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

Utah & New Mexico

MEASUREUTAHNEW MEXICODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states2,130,256#36 of 50 states+1,373,357
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states940,859#36 of 50 states+210,555
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states116,974#34 of 50 states−18,196
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,117#17 of 50 states+$476
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states954,860#38 of 50 states+843,280
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states53,097#36 of 50 states+17,488
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states16,049#20 of 50 states−8,866
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states719,928#36 of 50 states+92,442
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states4,443#40 of 50 states+28,693
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states97,946#39 of 50 states+180,017
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states24.0 min#18 of 50 states−0.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$67,816#43 of 50 states+$28,842
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$37,978#43 of 50 states+$3,828
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$91,875#43 of 50 states+$30,495
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states165,567#30 of 50 states−111,557
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states305,909#35 of 50 states−19,909
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states228,435#36 of 50 states+14,274
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states55,098#32 of 50 states−18,215
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states26,318#31 of 50 states−8,121
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states1,880,602#36 of 50 states+1,307,449
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states211,289#34 of 50 states+77,392
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states1,099,331#39 of 50 states+1,608,705
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states1,074,739#34 of 50 states−301,684
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states678,298#38 of 50 states+751,594
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states211,865#35 of 50 states+67,499
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states62,211#38 of 50 states+23,849
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states746,911#42 of 50 states+1,814,211
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states42,593#39 of 50 states−1,830
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states176,103#3 of 50 states−155,164
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states40,322#40 of 50 states+52,530
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states1,046,253#13 of 50 states−453,841

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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