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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

New York & Nebraska

MEASURENEW YORKNEBRASKADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count19,867,248#4 of 50 states2,005,466#37 of 50 states+17,861,782
Housing units ↗Reported count8,488,066#4 of 50 states844,278#38 of 50 states+7,643,788
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count848,837#4 of 50 states56,509#45 of 50 states+792,328
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,634#39 of 50 states$1,102#15 of 50 states+$532
Employed residents ↗Reported count9,737,212#4 of 50 states1,045,068#36 of 50 states+8,692,144
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count547,371#3 of 50 states36,785#39 of 50 states+510,586
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,874#16 of 50 states7,146#32 of 50 states+14,728
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count6,064,042#4 of 50 states496,015#39 of 50 states+5,568,027
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count2,312,760#1 of 50 states4,838#38 of 50 states+2,307,922
Residents working from home ↗Reported count1,124,869#4 of 50 states100,914#38 of 50 states+1,023,955
Mean commute time ↗Minutes33.2 min#50 of 50 states19.9 min#6 of 50 states+13.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,820#15 of 50 states$76,376#31 of 50 states+$9,444
Per capita income ↗Dollars$51,002#8 of 50 states$41,026#34 of 50 states+$9,976
Mean household income ↗Dollars$128,562#10 of 50 states$100,280#34 of 50 states+$28,282
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count1,270,240#2 of 50 states68,814#38 of 50 states+1,201,426
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count2,545,958#4 of 50 states245,217#39 of 50 states+2,300,741
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,961,126#4 of 50 states182,543#39 of 50 states+1,778,583
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count469,566#3 of 50 states32,827#40 of 50 states+436,739
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count340,388#2 of 50 states16,574#41 of 50 states+323,814
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count18,693,001#4 of 50 states1,837,378#37 of 50 states+16,855,623
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count973,715#5 of 50 states139,831#38 of 50 states+833,884
Private health insurance ↗Reported count12,686,828#4 of 50 states1,451,517#36 of 50 states+11,235,311
Public health insurance ↗Reported count8,570,608#3 of 50 states630,738#39 of 50 states+7,939,870
Private wage workers ↗Reported count7,610,321#4 of 50 states822,196#36 of 50 states+6,788,125
Government workers ↗Reported count1,566,320#3 of 50 states154,229#37 of 50 states+1,412,091
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count544,935#4 of 50 states66,192#37 of 50 states+478,743
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count10,317,249#4 of 50 states1,483,350#37 of 50 states+8,833,899
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,629,238#4 of 50 states90,019#35 of 50 states+2,539,219
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count34,287#13 of 50 states13,416#28 of 50 states+20,871
Asian population ↗Reported count1,874,009#3 of 50 states55,154#35 of 50 states+1,818,855
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count4,019,288#4 of 50 states271,524#35 of 50 states+3,747,764

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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