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

Tennessee & Montana

MEASURETENNESSEEMONTANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,227,750#15 of 50 states1,137,233#43 of 50 states+6,090,517
Housing units ↗Reported count3,031,605#15 of 50 states514,803#43 of 50 states+2,516,802
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count315,189#13 of 50 states70,641#42 of 50 states+244,548
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,284#24 of 50 states$1,177#20 of 50 states+$107
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,525,120#16 of 50 states571,950#44 of 50 states+2,953,170
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count155,583#16 of 50 states17,462#46 of 50 states+138,121
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count20,051#19 of 50 states3,083#44 of 50 states+16,968
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,149,556#15 of 50 states344,443#43 of 50 states+1,805,113
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count15,730#28 of 50 states4,660#39 of 50 states+11,070
Residents working from home ↗Reported count441,140#19 of 50 states66,029#42 of 50 states+375,111
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.5 min#33 of 50 states19.5 min#3 of 50 states+7.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,997#40 of 50 states$75,340#35 of 50 states−$3,343
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,729#37 of 50 states$43,254#26 of 50 states−$2,525
Mean household income ↗Dollars$99,759#36 of 50 states$101,634#31 of 50 states−$1,875
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count275,155#19 of 50 states32,677#45 of 50 states+242,478
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count946,219#14 of 50 states166,379#43 of 50 states+779,840
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count706,165#15 of 50 states121,623#44 of 50 states+584,542
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count150,036#13 of 50 states21,823#43 of 50 states+128,213
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count49,437#20 of 50 states12,218#44 of 50 states+37,219
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,440,530#16 of 50 states1,023,003#44 of 50 states+5,417,527
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count690,683#12 of 50 states98,102#40 of 50 states+592,581
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,762,233#16 of 50 states748,274#44 of 50 states+4,013,959
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,532,447#17 of 50 states440,101#43 of 50 states+2,092,346
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,791,842#17 of 50 states425,659#44 of 50 states+2,366,183
Government workers ↗Reported count486,655#17 of 50 states95,977#43 of 50 states+390,678
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count237,903#12 of 50 states47,929#40 of 50 states+189,974
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,095,402#12 of 50 states947,221#41 of 50 states+4,148,181
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,074,700#17 of 50 states3,437#50 of 50 states+1,071,263
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,257#37 of 50 states57,838#9 of 50 states−49,581
Asian population ↗Reported count143,990#25 of 50 states8,841#49 of 50 states+135,149
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count566,839#24 of 50 states55,506#45 of 50 states+511,333

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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