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

Nevada & Illinois

MEASURENEVADAILLINOISDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states12,710,158#6 of 50 states−9,442,691
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states5,426,429#6 of 50 states−4,145,411
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states376,685#10 of 50 states−249,717
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,322#27 of 50 states+$387
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states6,415,320#6 of 50 states−4,817,097
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states346,721#5 of 50 states−239,572
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states22,045#15 of 50 states−7,528
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states3,578,528#6 of 50 states−2,635,925
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states440,212#4 of 50 states−400,673
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states857,301#6 of 50 states−678,137
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states28.3 min#42 of 50 states−2.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$83,211#18 of 50 states−$2,077
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$46,937#15 of 50 states−$4,392
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$115,705#15 of 50 states−$6,085
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states682,969#6 of 50 states−536,144
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states1,514,168#7 of 50 states−1,126,951
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states1,238,738#7 of 50 states−928,974
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states234,029#7 of 50 states−186,545
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states130,764#6 of 50 states−96,232
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states11,676,608#6 of 50 states−8,814,567
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states860,898#7 of 50 states−494,292
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states8,709,098#6 of 50 states−6,645,089
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states4,369,694#7 of 50 states−3,203,349
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states5,250,734#6 of 50 states−3,958,475
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states859,426#6 of 50 states−656,868
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states295,781#8 of 50 states−196,937
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states7,256,503#8 of 50 states−5,856,875
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states1,643,989#8 of 50 states−1,346,241
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states14,528#24 of 50 states+2,395
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states806,129#6 of 50 states−502,915
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states2,462,768#5 of 50 states−1,463,341

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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