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

Wisconsin & Tennessee

MEASUREWISCONSINTENNESSEEDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count5,960,975#20 of 50 states7,227,750#15 of 50 states−1,266,775
Housing units ↗Reported count2,727,726#19 of 50 states3,031,605#15 of 50 states−303,879
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count285,340#18 of 50 states315,189#13 of 50 states−29,849
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,142#18 of 50 states$1,284#24 of 50 states−$142
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,090,398#20 of 50 states3,525,120#16 of 50 states−434,722
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count97,244#29 of 50 states155,583#16 of 50 states−58,339
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,964#40 of 50 states20,051#19 of 50 states−16,087
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,691,367#21 of 50 states2,149,556#15 of 50 states−458,189
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count41,697#20 of 50 states15,730#28 of 50 states+25,967
Residents working from home ↗Reported count360,127#20 of 50 states441,140#19 of 50 states−81,013
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states26.5 min#33 of 50 states−3.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$77,488#28 of 50 states$71,997#40 of 50 states+$5,491
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,361#25 of 50 states$40,729#37 of 50 states+$2,632
Mean household income ↗Dollars$100,929#33 of 50 states$99,759#36 of 50 states+$1,170
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count279,061#18 of 50 states275,155#19 of 50 states+3,906
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count838,090#19 of 50 states946,219#14 of 50 states−108,129
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count682,575#17 of 50 states706,165#15 of 50 states−23,590
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count103,852#22 of 50 states150,036#13 of 50 states−46,184
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count44,567#22 of 50 states49,437#20 of 50 states−4,870
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,586,532#20 of 50 states6,440,530#16 of 50 states−853,998
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count310,536#25 of 50 states690,683#12 of 50 states−380,147
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,289,987#19 of 50 states4,762,233#16 of 50 states−472,246
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,084,516#21 of 50 states2,532,447#17 of 50 states−447,931
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,536,422#18 of 50 states2,791,842#17 of 50 states−255,420
Government workers ↗Reported count399,987#21 of 50 states486,655#17 of 50 states−86,668
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count149,053#22 of 50 states237,903#12 of 50 states−88,850
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,634,941#18 of 50 states5,095,402#12 of 50 states−460,461
Black or African American population ↗Reported count354,440#25 of 50 states1,074,700#17 of 50 states−720,260
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count34,534#12 of 50 states8,257#37 of 50 states+26,277
Asian population ↗Reported count183,440#23 of 50 states143,990#25 of 50 states+39,450
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count499,904#26 of 50 states566,839#24 of 50 states−66,935

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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