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 & Wyoming

MEASURETEXASWYOMINGDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count31,290,831#2 of 50 states587,618#50 of 50 states+30,703,213
Housing units ↗Reported count11,589,324#2 of 50 states271,887#50 of 50 states+11,317,437
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count1,166,967#2 of 50 states25,500#50 of 50 states+1,141,467
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,475#32 of 50 states$998#6 of 50 states+$477
Employed residents ↗Reported count15,259,450#2 of 50 states297,101#50 of 50 states+14,962,349
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count775,249#2 of 50 states10,546#48 of 50 states+764,703
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count118,911#3 of 50 states4,202#38 of 50 states+114,709
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count8,415,947#2 of 50 states168,634#50 of 50 states+8,247,313
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count148,333#9 of 50 states3,263#47 of 50 states+145,070
Residents working from home ↗Reported count1,956,349#2 of 50 states28,679#50 of 50 states+1,927,670
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.5 min#40 of 50 states19.7 min#4 of 50 states+7.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$79,721#24 of 50 states$75,532#32 of 50 states+$4,189
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,614#32 of 50 states$44,008#22 of 50 states−$2,394
Mean household income ↗Dollars$111,695#18 of 50 states$101,197#32 of 50 states+$10,498
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count1,178,046#3 of 50 states14,323#50 of 50 states+1,163,723
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count2,956,054#3 of 50 states85,854#49 of 50 states+2,870,200
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count2,218,266#3 of 50 states69,313#49 of 50 states+2,148,953
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count505,111#2 of 50 states9,581#49 of 50 states+495,530
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count189,767#3 of 50 states3,784#50 of 50 states+185,983
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count25,646,886#2 of 50 states517,580#50 of 50 states+25,129,306
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count5,152,427#1 of 50 states59,332#46 of 50 states+5,093,095
Private health insurance ↗Reported count19,682,339#2 of 50 states419,639#50 of 50 states+19,262,700
Public health insurance ↗Reported count8,694,488#2 of 50 states179,988#50 of 50 states+8,514,500
Private wage workers ↗Reported count12,046,295#2 of 50 states209,025#50 of 50 states+11,837,270
Government workers ↗Reported count2,147,124#2 of 50 states65,016#49 of 50 states+2,082,108
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count1,028,847#2 of 50 states21,700#49 of 50 states+1,007,147
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count11,821,108#2 of 50 states472,841#48 of 50 states+11,348,267
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,748,137#1 of 50 states4,321#49 of 50 states+3,743,816
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count52,380#10 of 50 states8,472#36 of 50 states+43,908
Asian population ↗Reported count1,890,985#2 of 50 states5,332#50 of 50 states+1,885,653
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count12,602,305#2 of 50 states65,030#43 of 50 states+12,537,275

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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