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

Wyoming & Utah

MEASUREWYOMINGUTAHDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count587,618#50 of 50 states3,503,613#30 of 50 states−2,915,995
Housing units ↗Reported count271,887#50 of 50 states1,151,414#35 of 50 states−879,527
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count25,500#50 of 50 states98,778#38 of 50 states−73,278
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$998#6 of 50 states$1,593#37 of 50 states−$595
Employed residents ↗Reported count297,101#50 of 50 states1,798,140#30 of 50 states−1,501,039
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count10,546#48 of 50 states70,585#31 of 50 states−60,039
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,202#38 of 50 states7,183#31 of 50 states−2,981
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count168,634#50 of 50 states812,370#34 of 50 states−643,736
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count3,263#47 of 50 states33,136#23 of 50 states−29,873
Residents working from home ↗Reported count28,679#50 of 50 states277,963#25 of 50 states−249,284
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.7 min#4 of 50 states23.2 min#14 of 50 states−3.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,532#32 of 50 states$96,658#9 of 50 states−$21,126
Per capita income ↗Dollars$44,008#22 of 50 states$41,806#30 of 50 states+$2,202
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,197#32 of 50 states$122,370#12 of 50 states−$21,173
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count14,323#50 of 50 states54,010#41 of 50 states−39,687
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count85,854#49 of 50 states286,000#37 of 50 states−200,146
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count69,313#49 of 50 states242,709#35 of 50 states−173,396
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count9,581#49 of 50 states36,883#37 of 50 states−27,302
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count3,784#50 of 50 states18,197#35 of 50 states−14,413
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count517,580#50 of 50 states3,188,051#30 of 50 states−2,670,471
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count59,332#46 of 50 states288,681#28 of 50 states−229,349
Private health insurance ↗Reported count419,639#50 of 50 states2,708,036#27 of 50 states−2,288,397
Public health insurance ↗Reported count179,988#50 of 50 states773,055#37 of 50 states−593,067
Private wage workers ↗Reported count209,025#50 of 50 states1,429,892#29 of 50 states−1,220,867
Government workers ↗Reported count65,016#49 of 50 states279,364#29 of 50 states−214,348
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count21,700#49 of 50 states86,060#33 of 50 states−64,360
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count472,841#48 of 50 states2,561,122#28 of 50 states−2,088,281
Black or African American population ↗Reported count4,321#49 of 50 states40,763#40 of 50 states−36,442
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,472#36 of 50 states20,939#19 of 50 states−12,467
Asian population ↗Reported count5,332#50 of 50 states92,852#29 of 50 states−87,520
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count65,030#43 of 50 states592,412#23 of 50 states−527,382

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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