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

Nevada & Massachusetts

MEASURENEVADAMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states7,136,171#16 of 50 states−3,868,704
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states2,998,537#16 of 50 states−1,717,519
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states228,049#23 of 50 states−101,081
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,848#48 of 50 states−$139
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states3,831,790#14 of 50 states−2,233,567
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states162,597#15 of 50 states−55,448
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states6,047#35 of 50 states+8,470
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states1,953,387#17 of 50 states−1,010,784
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states291,776#5 of 50 states−252,237
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states556,682#15 of 50 states−377,518
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states30.6 min#47 of 50 states−4.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$104,828#1 of 50 states−$23,694
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$57,789#1 of 50 states−$15,244
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$144,312#1 of 50 states−$34,692
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states426,702#11 of 50 states−279,877
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states872,672#17 of 50 states−485,455
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states669,715#19 of 50 states−359,951
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states151,041#12 of 50 states−103,557
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states95,822#9 of 50 states−61,290
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states6,872,233#14 of 50 states−4,010,192
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states198,589#35 of 50 states+168,017
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states5,170,360#14 of 50 states−3,106,351
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states2,646,331#15 of 50 states−1,479,986
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states3,122,484#13 of 50 states−1,830,225
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states502,969#15 of 50 states−300,411
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states200,942#16 of 50 states−102,098
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states4,638,530#17 of 50 states−3,238,902
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states451,443#21 of 50 states−153,695
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states5,548#42 of 50 states+11,375
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states545,521#9 of 50 states−242,307
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states998,795#16 of 50 states+632

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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