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

Nevada & Virginia

MEASURENEVADAVIRGINIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states8,811,195#12 of 50 states−5,543,728
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states3,618,247#12 of 50 states−2,337,229
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states296,904#15 of 50 states−169,936
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,646#40 of 50 states+$63
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states4,381,889#12 of 50 states−2,783,666
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states164,596#14 of 50 states−57,447
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states132,715#2 of 50 states−118,198
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states2,494,496#12 of 50 states−1,551,893
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states131,589#11 of 50 states−92,050
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states703,153#9 of 50 states−523,989
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states28.3 min#42 of 50 states−2.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$92,090#12 of 50 states−$10,956
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$50,866#9 of 50 states−$8,321
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$127,363#11 of 50 states−$17,743
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states316,827#14 of 50 states−170,002
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states1,046,509#12 of 50 states−659,292
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states936,525#11 of 50 states−626,761
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states145,921#14 of 50 states−98,437
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states74,203#12 of 50 states−39,671
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states7,984,829#12 of 50 states−5,122,788
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states595,595#13 of 50 states−228,989
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states6,233,777#12 of 50 states−4,169,768
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states2,951,576#12 of 50 states−1,785,231
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states3,259,600#12 of 50 states−1,967,341
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states902,995#5 of 50 states−700,437
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states211,796#15 of 50 states−112,952
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states5,060,812#13 of 50 states−3,661,184
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states1,578,103#9 of 50 states−1,280,355
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states13,185#29 of 50 states+3,738
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states626,502#8 of 50 states−323,288
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states1,017,833#14 of 50 states−18,406

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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