A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Kansas & Oregon

MEASUREKANSASOREGONDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,970,606#34 of 50 states4,272,371#27 of 50 states−1,301,765
Housing units ↗Reported count1,275,689#34 of 50 states1,813,747#27 of 50 states−538,058
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count105,627#36 of 50 states152,581#30 of 50 states−46,954
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,079#13 of 50 states$1,597#38 of 50 states−$518
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,497,364#33 of 50 states2,123,643#25 of 50 states−626,279
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count57,070#33 of 50 states108,341#23 of 50 states−51,271
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count22,318#14 of 50 states3,022#45 of 50 states+19,296
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count789,001#35 of 50 states1,318,826#27 of 50 states−529,825
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,225#36 of 50 states50,221#17 of 50 states−44,996
Residents working from home ↗Reported count153,539#33 of 50 states354,930#22 of 50 states−201,391
Mean commute time ↗Minutes20.0 min#7 of 50 states23.2 min#14 of 50 states−3.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,514#33 of 50 states$85,220#16 of 50 states−$9,706
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,580#33 of 50 states$45,821#17 of 50 states−$4,241
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,988#30 of 50 states$110,900#19 of 50 states−$8,912
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count71,066#37 of 50 states285,506#17 of 50 states−214,440
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count372,348#34 of 50 states578,387#27 of 50 states−206,039
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count296,108#32 of 50 states448,419#26 of 50 states−152,311
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count44,382#36 of 50 states80,945#29 of 50 states−36,563
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count15,705#42 of 50 states65,420#16 of 50 states−49,715
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,659,015#34 of 50 states4,007,961#27 of 50 states−1,348,946
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count248,116#31 of 50 states219,386#32 of 50 states+28,730
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,145,888#32 of 50 states2,811,884#26 of 50 states−665,996
Public health insurance ↗Reported count888,431#35 of 50 states1,785,576#27 of 50 states−897,145
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,159,051#33 of 50 states1,666,053#26 of 50 states−507,002
Government workers ↗Reported count253,143#30 of 50 states313,630#27 of 50 states−60,487
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count82,409#34 of 50 states140,438#24 of 50 states−58,029
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,133,139#32 of 50 states2,996,550#25 of 50 states−863,411
Black or African American population ↗Reported count152,192#33 of 50 states78,664#36 of 50 states+73,528
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,550#27 of 50 states26,562#16 of 50 states−13,012
Asian population ↗Reported count89,273#30 of 50 states206,288#20 of 50 states−117,015
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count422,762#28 of 50 states662,740#19 of 50 states−239,978

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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