A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Utah & South Carolina

MEASUREUTAHSOUTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states5,478,831#23 of 50 states−1,975,218
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states2,344,963#23 of 50 states−1,193,549
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states308,420#14 of 50 states−209,642
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,272#23 of 50 states+$321
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states2,578,529#23 of 50 states−780,389
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states121,600#20 of 50 states−51,015
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states43,041#10 of 50 states−35,858
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states1,733,926#19 of 50 states−921,556
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states8,421#34 of 50 states+24,715
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states316,801#24 of 50 states−38,838
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states26.3 min#29 of 50 states−3.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$72,350#38 of 50 states+$24,308
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$40,195#40 of 50 states+$1,611
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$97,757#38 of 50 states+$24,613
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states211,371#27 of 50 states−157,361
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states781,676#20 of 50 states−495,676
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states608,174#21 of 50 states−365,465
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states100,137#24 of 50 states−63,254
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states24,543#32 of 50 states−6,346
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states4,898,013#23 of 50 states−1,709,962
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states481,968#17 of 50 states−193,287
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states3,627,737#23 of 50 states−919,701
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states2,059,512#22 of 50 states−1,286,457
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states2,048,043#23 of 50 states−618,151
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states376,813#24 of 50 states−97,449
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states148,906#23 of 50 states−62,846
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states3,375,763#23 of 50 states−814,641
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states1,278,752#15 of 50 states−1,237,989
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states11,488#32 of 50 states+9,451
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states107,884#27 of 50 states−15,032
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states434,217#27 of 50 states+158,195

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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