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 & Wyoming

MEASURENEVADAWYOMINGDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states587,618#50 of 50 states+2,679,849
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states271,887#50 of 50 states+1,009,131
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states25,500#50 of 50 states+101,468
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$998#6 of 50 states+$711
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states297,101#50 of 50 states+1,301,122
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states10,546#48 of 50 states+96,603
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states4,202#38 of 50 states+10,315
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states168,634#50 of 50 states+773,969
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states3,263#47 of 50 states+36,276
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states28,679#50 of 50 states+150,485
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states19.7 min#4 of 50 states+6.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$75,532#32 of 50 states+$5,602
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$44,008#22 of 50 states−$1,463
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$101,197#32 of 50 states+$8,423
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states14,323#50 of 50 states+132,502
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states85,854#49 of 50 states+301,363
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states69,313#49 of 50 states+240,451
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states9,581#49 of 50 states+37,903
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states3,784#50 of 50 states+30,748
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states517,580#50 of 50 states+2,344,461
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states59,332#46 of 50 states+307,274
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states419,639#50 of 50 states+1,644,370
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states179,988#50 of 50 states+986,357
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states209,025#50 of 50 states+1,083,234
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states65,016#49 of 50 states+137,542
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states21,700#49 of 50 states+77,144
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states472,841#48 of 50 states+926,787
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states4,321#49 of 50 states+293,427
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states8,472#36 of 50 states+8,451
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states5,332#50 of 50 states+297,882
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states65,030#43 of 50 states+934,397

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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