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

Kentucky & Oklahoma

MEASUREKENTUCKYOKLAHOMADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,588,372#26 of 50 states4,095,393#28 of 50 states+492,979
Housing units ↗Reported count1,994,323#26 of 50 states1,746,807#28 of 50 states+247,516
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count185,548#26 of 50 states196,679#24 of 50 states−11,131
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$998#6 of 50 states$1,044#9 of 50 states−$46
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,102,332#26 of 50 states1,883,561#29 of 50 states+218,771
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,639#24 of 50 states92,553#30 of 50 states+15,086
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,002#25 of 50 states21,376#18 of 50 states−7,374
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,682#25 of 50 states1,251,477#28 of 50 states+216,205
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count13,190#30 of 50 states5,349#35 of 50 states+7,841
Residents working from home ↗Reported count197,124#27 of 50 states167,486#30 of 50 states+29,638
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.5 min#21 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states+1.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$64,526#46 of 50 states$66,148#45 of 50 states−$1,622
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,955#45 of 50 states$35,882#46 of 50 states+$73
Mean household income ↗Dollars$87,717#46 of 50 states$90,075#45 of 50 states−$2,358
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count249,767#21 of 50 states224,502#25 of 50 states+25,265
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count640,912#25 of 50 states501,430#28 of 50 states+139,482
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count476,079#25 of 50 states358,507#29 of 50 states+117,572
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count130,597#19 of 50 states92,172#25 of 50 states+38,425
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count32,296#27 of 50 states43,035#23 of 50 states−10,739
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,199,034#25 of 50 states3,547,583#28 of 50 states+651,451
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count308,763#26 of 50 states461,884#20 of 50 states−153,121
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,842,834#25 of 50 states2,506,060#29 of 50 states+336,774
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,960,138#24 of 50 states1,555,864#28 of 50 states+404,274
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,677,448#25 of 50 states1,408,894#30 of 50 states+268,554
Government workers ↗Reported count309,954#28 of 50 states347,351#25 of 50 states−37,397
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count109,966#29 of 50 states122,852#27 of 50 states−12,886
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,684,478#22 of 50 states2,500,338#30 of 50 states+1,184,140
Black or African American population ↗Reported count322,435#27 of 50 states261,454#30 of 50 states+60,981
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,885#41 of 50 states268,736#1 of 50 states−262,851
Asian population ↗Reported count85,144#31 of 50 states102,883#28 of 50 states−17,739
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count252,640#37 of 50 states551,226#25 of 50 states−298,586

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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