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

Kansas & Ohio

MEASUREKANSASOHIODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,970,606#34 of 50 states11,883,304#7 of 50 states−8,912,698
Housing units ↗Reported count1,275,689#34 of 50 states5,242,524#7 of 50 states−3,966,835
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count105,627#36 of 50 states406,846#9 of 50 states−301,219
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,079#13 of 50 states$1,090#14 of 50 states−$11
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,497,364#33 of 50 states5,855,326#7 of 50 states−4,357,962
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count57,070#33 of 50 states243,410#9 of 50 states−186,340
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count22,318#14 of 50 states14,609#23 of 50 states+7,709
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count789,001#35 of 50 states3,521,329#7 of 50 states−2,732,328
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,225#36 of 50 states55,980#14 of 50 states−50,755
Residents working from home ↗Reported count153,539#33 of 50 states687,025#10 of 50 states−533,486
Mean commute time ↗Minutes20.0 min#7 of 50 states23.8 min#16 of 50 states−3.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,514#33 of 50 states$72,212#39 of 50 states+$3,302
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,580#33 of 50 states$40,934#36 of 50 states+$646
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,988#30 of 50 states$97,483#39 of 50 states+$4,505
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count71,066#37 of 50 states571,631#7 of 50 states−500,565
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count372,348#34 of 50 states1,598,730#6 of 50 states−1,226,382
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count296,108#32 of 50 states1,290,683#6 of 50 states−994,575
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count44,382#36 of 50 states279,843#6 of 50 states−235,461
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count15,705#42 of 50 states94,805#10 of 50 states−79,100
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,659,015#34 of 50 states10,931,544#7 of 50 states−8,272,529
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count248,116#31 of 50 states782,626#8 of 50 states−534,510
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,145,888#32 of 50 states7,876,645#7 of 50 states−5,730,757
Public health insurance ↗Reported count888,431#35 of 50 states4,482,121#6 of 50 states−3,593,690
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,159,051#33 of 50 states4,805,617#7 of 50 states−3,646,566
Government workers ↗Reported count253,143#30 of 50 states755,631#9 of 50 states−502,488
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count82,409#34 of 50 states284,452#9 of 50 states−202,043
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,133,139#32 of 50 states8,907,052#6 of 50 states−6,773,913
Black or African American population ↗Reported count152,192#33 of 50 states1,418,409#10 of 50 states−1,266,217
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,550#27 of 50 states13,886#25 of 50 states−336
Asian population ↗Reported count89,273#30 of 50 states325,368#16 of 50 states−236,095
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count422,762#28 of 50 states606,933#22 of 50 states−184,171

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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