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

Utah & Colorado

MEASUREUTAHCOLORADODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states5,957,494#21 of 50 states−2,453,881
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states2,491,404#21 of 50 states−1,339,990
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states182,219#28 of 50 states−83,441
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,822#46 of 50 states−$229
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states3,182,088#19 of 50 states−1,383,948
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states142,180#19 of 50 states−71,595
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states43,781#9 of 50 states−36,598
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states1,533,908#23 of 50 states−721,538
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states54,630#15 of 50 states−21,494
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states629,420#13 of 50 states−351,457
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states−2.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$97,113#8 of 50 states−$455
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$54,531#4 of 50 states−$12,725
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$131,072#8 of 50 states−$8,702
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states221,900#26 of 50 states−167,890
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states643,920#24 of 50 states−357,920
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states557,730#23 of 50 states−315,021
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states77,952#30 of 50 states−41,069
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states54,436#19 of 50 states−36,239
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states5,395,201#22 of 50 states−2,207,150
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states463,722#19 of 50 states−175,041
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states4,146,783#22 of 50 states−1,438,747
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states1,886,074#26 of 50 states−1,113,019
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states2,485,684#21 of 50 states−1,055,792
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states494,397#16 of 50 states−215,033
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states194,884#17 of 50 states−108,824
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states3,789,553#21 of 50 states−1,228,431
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states235,585#31 of 50 states−194,822
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states22,506#18 of 50 states−1,567
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states203,023#21 of 50 states−110,171
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states1,382,948#8 of 50 states−790,536

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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