A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
US50.orgState of AmericaRequest a proposal ↗
MenuRankingsStatesCompare statesCurrent governorsExpected 2027 governorsU.S. Senate · before & afterU.S. House · before & afterState Legislatures · all 50 statesUnderstanding US50.orgThe evidenceHire NDSRequest a proposal

SIDE BY SIDE

How do two states really compare?

See the differences across 31 measures. Change either state, explore a topic, and create a free link to your exact comparison.

vs.

31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Nevada & Georgia

MEASURENEVADAGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states−7,913,411
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states−3,129,938
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−321,096
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states+$203
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states−3,865,336
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−161,921
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−39,969
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states−2,242,688
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−25,415
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−624,429
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−3.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states+$1,143
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states+$549
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states+$713
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states−309,515
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states−862,411
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states−633,157
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states−161,140
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states−34,299
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states−6,812,575
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−947,617
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states−5,325,639
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states−2,343,365
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states−3,081,571
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−576,461
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−200,568
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states−3,968,199
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−3,084,983
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states−529
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−241,012
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−299,773

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.

Commission deeper NDS analysis ↗