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

Ohio & Indiana

MEASUREOHIOINDIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states6,924,275#17 of 50 states+4,959,029
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states2,923,175#17 of 50 states+2,319,349
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states250,464#20 of 50 states+156,382
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,104#16 of 50 states−$14
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states3,406,179#17 of 50 states+2,449,147
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states145,489#18 of 50 states+97,921
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states4,115#39 of 50 states+10,494
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states1,986,259#16 of 50 states+1,535,070
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states19,794#26 of 50 states+36,186
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states323,341#23 of 50 states+363,684
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states24.6 min#22 of 50 states−0.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$71,959#41 of 50 states+$253
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$38,794#42 of 50 states+$2,140
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$95,565#42 of 50 states+$1,918
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states238,944#24 of 50 states+332,687
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states890,811#16 of 50 states+707,919
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states697,014#16 of 50 states+593,669
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states144,322#15 of 50 states+135,521
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states47,101#21 of 50 states+47,704
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states6,316,031#17 of 50 states+4,615,513
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states512,807#14 of 50 states+269,819
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states4,589,759#17 of 50 states+3,286,886
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states2,536,167#16 of 50 states+1,945,954
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states2,847,476#16 of 50 states+1,958,141
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states397,092#22 of 50 states+358,539
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states155,550#21 of 50 states+128,902
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states5,142,060#11 of 50 states+3,764,992
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states619,678#20 of 50 states+798,731
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states5,915#40 of 50 states+7,971
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states186,325#22 of 50 states+139,043
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states626,616#20 of 50 states−19,683

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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