A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Wisconsin & Georgia

MEASUREWISCONSINGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count5,960,975#20 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states−5,219,903
Housing units ↗Reported count2,727,726#19 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states−1,683,230
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count285,340#18 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−162,724
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,142#18 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states−$364
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,090,398#20 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states−2,373,161
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count97,244#29 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−171,826
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,964#40 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−50,522
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,691,367#21 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states−1,493,924
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count41,697#20 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−23,257
Residents working from home ↗Reported count360,127#20 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−443,466
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−6.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$77,488#28 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states−$2,503
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,361#25 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states+$1,365
Mean household income ↗Dollars$100,929#33 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states−$7,978
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count279,061#18 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states−177,279
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count838,090#19 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states−411,538
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count682,575#17 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states−260,346
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count103,852#22 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states−104,772
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count44,567#22 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states−24,264
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,586,532#20 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states−4,088,084
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count310,536#25 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−1,003,687
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,289,987#19 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states−3,099,661
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,084,516#21 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states−1,425,194
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,536,422#18 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states−1,837,408
Government workers ↗Reported count399,987#21 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−379,032
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count149,053#22 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−150,359
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,634,941#18 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states−732,886
Black or African American population ↗Reported count354,440#25 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−3,028,291
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count34,534#12 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states+17,082
Asian population ↗Reported count183,440#23 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−360,786
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count499,904#26 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−799,296

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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