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

Wyoming & Idaho

MEASUREWYOMINGIDAHODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count587,618#50 of 50 states2,001,619#38 of 50 states−1,414,001
Housing units ↗Reported count271,887#50 of 50 states751,859#39 of 50 states−479,972
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count25,500#50 of 50 states80,871#40 of 50 states−55,371
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$998#6 of 50 states$1,384#29 of 50 states−$386
Employed residents ↗Reported count297,101#50 of 50 states965,244#37 of 50 states−668,143
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count10,546#48 of 50 states37,396#37 of 50 states−26,850
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,202#38 of 50 states5,211#36 of 50 states−1,009
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count168,634#50 of 50 states585,943#38 of 50 states−417,309
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count3,263#47 of 50 states4,395#41 of 50 states−1,132
Residents working from home ↗Reported count28,679#50 of 50 states120,976#34 of 50 states−92,297
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.7 min#4 of 50 states22.2 min#9 of 50 states−2.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,532#32 of 50 states$81,166#21 of 50 states−$5,634
Per capita income ↗Dollars$44,008#22 of 50 states$39,870#41 of 50 states+$4,138
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,197#32 of 50 states$104,073#26 of 50 states−$2,876
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count14,323#50 of 50 states53,837#42 of 50 states−39,514
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count85,854#49 of 50 states246,556#38 of 50 states−160,702
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count69,313#49 of 50 states196,303#38 of 50 states−126,990
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count9,581#49 of 50 states33,998#39 of 50 states−24,417
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count3,784#50 of 50 states18,051#36 of 50 states−14,267
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count517,580#50 of 50 states1,793,174#38 of 50 states−1,275,594
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count59,332#46 of 50 states181,552#36 of 50 states−122,220
Private health insurance ↗Reported count419,639#50 of 50 states1,378,383#37 of 50 states−958,744
Public health insurance ↗Reported count179,988#50 of 50 states666,050#38 of 50 states−486,062
Private wage workers ↗Reported count209,025#50 of 50 states749,614#37 of 50 states−540,589
Government workers ↗Reported count65,016#49 of 50 states145,606#40 of 50 states−80,590
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count21,700#49 of 50 states68,172#36 of 50 states−46,472
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count472,841#48 of 50 states1,558,007#36 of 50 states−1,085,166
Black or African American population ↗Reported count4,321#49 of 50 states14,354#47 of 50 states−10,033
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,472#36 of 50 states12,541#31 of 50 states−4,069
Asian population ↗Reported count5,332#50 of 50 states29,215#43 of 50 states−23,883
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count65,030#43 of 50 states286,185#34 of 50 states−221,155

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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