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

Virginia & Vermont

MEASUREVIRGINIAVERMONTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count8,811,195#12 of 50 states648,493#49 of 50 states+8,162,702
Housing units ↗Reported count3,618,247#12 of 50 states334,318#48 of 50 states+3,283,929
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count296,904#15 of 50 states57,618#44 of 50 states+239,286
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,646#40 of 50 states$1,319#26 of 50 states+$327
Employed residents ↗Reported count4,381,889#12 of 50 states348,622#48 of 50 states+4,033,267
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count164,596#14 of 50 states9,554#49 of 50 states+155,042
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count132,715#2 of 50 states688#50 of 50 states+132,027
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,494,496#12 of 50 states194,632#49 of 50 states+2,299,864
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count131,589#11 of 50 states4,863#37 of 50 states+126,726
Residents working from home ↗Reported count703,153#9 of 50 states54,357#46 of 50 states+648,796
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.3 min#42 of 50 states23.9 min#17 of 50 states+4.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$92,090#12 of 50 states$82,730#19 of 50 states+$9,360
Per capita income ↗Dollars$50,866#9 of 50 states$48,856#11 of 50 states+$2,010
Mean household income ↗Dollars$127,363#11 of 50 states$109,920#21 of 50 states+$17,443
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count316,827#14 of 50 states30,142#46 of 50 states+286,685
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,046,509#12 of 50 states104,432#47 of 50 states+942,077
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count936,525#11 of 50 states76,328#47 of 50 states+860,197
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count145,921#14 of 50 states13,889#47 of 50 states+132,032
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count74,203#12 of 50 states11,681#45 of 50 states+62,522
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count7,984,829#12 of 50 states615,657#49 of 50 states+7,369,172
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count595,595#13 of 50 states27,102#50 of 50 states+568,493
Private health insurance ↗Reported count6,233,777#12 of 50 states456,037#49 of 50 states+5,777,740
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,951,576#12 of 50 states260,439#48 of 50 states+2,691,137
Private wage workers ↗Reported count3,259,600#12 of 50 states270,905#48 of 50 states+2,988,695
Government workers ↗Reported count902,995#5 of 50 states46,616#50 of 50 states+856,379
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count211,796#15 of 50 states29,890#47 of 50 states+181,906
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,060,812#13 of 50 states579,324#47 of 50 states+4,481,488
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,578,103#9 of 50 states5,845#48 of 50 states+1,572,258
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,185#29 of 50 states895#49 of 50 states+12,290
Asian population ↗Reported count626,502#8 of 50 states13,049#47 of 50 states+613,453
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,017,833#14 of 50 states17,401#50 of 50 states+1,000,432

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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