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

Utah & Arkansas

MEASUREUTAHARKANSASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states3,088,354#33 of 50 states+415,259
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states1,365,265#31 of 50 states−213,851
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states174,275#29 of 50 states−75,497
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$982#4 of 50 states+$611
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states1,399,240#34 of 50 states+398,900
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states55,540#34 of 50 states+15,045
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states6,395#34 of 50 states+788
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states1,016,030#30 of 50 states−203,660
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states3,953#45 of 50 states+29,183
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states119,058#36 of 50 states+158,905
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states+0.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$62,106#47 of 50 states+$34,552
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$34,812#48 of 50 states+$6,994
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$85,474#48 of 50 states+$36,896
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states111,766#34 of 50 states−57,756
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states434,135#30 of 50 states−148,135
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states293,585#33 of 50 states−50,876
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states81,976#28 of 50 states−45,093
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states17,707#38 of 50 states+490
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states2,747,878#33 of 50 states+440,173
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states284,915#29 of 50 states+3,766
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states1,842,687#34 of 50 states+865,349
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states1,293,264#30 of 50 states−520,209
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states1,091,890#34 of 50 states+338,002
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states218,848#34 of 50 states+60,516
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states86,181#32 of 50 states−121
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states2,055,864#33 of 50 states+505,258
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states434,109#22 of 50 states−393,346
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states13,145#30 of 50 states+7,794
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states54,576#36 of 50 states+38,276
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states294,671#33 of 50 states+297,741

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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