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

Wyoming & Maryland

MEASUREWYOMINGMARYLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count587,618#50 of 50 states6,263,220#18 of 50 states−5,675,602
Housing units ↗Reported count271,887#50 of 50 states2,530,844#20 of 50 states−2,258,957
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count25,500#50 of 50 states186,943#25 of 50 states−161,443
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$998#6 of 50 states$1,721#43 of 50 states−$723
Employed residents ↗Reported count297,101#50 of 50 states3,249,570#18 of 50 states−2,952,469
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count10,546#48 of 50 states147,630#17 of 50 states−137,084
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,202#38 of 50 states37,046#11 of 50 states−32,844
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count168,634#50 of 50 states1,625,139#22 of 50 states−1,456,505
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count3,263#47 of 50 states160,155#8 of 50 states−156,892
Residents working from home ↗Reported count28,679#50 of 50 states504,513#17 of 50 states−475,834
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.7 min#4 of 50 states32.3 min#49 of 50 states−12.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,532#32 of 50 states$102,905#3 of 50 states−$27,373
Per capita income ↗Dollars$44,008#22 of 50 states$53,199#6 of 50 states−$9,191
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,197#32 of 50 states$136,413#6 of 50 states−$35,216
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count14,323#50 of 50 states247,604#22 of 50 states−233,281
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count85,854#49 of 50 states698,094#23 of 50 states−612,240
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count69,313#49 of 50 states633,967#20 of 50 states−564,654
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count9,581#49 of 50 states101,704#23 of 50 states−92,123
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count3,784#50 of 50 states59,156#17 of 50 states−55,372
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count517,580#50 of 50 states5,776,829#18 of 50 states−5,259,249
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count59,332#46 of 50 states390,741#22 of 50 states−331,409
Private health insurance ↗Reported count419,639#50 of 50 states4,519,638#18 of 50 states−4,099,999
Public health insurance ↗Reported count179,988#50 of 50 states2,158,214#19 of 50 states−1,978,226
Private wage workers ↗Reported count209,025#50 of 50 states2,356,306#22 of 50 states−2,147,281
Government workers ↗Reported count65,016#49 of 50 states726,197#11 of 50 states−661,181
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count21,700#49 of 50 states161,768#19 of 50 states−140,068
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count472,841#48 of 50 states2,837,686#26 of 50 states−2,364,845
Black or African American population ↗Reported count4,321#49 of 50 states1,796,869#7 of 50 states−1,792,548
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,472#36 of 50 states10,053#34 of 50 states−1,581
Asian population ↗Reported count5,332#50 of 50 states431,616#13 of 50 states−426,284
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count65,030#43 of 50 states830,948#17 of 50 states−765,918

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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