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

Utah & Kentucky

MEASUREUTAHKENTUCKYDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states4,588,372#26 of 50 states−1,084,759
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states1,994,323#26 of 50 states−842,909
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states185,548#26 of 50 states−86,770
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$998#6 of 50 states+$595
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states2,102,332#26 of 50 states−304,192
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states107,639#24 of 50 states−37,054
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states14,002#25 of 50 states−6,819
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states1,467,682#25 of 50 states−655,312
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states13,190#30 of 50 states+19,946
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states197,124#27 of 50 states+80,839
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states24.5 min#21 of 50 states−1.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$64,526#46 of 50 states+$32,132
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$35,955#45 of 50 states+$5,851
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$87,717#46 of 50 states+$34,653
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states249,767#21 of 50 states−195,757
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states640,912#25 of 50 states−354,912
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states476,079#25 of 50 states−233,370
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states130,597#19 of 50 states−93,714
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states32,296#27 of 50 states−14,099
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states4,199,034#25 of 50 states−1,010,983
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states308,763#26 of 50 states−20,082
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states2,842,834#25 of 50 states−134,798
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states1,960,138#24 of 50 states−1,187,083
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states1,677,448#25 of 50 states−247,556
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states309,954#28 of 50 states−30,590
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states109,966#29 of 50 states−23,906
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states3,684,478#22 of 50 states−1,123,356
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states322,435#27 of 50 states−281,672
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states5,885#41 of 50 states+15,054
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states85,144#31 of 50 states+7,708
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states252,640#37 of 50 states+339,772

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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