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

Wyoming & Florida

MEASUREWYOMINGFLORIDADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count587,618#50 of 50 states23,372,215#3 of 50 states−22,784,597
Housing units ↗Reported count271,887#50 of 50 states9,865,350#3 of 50 states−9,593,463
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count25,500#50 of 50 states1,488,170#1 of 50 states−1,462,670
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$998#6 of 50 states$1,812#45 of 50 states−$814
Employed residents ↗Reported count297,101#50 of 50 states11,202,980#3 of 50 states−10,905,879
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count10,546#48 of 50 states534,706#4 of 50 states−524,160
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,202#38 of 50 states72,435#5 of 50 states−68,233
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count168,634#50 of 50 states7,622,253#3 of 50 states−7,453,619
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count3,263#47 of 50 states143,155#10 of 50 states−139,892
Residents working from home ↗Reported count28,679#50 of 50 states1,721,372#3 of 50 states−1,692,693
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.7 min#4 of 50 states28.9 min#44 of 50 states−9.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,532#32 of 50 states$77,735#26 of 50 states−$2,203
Per capita income ↗Dollars$44,008#22 of 50 states$43,582#24 of 50 states+$426
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,197#32 of 50 states$108,835#24 of 50 states−$7,638
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count14,323#50 of 50 states1,039,823#4 of 50 states−1,025,500
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count85,854#49 of 50 states3,345,449#2 of 50 states−3,259,595
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count69,313#49 of 50 states2,349,222#2 of 50 states−2,279,909
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count9,581#49 of 50 states442,597#4 of 50 states−433,016
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count3,784#50 of 50 states179,720#4 of 50 states−175,936
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count517,580#50 of 50 states20,528,683#3 of 50 states−20,011,103
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count59,332#46 of 50 states2,509,782#2 of 50 states−2,450,450
Private health insurance ↗Reported count419,639#50 of 50 states15,068,492#3 of 50 states−14,648,853
Public health insurance ↗Reported count179,988#50 of 50 states8,253,155#4 of 50 states−8,073,167
Private wage workers ↗Reported count209,025#50 of 50 states9,138,334#3 of 50 states−8,929,309
Government workers ↗Reported count65,016#49 of 50 states1,322,167#4 of 50 states−1,257,151
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count21,700#49 of 50 states718,827#3 of 50 states−697,127
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count472,841#48 of 50 states11,469,118#3 of 50 states−10,996,277
Black or African American population ↗Reported count4,321#49 of 50 states3,340,695#3 of 50 states−3,336,374
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,472#36 of 50 states24,930#17 of 50 states−16,458
Asian population ↗Reported count5,332#50 of 50 states705,650#7 of 50 states−700,318
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count65,030#43 of 50 states6,706,088#3 of 50 states−6,641,058

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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