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

Nevada & Oklahoma

MEASURENEVADAOKLAHOMADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states4,095,393#28 of 50 states−827,926
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states1,746,807#28 of 50 states−465,789
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states196,679#24 of 50 states−69,711
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,044#9 of 50 states+$665
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states1,883,561#29 of 50 states−285,338
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states92,553#30 of 50 states+14,596
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states21,376#18 of 50 states−6,859
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states1,251,477#28 of 50 states−308,874
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states5,349#35 of 50 states+34,190
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states167,486#30 of 50 states+11,678
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states+3.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$66,148#45 of 50 states+$14,986
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$35,882#46 of 50 states+$6,663
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$90,075#45 of 50 states+$19,545
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states224,502#25 of 50 states−77,677
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states501,430#28 of 50 states−114,213
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states358,507#29 of 50 states−48,743
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states92,172#25 of 50 states−44,688
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states43,035#23 of 50 states−8,503
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states3,547,583#28 of 50 states−685,542
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states461,884#20 of 50 states−95,278
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states2,506,060#29 of 50 states−442,051
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states1,555,864#28 of 50 states−389,519
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states1,408,894#30 of 50 states−116,635
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states347,351#25 of 50 states−144,793
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states122,852#27 of 50 states−24,008
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states2,500,338#30 of 50 states−1,100,710
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states261,454#30 of 50 states+36,294
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states268,736#1 of 50 states−251,813
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states102,883#28 of 50 states+200,331
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states551,226#25 of 50 states+448,201

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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