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 & Vermont

MEASURENEVADAVERMONTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states648,493#49 of 50 states+2,618,974
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states334,318#48 of 50 states+946,700
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states57,618#44 of 50 states+69,350
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,319#26 of 50 states+$390
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states348,622#48 of 50 states+1,249,601
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states9,554#49 of 50 states+97,595
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states688#50 of 50 states+13,829
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states194,632#49 of 50 states+747,971
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states4,863#37 of 50 states+34,676
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states54,357#46 of 50 states+124,807
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states23.9 min#17 of 50 states+1.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$82,730#19 of 50 states−$1,596
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$48,856#11 of 50 states−$6,311
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$109,920#21 of 50 states−$300
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states30,142#46 of 50 states+116,683
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states104,432#47 of 50 states+282,785
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states76,328#47 of 50 states+233,436
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states13,889#47 of 50 states+33,595
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states11,681#45 of 50 states+22,851
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states615,657#49 of 50 states+2,246,384
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states27,102#50 of 50 states+339,504
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states456,037#49 of 50 states+1,607,972
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states260,439#48 of 50 states+905,906
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states270,905#48 of 50 states+1,021,354
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states46,616#50 of 50 states+155,942
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states29,890#47 of 50 states+68,954
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states579,324#47 of 50 states+820,304
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states5,845#48 of 50 states+291,903
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states895#49 of 50 states+16,028
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states13,049#47 of 50 states+290,165
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states17,401#50 of 50 states+982,026

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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