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

Utah & Virginia

MEASUREUTAHVIRGINIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states8,811,195#12 of 50 states−5,307,582
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states3,618,247#12 of 50 states−2,466,833
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states296,904#15 of 50 states−198,126
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,646#40 of 50 states−$53
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states4,381,889#12 of 50 states−2,583,749
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states164,596#14 of 50 states−94,011
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states132,715#2 of 50 states−125,532
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states2,494,496#12 of 50 states−1,682,126
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states131,589#11 of 50 states−98,453
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states703,153#9 of 50 states−425,190
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states28.3 min#42 of 50 states−5.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$92,090#12 of 50 states+$4,568
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$50,866#9 of 50 states−$9,060
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$127,363#11 of 50 states−$4,993
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states316,827#14 of 50 states−262,817
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states1,046,509#12 of 50 states−760,509
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states936,525#11 of 50 states−693,816
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states145,921#14 of 50 states−109,038
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states74,203#12 of 50 states−56,006
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states7,984,829#12 of 50 states−4,796,778
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states595,595#13 of 50 states−306,914
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states6,233,777#12 of 50 states−3,525,741
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states2,951,576#12 of 50 states−2,178,521
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states3,259,600#12 of 50 states−1,829,708
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states902,995#5 of 50 states−623,631
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states211,796#15 of 50 states−125,736
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states5,060,812#13 of 50 states−2,499,690
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states1,578,103#9 of 50 states−1,537,340
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states13,185#29 of 50 states+7,754
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states626,502#8 of 50 states−533,650
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states1,017,833#14 of 50 states−425,421

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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