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

Utah & Vermont

MEASUREUTAHVERMONTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states648,493#49 of 50 states+2,855,120
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states334,318#48 of 50 states+817,096
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states57,618#44 of 50 states+41,160
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,319#26 of 50 states+$274
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states348,622#48 of 50 states+1,449,518
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states9,554#49 of 50 states+61,031
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states688#50 of 50 states+6,495
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states194,632#49 of 50 states+617,738
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states4,863#37 of 50 states+28,273
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states54,357#46 of 50 states+223,606
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states23.9 min#17 of 50 states−0.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$82,730#19 of 50 states+$13,928
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$48,856#11 of 50 states−$7,050
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$109,920#21 of 50 states+$12,450
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states30,142#46 of 50 states+23,868
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states104,432#47 of 50 states+181,568
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states76,328#47 of 50 states+166,381
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states13,889#47 of 50 states+22,994
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states11,681#45 of 50 states+6,516
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states615,657#49 of 50 states+2,572,394
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states27,102#50 of 50 states+261,579
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states456,037#49 of 50 states+2,251,999
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states260,439#48 of 50 states+512,616
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states270,905#48 of 50 states+1,158,987
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states46,616#50 of 50 states+232,748
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states29,890#47 of 50 states+56,170
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states579,324#47 of 50 states+1,981,798
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states5,845#48 of 50 states+34,918
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states895#49 of 50 states+20,044
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states13,049#47 of 50 states+79,803
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states17,401#50 of 50 states+575,011

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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