
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states322,243#11 of 50 states−195,275
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,077#12 of 50 states+$632
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states2,344,294#24 of 50 states−746,071
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states103,581#26 of 50 states+3,568
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states15,210#21 of 50 states−693
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states1,697,053#20 of 50 states−754,450
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states10,169#33 of 50 states+29,370
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states193,754#28 of 50 states−14,590
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states26.0 min#27 of 50 states−0.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$66,659#44 of 50 states+$14,475
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$36,940#44 of 50 states+$5,605
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$90,741#44 of 50 states+$18,879
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states268,775#20 of 50 states−121,950
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states717,490#21 of 50 states−330,273
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states523,035#24 of 50 states−213,271
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states131,556#18 of 50 states−84,072
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states28,919#28 of 50 states+5,613
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states4,655,862#24 of 50 states−1,793,821
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states417,848#21 of 50 states−51,242
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states3,426,395#24 of 50 states−1,362,386
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states1,921,506#25 of 50 states−755,161
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states1,809,091#24 of 50 states−516,832
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states401,713#20 of 50 states−199,155
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states130,343#26 of 50 states−31,499
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states3,239,077#24 of 50 states−1,839,449
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states1,293,728#14 of 50 states−995,980
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states16,318#23 of 50 states+605
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states78,339#34 of 50 states+224,875
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states306,966#32 of 50 states+692,461

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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