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

Utah & Ohio

MEASUREUTAHOHIODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states11,883,304#7 of 50 states−8,379,691
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states5,242,524#7 of 50 states−4,091,110
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states406,846#9 of 50 states−308,068
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,090#14 of 50 states+$503
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states5,855,326#7 of 50 states−4,057,186
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states243,410#9 of 50 states−172,825
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states14,609#23 of 50 states−7,426
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states3,521,329#7 of 50 states−2,708,959
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states55,980#14 of 50 states−22,844
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states687,025#10 of 50 states−409,062
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states23.8 min#16 of 50 states−0.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$72,212#39 of 50 states+$24,446
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$40,934#36 of 50 states+$872
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$97,483#39 of 50 states+$24,887
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states571,631#7 of 50 states−517,621
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states1,598,730#6 of 50 states−1,312,730
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states1,290,683#6 of 50 states−1,047,974
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states279,843#6 of 50 states−242,960
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states94,805#10 of 50 states−76,608
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states10,931,544#7 of 50 states−7,743,493
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states782,626#8 of 50 states−493,945
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states7,876,645#7 of 50 states−5,168,609
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states4,482,121#6 of 50 states−3,709,066
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states4,805,617#7 of 50 states−3,375,725
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states755,631#9 of 50 states−476,267
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states284,452#9 of 50 states−198,392
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states8,907,052#6 of 50 states−6,345,930
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states1,418,409#10 of 50 states−1,377,646
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states13,886#25 of 50 states+7,053
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states325,368#16 of 50 states−232,516
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states606,933#22 of 50 states−14,521

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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