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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Wyoming & Indiana

MEASUREWYOMINGINDIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count587,618#50 of 50 states6,924,275#17 of 50 states−6,336,657
Housing units ↗Reported count271,887#50 of 50 states2,923,175#17 of 50 states−2,651,288
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count25,500#50 of 50 states250,464#20 of 50 states−224,964
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$998#6 of 50 states$1,104#16 of 50 states−$106
Employed residents ↗Reported count297,101#50 of 50 states3,406,179#17 of 50 states−3,109,078
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count10,546#48 of 50 states145,489#18 of 50 states−134,943
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,202#38 of 50 states4,115#39 of 50 states+87
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count168,634#50 of 50 states1,986,259#16 of 50 states−1,817,625
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count3,263#47 of 50 states19,794#26 of 50 states−16,531
Residents working from home ↗Reported count28,679#50 of 50 states323,341#23 of 50 states−294,662
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.7 min#4 of 50 states24.6 min#22 of 50 states−4.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,532#32 of 50 states$71,959#41 of 50 states+$3,573
Per capita income ↗Dollars$44,008#22 of 50 states$38,794#42 of 50 states+$5,214
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,197#32 of 50 states$95,565#42 of 50 states+$5,632
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count14,323#50 of 50 states238,944#24 of 50 states−224,621
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count85,854#49 of 50 states890,811#16 of 50 states−804,957
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count69,313#49 of 50 states697,014#16 of 50 states−627,701
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count9,581#49 of 50 states144,322#15 of 50 states−134,741
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count3,784#50 of 50 states47,101#21 of 50 states−43,317
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count517,580#50 of 50 states6,316,031#17 of 50 states−5,798,451
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count59,332#46 of 50 states512,807#14 of 50 states−453,475
Private health insurance ↗Reported count419,639#50 of 50 states4,589,759#17 of 50 states−4,170,120
Public health insurance ↗Reported count179,988#50 of 50 states2,536,167#16 of 50 states−2,356,179
Private wage workers ↗Reported count209,025#50 of 50 states2,847,476#16 of 50 states−2,638,451
Government workers ↗Reported count65,016#49 of 50 states397,092#22 of 50 states−332,076
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count21,700#49 of 50 states155,550#21 of 50 states−133,850
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count472,841#48 of 50 states5,142,060#11 of 50 states−4,669,219
Black or African American population ↗Reported count4,321#49 of 50 states619,678#20 of 50 states−615,357
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,472#36 of 50 states5,915#40 of 50 states+2,557
Asian population ↗Reported count5,332#50 of 50 states186,325#22 of 50 states−180,993
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count65,030#43 of 50 states626,616#20 of 50 states−561,586

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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