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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Utah & New York

MEASUREUTAHNEW YORKDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states19,867,248#4 of 50 states−16,363,635
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states8,488,066#4 of 50 states−7,336,652
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states848,837#4 of 50 states−750,059
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,634#39 of 50 states−$41
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states9,737,212#4 of 50 states−7,939,072
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states547,371#3 of 50 states−476,786
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states21,874#16 of 50 states−14,691
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states6,064,042#4 of 50 states−5,251,672
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states2,312,760#1 of 50 states−2,279,624
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states1,124,869#4 of 50 states−846,906
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states33.2 min#50 of 50 states−10.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$85,820#15 of 50 states+$10,838
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$51,002#8 of 50 states−$9,196
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$128,562#10 of 50 states−$6,192
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states1,270,240#2 of 50 states−1,216,230
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states2,545,958#4 of 50 states−2,259,958
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states1,961,126#4 of 50 states−1,718,417
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states469,566#3 of 50 states−432,683
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states340,388#2 of 50 states−322,191
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states18,693,001#4 of 50 states−15,504,950
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states973,715#5 of 50 states−685,034
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states12,686,828#4 of 50 states−9,978,792
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states8,570,608#3 of 50 states−7,797,553
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states7,610,321#4 of 50 states−6,180,429
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states1,566,320#3 of 50 states−1,286,956
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states544,935#4 of 50 states−458,875
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states10,317,249#4 of 50 states−7,756,127
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states2,629,238#4 of 50 states−2,588,475
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states34,287#13 of 50 states−13,348
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states1,874,009#3 of 50 states−1,781,157
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states4,019,288#4 of 50 states−3,426,876

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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