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

Ohio & Idaho

MEASUREOHIOIDAHODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states2,001,619#38 of 50 states+9,881,685
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states751,859#39 of 50 states+4,490,665
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states80,871#40 of 50 states+325,975
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,384#29 of 50 states−$294
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states965,244#37 of 50 states+4,890,082
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states37,396#37 of 50 states+206,014
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states5,211#36 of 50 states+9,398
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states585,943#38 of 50 states+2,935,386
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states4,395#41 of 50 states+51,585
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states120,976#34 of 50 states+566,049
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states22.2 min#9 of 50 states+1.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$81,166#21 of 50 states−$8,954
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$39,870#41 of 50 states+$1,064
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$104,073#26 of 50 states−$6,590
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states53,837#42 of 50 states+517,794
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states246,556#38 of 50 states+1,352,174
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states196,303#38 of 50 states+1,094,380
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states33,998#39 of 50 states+245,845
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states18,051#36 of 50 states+76,754
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states1,793,174#38 of 50 states+9,138,370
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states181,552#36 of 50 states+601,074
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states1,378,383#37 of 50 states+6,498,262
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states666,050#38 of 50 states+3,816,071
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states749,614#37 of 50 states+4,056,003
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states145,606#40 of 50 states+610,025
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states68,172#36 of 50 states+216,280
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states1,558,007#36 of 50 states+7,349,045
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states14,354#47 of 50 states+1,404,055
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states12,541#31 of 50 states+1,345
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states29,215#43 of 50 states+296,153
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states286,185#34 of 50 states+320,748

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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