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

Utah & Maryland

MEASUREUTAHMARYLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states6,263,220#18 of 50 states−2,759,607
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states2,530,844#20 of 50 states−1,379,430
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states186,943#25 of 50 states−88,165
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,721#43 of 50 states−$128
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states3,249,570#18 of 50 states−1,451,430
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states147,630#17 of 50 states−77,045
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states37,046#11 of 50 states−29,863
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states1,625,139#22 of 50 states−812,769
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states160,155#8 of 50 states−127,019
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states504,513#17 of 50 states−226,550
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states32.3 min#49 of 50 states−9.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$102,905#3 of 50 states−$6,247
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$53,199#6 of 50 states−$11,393
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$136,413#6 of 50 states−$14,043
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states247,604#22 of 50 states−193,594
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states698,094#23 of 50 states−412,094
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states633,967#20 of 50 states−391,258
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states101,704#23 of 50 states−64,821
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states59,156#17 of 50 states−40,959
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states5,776,829#18 of 50 states−2,588,778
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states390,741#22 of 50 states−102,060
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states4,519,638#18 of 50 states−1,811,602
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states2,158,214#19 of 50 states−1,385,159
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states2,356,306#22 of 50 states−926,414
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states726,197#11 of 50 states−446,833
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states161,768#19 of 50 states−75,708
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states2,837,686#26 of 50 states−276,564
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states1,796,869#7 of 50 states−1,756,106
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states10,053#34 of 50 states+10,886
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states431,616#13 of 50 states−338,764
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states830,948#17 of 50 states−238,536

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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