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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Nevada & Mississippi

MEASURENEVADAMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states2,943,045#35 of 50 states+324,422
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states1,319,945#32 of 50 states−38,927
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states182,533#27 of 50 states−55,565
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$990#5 of 50 states+$719
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states1,314,226#35 of 50 states+283,997
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states63,438#32 of 50 states+43,711
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states13,181#26 of 50 states+1,336
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states970,374#31 of 50 states−27,771
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states3,424#46 of 50 states+36,115
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states81,270#40 of 50 states+97,894
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states26.4 min#31 of 50 states−0.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$59,127#50 of 50 states+$22,007
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$32,749#50 of 50 states+$9,796
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$80,847#50 of 50 states+$28,773
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states139,499#32 of 50 states+7,326
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states417,469#32 of 50 states−30,252
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states276,625#34 of 50 states+33,139
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states89,429#27 of 50 states−41,945
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states23,775#33 of 50 states+10,757
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states2,603,899#35 of 50 states+258,142
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states279,879#30 of 50 states+86,727
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states1,803,436#35 of 50 states+260,573
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states1,174,460#31 of 50 states−8,115
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states997,721#35 of 50 states+294,538
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states240,236#33 of 50 states−37,678
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states74,076#35 of 50 states+24,768
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states1,617,274#34 of 50 states−217,646
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states1,053,989#18 of 50 states−756,241
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states11,176#33 of 50 states+5,747
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states36,052#42 of 50 states+267,162
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states118,529#41 of 50 states+880,898

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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