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

Arizona & Oklahoma

MEASUREARIZONAOKLAHOMADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states4,095,393#28 of 50 states+3,486,991
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states1,746,807#28 of 50 states+1,335,193
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states196,679#24 of 50 states+120,024
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$1,044#9 of 50 states+$628
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states1,883,561#29 of 50 states+1,722,864
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states92,553#30 of 50 states+79,906
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states21,376#18 of 50 states+2,480
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states1,251,477#28 of 50 states+1,139,589
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states5,349#35 of 50 states+35,231
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states167,486#30 of 50 states+414,803
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states+3.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$66,148#45 of 50 states+$15,338
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$35,882#46 of 50 states+$7,794
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$90,075#45 of 50 states+$20,447
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states224,502#25 of 50 states+78,380
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states501,430#28 of 50 states+519,814
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states358,507#29 of 50 states+437,503
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states92,172#25 of 50 states+21,300
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states43,035#23 of 50 states+15,840
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states3,547,583#28 of 50 states+3,158,397
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states461,884#20 of 50 states+305,496
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states2,506,060#29 of 50 states+2,351,005
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states1,555,864#28 of 50 states+1,253,354
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states1,408,894#30 of 50 states+1,494,753
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states347,351#25 of 50 states+135,643
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states122,852#27 of 50 states+89,326
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states2,500,338#30 of 50 states+1,381,760
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states261,454#30 of 50 states+74,823
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states268,736#1 of 50 states−33,369
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states102,883#28 of 50 states+186,574
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states551,226#25 of 50 states+1,884,435

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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