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

Utah & North Carolina

MEASUREUTAHNORTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states11,046,024#9 of 50 states−7,542,411
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states4,708,710#8 of 50 states−3,557,296
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states577,150#5 of 50 states−478,372
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,338#28 of 50 states+$255
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states5,369,487#9 of 50 states−3,571,347
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states223,064#11 of 50 states−152,479
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states104,484#4 of 50 states−97,301
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states3,285,188#8 of 50 states−2,472,818
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states43,422#19 of 50 states−10,286
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states828,181#7 of 50 states−550,218
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states−2.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$73,958#36 of 50 states+$22,700
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$42,777#27 of 50 states−$971
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$103,766#27 of 50 states+$18,604
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states540,299#9 of 50 states−486,289
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states1,425,406#9 of 50 states−1,139,406
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states1,108,733#9 of 50 states−866,024
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states200,773#10 of 50 states−163,890
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states77,929#11 of 50 states−59,732
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states9,910,035#8 of 50 states−6,721,984
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states927,893#6 of 50 states−639,212
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states7,272,581#9 of 50 states−4,564,545
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states4,081,977#8 of 50 states−3,308,922
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states4,322,363#9 of 50 states−2,892,471
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states737,537#10 of 50 states−458,173
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states301,920#6 of 50 states−215,860
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states6,514,175#9 of 50 states−3,953,053
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states2,151,963#5 of 50 states−2,111,200
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states87,869#6 of 50 states−66,930
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states395,550#14 of 50 states−302,698
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states1,324,570#9 of 50 states−732,158

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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