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.

Nevada & Florida

MEASURENEVADAFLORIDADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states23,372,215#3 of 50 states−20,104,748
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states9,865,350#3 of 50 states−8,584,332
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states1,488,170#1 of 50 states−1,361,202
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,812#45 of 50 states−$103
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states11,202,980#3 of 50 states−9,604,757
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states534,706#4 of 50 states−427,557
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states72,435#5 of 50 states−57,918
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states7,622,253#3 of 50 states−6,679,650
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states143,155#10 of 50 states−103,616
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states1,721,372#3 of 50 states−1,542,208
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states28.9 min#44 of 50 states−3.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$77,735#26 of 50 states+$3,399
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$43,582#24 of 50 states−$1,037
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$108,835#24 of 50 states+$785
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states1,039,823#4 of 50 states−892,998
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states3,345,449#2 of 50 states−2,958,232
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states2,349,222#2 of 50 states−2,039,458
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states442,597#4 of 50 states−395,113
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states179,720#4 of 50 states−145,188
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states20,528,683#3 of 50 states−17,666,642
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states2,509,782#2 of 50 states−2,143,176
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states15,068,492#3 of 50 states−13,004,483
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states8,253,155#4 of 50 states−7,086,810
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states9,138,334#3 of 50 states−7,846,075
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states1,322,167#4 of 50 states−1,119,609
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states718,827#3 of 50 states−619,983
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states11,469,118#3 of 50 states−10,069,490
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states3,340,695#3 of 50 states−3,042,947
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states24,930#17 of 50 states−8,007
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states705,650#7 of 50 states−402,436
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states6,706,088#3 of 50 states−5,706,661

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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