A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Wyoming & South Carolina

MEASUREWYOMINGSOUTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count587,618#50 of 50 states5,478,831#23 of 50 states−4,891,213
Housing units ↗Reported count271,887#50 of 50 states2,344,963#23 of 50 states−2,073,076
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count25,500#50 of 50 states308,420#14 of 50 states−282,920
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$998#6 of 50 states$1,272#23 of 50 states−$274
Employed residents ↗Reported count297,101#50 of 50 states2,578,529#23 of 50 states−2,281,428
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count10,546#48 of 50 states121,600#20 of 50 states−111,054
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,202#38 of 50 states43,041#10 of 50 states−38,839
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count168,634#50 of 50 states1,733,926#19 of 50 states−1,565,292
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count3,263#47 of 50 states8,421#34 of 50 states−5,158
Residents working from home ↗Reported count28,679#50 of 50 states316,801#24 of 50 states−288,122
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.7 min#4 of 50 states26.3 min#29 of 50 states−6.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,532#32 of 50 states$72,350#38 of 50 states+$3,182
Per capita income ↗Dollars$44,008#22 of 50 states$40,195#40 of 50 states+$3,813
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,197#32 of 50 states$97,757#38 of 50 states+$3,440
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count14,323#50 of 50 states211,371#27 of 50 states−197,048
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count85,854#49 of 50 states781,676#20 of 50 states−695,822
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count69,313#49 of 50 states608,174#21 of 50 states−538,861
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count9,581#49 of 50 states100,137#24 of 50 states−90,556
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count3,784#50 of 50 states24,543#32 of 50 states−20,759
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count517,580#50 of 50 states4,898,013#23 of 50 states−4,380,433
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count59,332#46 of 50 states481,968#17 of 50 states−422,636
Private health insurance ↗Reported count419,639#50 of 50 states3,627,737#23 of 50 states−3,208,098
Public health insurance ↗Reported count179,988#50 of 50 states2,059,512#22 of 50 states−1,879,524
Private wage workers ↗Reported count209,025#50 of 50 states2,048,043#23 of 50 states−1,839,018
Government workers ↗Reported count65,016#49 of 50 states376,813#24 of 50 states−311,797
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count21,700#49 of 50 states148,906#23 of 50 states−127,206
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count472,841#48 of 50 states3,375,763#23 of 50 states−2,902,922
Black or African American population ↗Reported count4,321#49 of 50 states1,278,752#15 of 50 states−1,274,431
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,472#36 of 50 states11,488#32 of 50 states−3,016
Asian population ↗Reported count5,332#50 of 50 states107,884#27 of 50 states−102,552
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count65,030#43 of 50 states434,217#27 of 50 states−369,187

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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