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

Utah & Michigan

MEASUREUTAHMICHIGANDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states10,140,459#10 of 50 states−6,636,846
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states4,570,173#9 of 50 states−3,418,759
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states537,828#6 of 50 states−439,050
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,168#19 of 50 states+$425
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states4,879,201#10 of 50 states−3,081,061
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states229,894#10 of 50 states−159,309
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states6,534#33 of 50 states+649
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states3,186,755#9 of 50 states−2,374,385
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states46,491#18 of 50 states−13,355
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states539,125#16 of 50 states−261,162
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states24.3 min#20 of 50 states−1.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$72,389#37 of 50 states+$24,269
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$40,990#35 of 50 states+$816
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$98,697#37 of 50 states+$23,673
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states547,357#8 of 50 states−493,347
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states1,457,030#8 of 50 states−1,171,030
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states1,167,107#8 of 50 states−924,398
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states230,806#8 of 50 states−193,923
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states100,177#8 of 50 states−81,980
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states9,525,652#10 of 50 states−6,337,601
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states507,760#16 of 50 states−219,079
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states6,995,406#10 of 50 states−4,287,370
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states4,051,363#9 of 50 states−3,278,308
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states4,040,059#10 of 50 states−2,610,167
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states579,452#14 of 50 states−300,088
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states251,652#10 of 50 states−165,592
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states7,264,560#7 of 50 states−4,703,438
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states1,303,275#13 of 50 states−1,262,512
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states33,430#14 of 50 states−12,491
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states378,447#15 of 50 states−285,595
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states621,831#21 of 50 states−29,419

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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