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

North Dakota & Florida

MEASURENORTH DAKOTAFLORIDADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count796,568#47 of 50 states23,372,215#3 of 50 states−22,575,647
Housing units ↗Reported count370,642#47 of 50 states9,865,350#3 of 50 states−9,494,708
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count31,289#49 of 50 states1,488,170#1 of 50 states−1,456,881
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$980#2 of 50 states$1,812#45 of 50 states−$832
Employed residents ↗Reported count419,172#47 of 50 states11,202,980#3 of 50 states−10,783,808
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count8,163#50 of 50 states534,706#4 of 50 states−526,543
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count8,535#30 of 50 states72,435#5 of 50 states−63,900
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count201,238#47 of 50 states7,622,253#3 of 50 states−7,421,015
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count2,170#49 of 50 states143,155#10 of 50 states−140,985
Residents working from home ↗Reported count29,953#49 of 50 states1,721,372#3 of 50 states−1,691,419
Mean commute time ↗Minutes17.5 min#1 of 50 states28.9 min#44 of 50 states−11.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$77,871#25 of 50 states$77,735#26 of 50 states+$136
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,281#20 of 50 states$43,582#24 of 50 states+$1,699
Mean household income ↗Dollars$103,487#28 of 50 states$108,835#24 of 50 states−$5,348
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count22,340#49 of 50 states1,039,823#4 of 50 states−1,017,483
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count98,012#48 of 50 states3,345,449#2 of 50 states−3,247,437
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count70,139#48 of 50 states2,349,222#2 of 50 states−2,279,083
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count12,385#48 of 50 states442,597#4 of 50 states−430,212
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count6,259#48 of 50 states179,720#4 of 50 states−173,461
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count730,141#47 of 50 states20,528,683#3 of 50 states−19,798,542
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count47,118#49 of 50 states2,509,782#2 of 50 states−2,462,664
Private health insurance ↗Reported count616,050#47 of 50 states15,068,492#3 of 50 states−14,452,442
Public health insurance ↗Reported count221,960#49 of 50 states8,253,155#4 of 50 states−8,031,195
Private wage workers ↗Reported count313,548#47 of 50 states9,138,334#3 of 50 states−8,824,786
Government workers ↗Reported count73,552#47 of 50 states1,322,167#4 of 50 states−1,248,615
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count31,118#46 of 50 states718,827#3 of 50 states−687,709
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count639,728#45 of 50 states11,469,118#3 of 50 states−10,829,390
Black or African American population ↗Reported count27,802#42 of 50 states3,340,695#3 of 50 states−3,312,893
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count32,299#15 of 50 states24,930#17 of 50 states+7,369
Asian population ↗Reported count15,325#46 of 50 states705,650#7 of 50 states−690,325
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count39,853#48 of 50 states6,706,088#3 of 50 states−6,666,235

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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