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.

Texas & Maryland

MEASURETEXASMARYLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count31,290,831#2 of 50 states6,263,220#18 of 50 states+25,027,611
Housing units ↗Reported count11,589,324#2 of 50 states2,530,844#20 of 50 states+9,058,480
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count1,166,967#2 of 50 states186,943#25 of 50 states+980,024
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,475#32 of 50 states$1,721#43 of 50 states−$246
Employed residents ↗Reported count15,259,450#2 of 50 states3,249,570#18 of 50 states+12,009,880
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count775,249#2 of 50 states147,630#17 of 50 states+627,619
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count118,911#3 of 50 states37,046#11 of 50 states+81,865
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count8,415,947#2 of 50 states1,625,139#22 of 50 states+6,790,808
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count148,333#9 of 50 states160,155#8 of 50 states−11,822
Residents working from home ↗Reported count1,956,349#2 of 50 states504,513#17 of 50 states+1,451,836
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.5 min#40 of 50 states32.3 min#49 of 50 states−4.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$79,721#24 of 50 states$102,905#3 of 50 states−$23,184
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,614#32 of 50 states$53,199#6 of 50 states−$11,585
Mean household income ↗Dollars$111,695#18 of 50 states$136,413#6 of 50 states−$24,718
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count1,178,046#3 of 50 states247,604#22 of 50 states+930,442
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count2,956,054#3 of 50 states698,094#23 of 50 states+2,257,960
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count2,218,266#3 of 50 states633,967#20 of 50 states+1,584,299
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count505,111#2 of 50 states101,704#23 of 50 states+403,407
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count189,767#3 of 50 states59,156#17 of 50 states+130,611
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count25,646,886#2 of 50 states5,776,829#18 of 50 states+19,870,057
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count5,152,427#1 of 50 states390,741#22 of 50 states+4,761,686
Private health insurance ↗Reported count19,682,339#2 of 50 states4,519,638#18 of 50 states+15,162,701
Public health insurance ↗Reported count8,694,488#2 of 50 states2,158,214#19 of 50 states+6,536,274
Private wage workers ↗Reported count12,046,295#2 of 50 states2,356,306#22 of 50 states+9,689,989
Government workers ↗Reported count2,147,124#2 of 50 states726,197#11 of 50 states+1,420,927
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count1,028,847#2 of 50 states161,768#19 of 50 states+867,079
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count11,821,108#2 of 50 states2,837,686#26 of 50 states+8,983,422
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,748,137#1 of 50 states1,796,869#7 of 50 states+1,951,268
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count52,380#10 of 50 states10,053#34 of 50 states+42,327
Asian population ↗Reported count1,890,985#2 of 50 states431,616#13 of 50 states+1,459,369
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count12,602,305#2 of 50 states830,948#17 of 50 states+11,771,357

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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