A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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AMERICA’S ECONOMIC BREATHING ROOM · FIRST EDITION

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Income tells part of the story.
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THE NATIONAL PICTURE50 STATES

One country.
Different realities.

Median household income · explore a state

ALAKAZARCACOCTDEFLGAHIIDILINIAKSKYLAMEMDMAMIMNMSMOMTNENVNHNJNMNYNCNDOHOKORPARISCSDTNTXUTVTVAWAWVWIWY
$59,127$104,828

Tiles are arranged schematically, not to geographic scale.

50states ranked
31questions to explore
2020–24ACS five-year source period
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INCOME01

Where is median household income highest?

$104,828
MassachusettsHighest reported value↗
HOUSING02

Where are reported monthly rents lowest?

$883
West VirginiaLowest reported value↗
HEALTH COVERAGE03

Which states have the most uninsured residents?

5,152,427
TexasHighest reported value↗
WORK04

Which states have the shortest average commutes?

17.5 min
North DakotaLowest reported value↗

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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TEXAS, IN PERSPECTIVEOpen profile ↗

Median household income

$79,721
#24of 50 states

Reported monthly rent

$1,475
#32lowest first

Residents without insurance

5,152,427
#1largest count

Separate measures, each with its own meaning. These are descriptive comparisons, not an overall state score.

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