A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Arkansas & Oklahoma

MEASUREARKANSASOKLAHOMADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,088,354#33 of 50 states4,095,393#28 of 50 states−1,007,039
Housing units ↗Reported count1,365,265#31 of 50 states1,746,807#28 of 50 states−381,542
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count174,275#29 of 50 states196,679#24 of 50 states−22,404
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$982#4 of 50 states$1,044#9 of 50 states−$62
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,399,240#34 of 50 states1,883,561#29 of 50 states−484,321
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count55,540#34 of 50 states92,553#30 of 50 states−37,013
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count6,395#34 of 50 states21,376#18 of 50 states−14,981
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,016,030#30 of 50 states1,251,477#28 of 50 states−235,447
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count3,953#45 of 50 states5,349#35 of 50 states−1,396
Residents working from home ↗Reported count119,058#36 of 50 states167,486#30 of 50 states−48,428
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states0.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$62,106#47 of 50 states$66,148#45 of 50 states−$4,042
Per capita income ↗Dollars$34,812#48 of 50 states$35,882#46 of 50 states−$1,070
Mean household income ↗Dollars$85,474#48 of 50 states$90,075#45 of 50 states−$4,601
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count111,766#34 of 50 states224,502#25 of 50 states−112,736
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count434,135#30 of 50 states501,430#28 of 50 states−67,295
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count293,585#33 of 50 states358,507#29 of 50 states−64,922
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count81,976#28 of 50 states92,172#25 of 50 states−10,196
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count17,707#38 of 50 states43,035#23 of 50 states−25,328
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,747,878#33 of 50 states3,547,583#28 of 50 states−799,705
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count284,915#29 of 50 states461,884#20 of 50 states−176,969
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,842,687#34 of 50 states2,506,060#29 of 50 states−663,373
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,293,264#30 of 50 states1,555,864#28 of 50 states−262,600
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,091,890#34 of 50 states1,408,894#30 of 50 states−317,004
Government workers ↗Reported count218,848#34 of 50 states347,351#25 of 50 states−128,503
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,181#32 of 50 states122,852#27 of 50 states−36,671
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,055,864#33 of 50 states2,500,338#30 of 50 states−444,474
Black or African American population ↗Reported count434,109#22 of 50 states261,454#30 of 50 states+172,655
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,145#30 of 50 states268,736#1 of 50 states−255,591
Asian population ↗Reported count54,576#36 of 50 states102,883#28 of 50 states−48,307
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count294,671#33 of 50 states551,226#25 of 50 states−256,555

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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