A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Wisconsin & Missouri

MEASUREWISCONSINMISSOURIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count5,960,975#20 of 50 states6,245,466#19 of 50 states−284,491
Housing units ↗Reported count2,727,726#19 of 50 states2,786,621#18 of 50 states−58,895
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count285,340#18 of 50 states295,283#16 of 50 states−9,943
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,142#18 of 50 states$1,067#11 of 50 states+$75
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,090,398#20 of 50 states3,082,178#21 of 50 states+8,220
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count97,244#29 of 50 states103,542#27 of 50 states−6,298
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,964#40 of 50 states21,416#17 of 50 states−17,452
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,691,367#21 of 50 states1,842,060#18 of 50 states−150,693
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count41,697#20 of 50 states30,439#25 of 50 states+11,258
Residents working from home ↗Reported count360,127#20 of 50 states360,070#21 of 50 states+57
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states24.0 min#18 of 50 states−1.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$77,488#28 of 50 states$71,589#42 of 50 states+$5,899
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,361#25 of 50 states$40,284#39 of 50 states+$3,077
Mean household income ↗Dollars$100,929#33 of 50 states$96,920#40 of 50 states+$4,009
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count279,061#18 of 50 states239,315#23 of 50 states+39,746
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count838,090#19 of 50 states844,789#18 of 50 states−6,699
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count682,575#17 of 50 states674,833#18 of 50 states+7,742
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count103,852#22 of 50 states136,492#17 of 50 states−32,640
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count44,567#22 of 50 states38,160#25 of 50 states+6,407
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,586,532#20 of 50 states5,668,666#19 of 50 states−82,134
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count310,536#25 of 50 states474,886#18 of 50 states−164,350
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,289,987#19 of 50 states4,191,686#21 of 50 states+98,301
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,084,516#21 of 50 states2,203,681#18 of 50 states−119,165
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,536,422#18 of 50 states2,486,279#20 of 50 states+50,143
Government workers ↗Reported count399,987#21 of 50 states413,691#19 of 50 states−13,704
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count149,053#22 of 50 states176,038#18 of 50 states−26,985
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,634,941#18 of 50 states4,759,544#15 of 50 states−124,603
Black or African American population ↗Reported count354,440#25 of 50 states648,554#19 of 50 states−294,114
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count34,534#12 of 50 states13,632#26 of 50 states+20,902
Asian population ↗Reported count183,440#23 of 50 states141,169#26 of 50 states+42,271
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count499,904#26 of 50 states346,700#31 of 50 states+153,204

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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