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

Ohio & Georgia

MEASUREOHIOGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states+702,426
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states+831,568
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−41,218
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states−$416
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states+391,767
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−25,660
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−39,877
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states+336,038
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−8,974
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−116,568
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−5.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states−$7,779
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states−$1,062
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states−$11,424
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states+115,291
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states+349,102
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states+347,762
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states+71,219
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states+25,974
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states+1,256,928
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−531,597
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states+486,997
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states+972,411
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states+431,787
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−23,388
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−14,960
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states+3,539,225
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−1,964,322
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states−3,566
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−218,858
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−692,267

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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