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

Wyoming & Wisconsin

MEASUREWYOMINGWISCONSINDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count587,618#50 of 50 states5,960,975#20 of 50 states−5,373,357
Housing units ↗Reported count271,887#50 of 50 states2,727,726#19 of 50 states−2,455,839
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count25,500#50 of 50 states285,340#18 of 50 states−259,840
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$998#6 of 50 states$1,142#18 of 50 states−$144
Employed residents ↗Reported count297,101#50 of 50 states3,090,398#20 of 50 states−2,793,297
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count10,546#48 of 50 states97,244#29 of 50 states−86,698
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,202#38 of 50 states3,964#40 of 50 states+238
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count168,634#50 of 50 states1,691,367#21 of 50 states−1,522,733
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count3,263#47 of 50 states41,697#20 of 50 states−38,434
Residents working from home ↗Reported count28,679#50 of 50 states360,127#20 of 50 states−331,448
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.7 min#4 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states−3.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,532#32 of 50 states$77,488#28 of 50 states−$1,956
Per capita income ↗Dollars$44,008#22 of 50 states$43,361#25 of 50 states+$647
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,197#32 of 50 states$100,929#33 of 50 states+$268
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count14,323#50 of 50 states279,061#18 of 50 states−264,738
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count85,854#49 of 50 states838,090#19 of 50 states−752,236
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count69,313#49 of 50 states682,575#17 of 50 states−613,262
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count9,581#49 of 50 states103,852#22 of 50 states−94,271
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count3,784#50 of 50 states44,567#22 of 50 states−40,783
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count517,580#50 of 50 states5,586,532#20 of 50 states−5,068,952
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count59,332#46 of 50 states310,536#25 of 50 states−251,204
Private health insurance ↗Reported count419,639#50 of 50 states4,289,987#19 of 50 states−3,870,348
Public health insurance ↗Reported count179,988#50 of 50 states2,084,516#21 of 50 states−1,904,528
Private wage workers ↗Reported count209,025#50 of 50 states2,536,422#18 of 50 states−2,327,397
Government workers ↗Reported count65,016#49 of 50 states399,987#21 of 50 states−334,971
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count21,700#49 of 50 states149,053#22 of 50 states−127,353
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count472,841#48 of 50 states4,634,941#18 of 50 states−4,162,100
Black or African American population ↗Reported count4,321#49 of 50 states354,440#25 of 50 states−350,119
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,472#36 of 50 states34,534#12 of 50 states−26,062
Asian population ↗Reported count5,332#50 of 50 states183,440#23 of 50 states−178,108
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count65,030#43 of 50 states499,904#26 of 50 states−434,874

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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