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

Vermont & Utah

MEASUREVERMONTUTAHDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count648,493#49 of 50 states3,503,613#30 of 50 states−2,855,120
Housing units ↗Reported count334,318#48 of 50 states1,151,414#35 of 50 states−817,096
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count57,618#44 of 50 states98,778#38 of 50 states−41,160
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,319#26 of 50 states$1,593#37 of 50 states−$274
Employed residents ↗Reported count348,622#48 of 50 states1,798,140#30 of 50 states−1,449,518
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count9,554#49 of 50 states70,585#31 of 50 states−61,031
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count688#50 of 50 states7,183#31 of 50 states−6,495
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count194,632#49 of 50 states812,370#34 of 50 states−617,738
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,863#37 of 50 states33,136#23 of 50 states−28,273
Residents working from home ↗Reported count54,357#46 of 50 states277,963#25 of 50 states−223,606
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.9 min#17 of 50 states23.2 min#14 of 50 states+0.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$82,730#19 of 50 states$96,658#9 of 50 states−$13,928
Per capita income ↗Dollars$48,856#11 of 50 states$41,806#30 of 50 states+$7,050
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,920#21 of 50 states$122,370#12 of 50 states−$12,450
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count30,142#46 of 50 states54,010#41 of 50 states−23,868
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count104,432#47 of 50 states286,000#37 of 50 states−181,568
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count76,328#47 of 50 states242,709#35 of 50 states−166,381
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count13,889#47 of 50 states36,883#37 of 50 states−22,994
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count11,681#45 of 50 states18,197#35 of 50 states−6,516
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count615,657#49 of 50 states3,188,051#30 of 50 states−2,572,394
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count27,102#50 of 50 states288,681#28 of 50 states−261,579
Private health insurance ↗Reported count456,037#49 of 50 states2,708,036#27 of 50 states−2,251,999
Public health insurance ↗Reported count260,439#48 of 50 states773,055#37 of 50 states−512,616
Private wage workers ↗Reported count270,905#48 of 50 states1,429,892#29 of 50 states−1,158,987
Government workers ↗Reported count46,616#50 of 50 states279,364#29 of 50 states−232,748
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count29,890#47 of 50 states86,060#33 of 50 states−56,170
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count579,324#47 of 50 states2,561,122#28 of 50 states−1,981,798
Black or African American population ↗Reported count5,845#48 of 50 states40,763#40 of 50 states−34,918
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count895#49 of 50 states20,939#19 of 50 states−20,044
Asian population ↗Reported count13,049#47 of 50 states92,852#29 of 50 states−79,803
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count17,401#50 of 50 states592,412#23 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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