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

Utah & Nebraska

MEASUREUTAHNEBRASKADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states2,005,466#37 of 50 states+1,498,147
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states844,278#38 of 50 states+307,136
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states56,509#45 of 50 states+42,269
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,102#15 of 50 states+$491
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states1,045,068#36 of 50 states+753,072
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states36,785#39 of 50 states+33,800
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states7,146#32 of 50 states+37
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states496,015#39 of 50 states+316,355
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states4,838#38 of 50 states+28,298
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states100,914#38 of 50 states+177,049
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states19.9 min#6 of 50 states+3.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$76,376#31 of 50 states+$20,282
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$41,026#34 of 50 states+$780
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$100,280#34 of 50 states+$22,090
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states68,814#38 of 50 states−14,804
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states245,217#39 of 50 states+40,783
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states182,543#39 of 50 states+60,166
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states32,827#40 of 50 states+4,056
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states16,574#41 of 50 states+1,623
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states1,837,378#37 of 50 states+1,350,673
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states139,831#38 of 50 states+148,850
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states1,451,517#36 of 50 states+1,256,519
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states630,738#39 of 50 states+142,317
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states822,196#36 of 50 states+607,696
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states154,229#37 of 50 states+125,135
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states66,192#37 of 50 states+19,868
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states1,483,350#37 of 50 states+1,077,772
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states90,019#35 of 50 states−49,256
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states13,416#28 of 50 states+7,523
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states55,154#35 of 50 states+37,698
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states271,524#35 of 50 states+320,888

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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