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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Nevada & Kentucky

MEASURENEVADAKENTUCKYDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states4,588,372#26 of 50 states−1,320,905
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states1,994,323#26 of 50 states−713,305
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states185,548#26 of 50 states−58,580
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$998#6 of 50 states+$711
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states2,102,332#26 of 50 states−504,109
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states107,639#24 of 50 states−490
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states14,002#25 of 50 states+515
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states1,467,682#25 of 50 states−525,079
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states13,190#30 of 50 states+26,349
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states197,124#27 of 50 states−17,960
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states24.5 min#21 of 50 states+1.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$64,526#46 of 50 states+$16,608
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$35,955#45 of 50 states+$6,590
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$87,717#46 of 50 states+$21,903
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states249,767#21 of 50 states−102,942
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states640,912#25 of 50 states−253,695
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states476,079#25 of 50 states−166,315
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states130,597#19 of 50 states−83,113
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states32,296#27 of 50 states+2,236
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states4,199,034#25 of 50 states−1,336,993
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states308,763#26 of 50 states+57,843
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states2,842,834#25 of 50 states−778,825
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states1,960,138#24 of 50 states−793,793
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states1,677,448#25 of 50 states−385,189
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states309,954#28 of 50 states−107,396
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states109,966#29 of 50 states−11,122
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states3,684,478#22 of 50 states−2,284,850
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states322,435#27 of 50 states−24,687
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states5,885#41 of 50 states+11,038
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states85,144#31 of 50 states+218,070
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states252,640#37 of 50 states+746,787

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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