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

Utah & Indiana

MEASUREUTAHINDIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states6,924,275#17 of 50 states−3,420,662
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states2,923,175#17 of 50 states−1,771,761
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states250,464#20 of 50 states−151,686
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,104#16 of 50 states+$489
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states3,406,179#17 of 50 states−1,608,039
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states145,489#18 of 50 states−74,904
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states4,115#39 of 50 states+3,068
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states1,986,259#16 of 50 states−1,173,889
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states19,794#26 of 50 states+13,342
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states323,341#23 of 50 states−45,378
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states24.6 min#22 of 50 states−1.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$71,959#41 of 50 states+$24,699
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$38,794#42 of 50 states+$3,012
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$95,565#42 of 50 states+$26,805
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states238,944#24 of 50 states−184,934
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states890,811#16 of 50 states−604,811
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states697,014#16 of 50 states−454,305
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states144,322#15 of 50 states−107,439
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states47,101#21 of 50 states−28,904
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states6,316,031#17 of 50 states−3,127,980
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states512,807#14 of 50 states−224,126
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states4,589,759#17 of 50 states−1,881,723
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states2,536,167#16 of 50 states−1,763,112
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states2,847,476#16 of 50 states−1,417,584
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states397,092#22 of 50 states−117,728
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states155,550#21 of 50 states−69,490
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states5,142,060#11 of 50 states−2,580,938
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states619,678#20 of 50 states−578,915
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states5,915#40 of 50 states+15,024
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states186,325#22 of 50 states−93,473
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states626,616#20 of 50 states−34,204

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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