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

Ohio & Hawaii

MEASUREOHIOHAWAIIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states1,446,146#40 of 50 states+10,437,158
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states561,066#42 of 50 states+4,681,458
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states79,673#41 of 50 states+327,173
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,942#49 of 50 states−$852
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states686,176#42 of 50 states+5,169,150
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states23,984#42 of 50 states+219,426
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states49,113#8 of 50 states−34,504
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states425,213#41 of 50 states+3,096,116
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states30,799#24 of 50 states+25,181
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states63,594#45 of 50 states+623,431
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states26.7 min#35 of 50 states−2.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$100,745#4 of 50 states−$28,533
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$46,713#16 of 50 states−$5,779
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$131,862#7 of 50 states−$34,379
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states56,690#40 of 50 states+514,941
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states191,014#42 of 50 states+1,407,716
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states149,844#42 of 50 states+1,140,839
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states20,318#44 of 50 states+259,525
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states17,144#39 of 50 states+77,661
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states1,338,962#40 of 50 states+9,592,582
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states47,926#48 of 50 states+734,700
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states1,034,473#41 of 50 states+6,842,172
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states556,017#41 of 50 states+3,926,104
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states492,482#42 of 50 states+4,313,135
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states146,401#39 of 50 states+609,230
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states45,681#42 of 50 states+238,771
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states299,573#50 of 50 states+8,607,479
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states23,542#43 of 50 states+1,394,867
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states2,062#46 of 50 states+11,824
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states514,880#12 of 50 states−189,512
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states147,896#39 of 50 states+459,037

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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