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

Vermont & Nevada

MEASUREVERMONTNEVADADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count648,493#49 of 50 states3,267,467#31 of 50 states−2,618,974
Housing units ↗Reported count334,318#48 of 50 states1,281,018#33 of 50 states−946,700
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count57,618#44 of 50 states126,968#32 of 50 states−69,350
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,319#26 of 50 states$1,709#42 of 50 states−$390
Employed residents ↗Reported count348,622#48 of 50 states1,598,223#32 of 50 states−1,249,601
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count9,554#49 of 50 states107,149#25 of 50 states−97,595
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count688#50 of 50 states14,517#24 of 50 states−13,829
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count194,632#49 of 50 states942,603#32 of 50 states−747,971
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,863#37 of 50 states39,539#22 of 50 states−34,676
Residents working from home ↗Reported count54,357#46 of 50 states179,164#29 of 50 states−124,807
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.9 min#17 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states−1.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$82,730#19 of 50 states$81,134#22 of 50 states+$1,596
Per capita income ↗Dollars$48,856#11 of 50 states$42,545#28 of 50 states+$6,311
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,920#21 of 50 states$109,620#22 of 50 states+$300
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count30,142#46 of 50 states146,825#31 of 50 states−116,683
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count104,432#47 of 50 states387,217#33 of 50 states−282,785
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count76,328#47 of 50 states309,764#31 of 50 states−233,436
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count13,889#47 of 50 states47,484#35 of 50 states−33,595
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count11,681#45 of 50 states34,532#26 of 50 states−22,851
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count615,657#49 of 50 states2,862,041#32 of 50 states−2,246,384
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count27,102#50 of 50 states366,606#23 of 50 states−339,504
Private health insurance ↗Reported count456,037#49 of 50 states2,064,009#33 of 50 states−1,607,972
Public health insurance ↗Reported count260,439#48 of 50 states1,166,345#33 of 50 states−905,906
Private wage workers ↗Reported count270,905#48 of 50 states1,292,259#32 of 50 states−1,021,354
Government workers ↗Reported count46,616#50 of 50 states202,558#36 of 50 states−155,942
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count29,890#47 of 50 states98,844#30 of 50 states−68,954
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count579,324#47 of 50 states1,399,628#38 of 50 states−820,304
Black or African American population ↗Reported count5,845#48 of 50 states297,748#29 of 50 states−291,903
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count895#49 of 50 states16,923#22 of 50 states−16,028
Asian population ↗Reported count13,049#47 of 50 states303,214#17 of 50 states−290,165
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count17,401#50 of 50 states999,427#15 of 50 states−982,026

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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