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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Utah & Louisiana

MEASUREUTAHLOUISIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states4,597,740#25 of 50 states−1,094,127
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states2,073,200#25 of 50 states−921,786
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states289,917#17 of 50 states−191,139
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,064#10 of 50 states+$529
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states2,064,084#27 of 50 states−265,944
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states112,107#22 of 50 states−41,522
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states14,830#22 of 50 states−7,647
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states1,466,171#26 of 50 states−653,801
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states18,936#27 of 50 states+14,200
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states163,353#31 of 50 states+114,610
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states26.2 min#28 of 50 states−3.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$60,986#48 of 50 states+$35,672
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$35,440#47 of 50 states+$6,366
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$86,656#47 of 50 states+$35,714
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states309,670#15 of 50 states−255,660
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states603,028#26 of 50 states−317,028
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states404,329#27 of 50 states−161,620
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states122,396#20 of 50 states−85,513
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states27,636#30 of 50 states−9,439
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states4,157,175#26 of 50 states−969,124
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states348,045#24 of 50 states−59,364
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states2,627,967#28 of 50 states+80,069
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states2,087,086#20 of 50 states−1,314,031
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states1,595,036#27 of 50 states−165,144
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states332,938#26 of 50 states−53,574
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states131,681#25 of 50 states−45,621
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states2,535,671#29 of 50 states+25,451
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states1,387,451#11 of 50 states−1,346,688
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states17,790#20 of 50 states+3,149
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states81,540#33 of 50 states+11,312
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states357,628#30 of 50 states+234,784

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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