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 & Minnesota

MEASURENEVADAMINNESOTADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states5,793,151#22 of 50 states−2,525,684
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states2,485,558#22 of 50 states−1,204,540
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states233,787#21 of 50 states−106,819
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,291#25 of 50 states+$418
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states3,056,310#22 of 50 states−1,458,087
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states118,033#21 of 50 states−10,884
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states3,615#43 of 50 states+10,902
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states1,485,329#24 of 50 states−542,726
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states52,973#16 of 50 states−13,434
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states443,318#18 of 50 states−264,154
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states+3.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$87,117#14 of 50 states−$5,983
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$47,926#12 of 50 states−$5,381
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$116,159#14 of 50 states−$6,539
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states197,010#28 of 50 states−50,185
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states717,344#22 of 50 states−330,127
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states584,400#22 of 50 states−274,636
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states90,613#26 of 50 states−43,129
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states70,969#14 of 50 states−36,437
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states5,441,520#21 of 50 states−2,579,479
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states290,828#27 of 50 states+75,778
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states4,241,448#20 of 50 states−2,177,439
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states2,013,969#23 of 50 states−847,624
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states2,502,689#19 of 50 states−1,210,430
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states389,169#23 of 50 states−186,611
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states158,711#20 of 50 states−59,867
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states4,329,205#19 of 50 states−2,929,577
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states432,527#23 of 50 states−134,779
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states42,945#11 of 50 states−26,022
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states302,861#18 of 50 states+353
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states388,435#29 of 50 states+610,992

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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