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

Louisiana & Oregon

MEASURELOUISIANAOREGONDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,597,740#25 of 50 states4,272,371#27 of 50 states+325,369
Housing units ↗Reported count2,073,200#25 of 50 states1,813,747#27 of 50 states+259,453
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count289,917#17 of 50 states152,581#30 of 50 states+137,336
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,064#10 of 50 states$1,597#38 of 50 states−$533
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,064,084#27 of 50 states2,123,643#25 of 50 states−59,559
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count112,107#22 of 50 states108,341#23 of 50 states+3,766
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,830#22 of 50 states3,022#45 of 50 states+11,808
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,466,171#26 of 50 states1,318,826#27 of 50 states+147,345
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count18,936#27 of 50 states50,221#17 of 50 states−31,285
Residents working from home ↗Reported count163,353#31 of 50 states354,930#22 of 50 states−191,577
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.2 min#28 of 50 states23.2 min#14 of 50 states+3.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$60,986#48 of 50 states$85,220#16 of 50 states−$24,234
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,440#47 of 50 states$45,821#17 of 50 states−$10,381
Mean household income ↗Dollars$86,656#47 of 50 states$110,900#19 of 50 states−$24,244
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count309,670#15 of 50 states285,506#17 of 50 states+24,164
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count603,028#26 of 50 states578,387#27 of 50 states+24,641
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count404,329#27 of 50 states448,419#26 of 50 states−44,090
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count122,396#20 of 50 states80,945#29 of 50 states+41,451
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count27,636#30 of 50 states65,420#16 of 50 states−37,784
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,157,175#26 of 50 states4,007,961#27 of 50 states+149,214
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count348,045#24 of 50 states219,386#32 of 50 states+128,659
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,627,967#28 of 50 states2,811,884#26 of 50 states−183,917
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,087,086#20 of 50 states1,785,576#27 of 50 states+301,510
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,595,036#27 of 50 states1,666,053#26 of 50 states−71,017
Government workers ↗Reported count332,938#26 of 50 states313,630#27 of 50 states+19,308
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count131,681#25 of 50 states140,438#24 of 50 states−8,757
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,535,671#29 of 50 states2,996,550#25 of 50 states−460,879
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,387,451#11 of 50 states78,664#36 of 50 states+1,308,787
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count17,790#20 of 50 states26,562#16 of 50 states−8,772
Asian population ↗Reported count81,540#33 of 50 states206,288#20 of 50 states−124,748
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count357,628#30 of 50 states662,740#19 of 50 states−305,112

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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