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

Hawaii & Oklahoma

MEASUREHAWAIIOKLAHOMADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,446,146#40 of 50 states4,095,393#28 of 50 states−2,649,247
Housing units ↗Reported count561,066#42 of 50 states1,746,807#28 of 50 states−1,185,741
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count79,673#41 of 50 states196,679#24 of 50 states−117,006
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,942#49 of 50 states$1,044#9 of 50 states+$898
Employed residents ↗Reported count686,176#42 of 50 states1,883,561#29 of 50 states−1,197,385
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,984#42 of 50 states92,553#30 of 50 states−68,569
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count49,113#8 of 50 states21,376#18 of 50 states+27,737
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count425,213#41 of 50 states1,251,477#28 of 50 states−826,264
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,799#24 of 50 states5,349#35 of 50 states+25,450
Residents working from home ↗Reported count63,594#45 of 50 states167,486#30 of 50 states−103,892
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.7 min#35 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states+4.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$100,745#4 of 50 states$66,148#45 of 50 states+$34,597
Per capita income ↗Dollars$46,713#16 of 50 states$35,882#46 of 50 states+$10,831
Mean household income ↗Dollars$131,862#7 of 50 states$90,075#45 of 50 states+$41,787
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count56,690#40 of 50 states224,502#25 of 50 states−167,812
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count191,014#42 of 50 states501,430#28 of 50 states−310,416
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count149,844#42 of 50 states358,507#29 of 50 states−208,663
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,318#44 of 50 states92,172#25 of 50 states−71,854
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count17,144#39 of 50 states43,035#23 of 50 states−25,891
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,338,962#40 of 50 states3,547,583#28 of 50 states−2,208,621
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count47,926#48 of 50 states461,884#20 of 50 states−413,958
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,034,473#41 of 50 states2,506,060#29 of 50 states−1,471,587
Public health insurance ↗Reported count556,017#41 of 50 states1,555,864#28 of 50 states−999,847
Private wage workers ↗Reported count492,482#42 of 50 states1,408,894#30 of 50 states−916,412
Government workers ↗Reported count146,401#39 of 50 states347,351#25 of 50 states−200,950
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count45,681#42 of 50 states122,852#27 of 50 states−77,171
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count299,573#50 of 50 states2,500,338#30 of 50 states−2,200,765
Black or African American population ↗Reported count23,542#43 of 50 states261,454#30 of 50 states−237,912
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count2,062#46 of 50 states268,736#1 of 50 states−266,674
Asian population ↗Reported count514,880#12 of 50 states102,883#28 of 50 states+411,997
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count147,896#39 of 50 states551,226#25 of 50 states−403,330

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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