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

Nevada & Missouri

MEASURENEVADAMISSOURIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states6,245,466#19 of 50 states−2,977,999
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states2,786,621#18 of 50 states−1,505,603
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states295,283#16 of 50 states−168,315
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,067#11 of 50 states+$642
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states3,082,178#21 of 50 states−1,483,955
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states103,542#27 of 50 states+3,607
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states21,416#17 of 50 states−6,899
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states1,842,060#18 of 50 states−899,457
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states30,439#25 of 50 states+9,100
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states360,070#21 of 50 states−180,906
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states24.0 min#18 of 50 states+1.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$71,589#42 of 50 states+$9,545
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$40,284#39 of 50 states+$2,261
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$96,920#40 of 50 states+$12,700
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states239,315#23 of 50 states−92,490
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states844,789#18 of 50 states−457,572
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states674,833#18 of 50 states−365,069
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states136,492#17 of 50 states−89,008
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states38,160#25 of 50 states−3,628
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states5,668,666#19 of 50 states−2,806,625
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states474,886#18 of 50 states−108,280
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states4,191,686#21 of 50 states−2,127,677
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states2,203,681#18 of 50 states−1,037,336
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states2,486,279#20 of 50 states−1,194,020
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states413,691#19 of 50 states−211,133
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states176,038#18 of 50 states−77,194
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states4,759,544#15 of 50 states−3,359,916
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states648,554#19 of 50 states−350,806
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states13,632#26 of 50 states+3,291
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states141,169#26 of 50 states+162,045
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states346,700#31 of 50 states+652,727

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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