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

Nevada & Tennessee

MEASURENEVADATENNESSEEDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states7,227,750#15 of 50 states−3,960,283
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states3,031,605#15 of 50 states−1,750,587
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states315,189#13 of 50 states−188,221
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,284#24 of 50 states+$425
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states3,525,120#16 of 50 states−1,926,897
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states155,583#16 of 50 states−48,434
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states20,051#19 of 50 states−5,534
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states2,149,556#15 of 50 states−1,206,953
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states15,730#28 of 50 states+23,809
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states441,140#19 of 50 states−261,976
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states26.5 min#33 of 50 states−0.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$71,997#40 of 50 states+$9,137
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$40,729#37 of 50 states+$1,816
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$99,759#36 of 50 states+$9,861
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states275,155#19 of 50 states−128,330
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states946,219#14 of 50 states−559,002
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states706,165#15 of 50 states−396,401
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states150,036#13 of 50 states−102,552
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states49,437#20 of 50 states−14,905
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states6,440,530#16 of 50 states−3,578,489
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states690,683#12 of 50 states−324,077
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states4,762,233#16 of 50 states−2,698,224
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states2,532,447#17 of 50 states−1,366,102
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states2,791,842#17 of 50 states−1,499,583
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states486,655#17 of 50 states−284,097
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states237,903#12 of 50 states−139,059
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states5,095,402#12 of 50 states−3,695,774
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states1,074,700#17 of 50 states−776,952
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states8,257#37 of 50 states+8,666
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states143,990#25 of 50 states+159,224
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states566,839#24 of 50 states+432,588

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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