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

Ohio & Louisiana

MEASUREOHIOLOUISIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states4,597,740#25 of 50 states+7,285,564
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states2,073,200#25 of 50 states+3,169,324
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states289,917#17 of 50 states+116,929
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,064#10 of 50 states+$26
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states2,064,084#27 of 50 states+3,791,242
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states112,107#22 of 50 states+131,303
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states14,830#22 of 50 states−221
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states1,466,171#26 of 50 states+2,055,158
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states18,936#27 of 50 states+37,044
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states163,353#31 of 50 states+523,672
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states26.2 min#28 of 50 states−2.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$60,986#48 of 50 states+$11,226
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$35,440#47 of 50 states+$5,494
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$86,656#47 of 50 states+$10,827
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states309,670#15 of 50 states+261,961
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states603,028#26 of 50 states+995,702
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states404,329#27 of 50 states+886,354
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states122,396#20 of 50 states+157,447
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states27,636#30 of 50 states+67,169
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states4,157,175#26 of 50 states+6,774,369
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states348,045#24 of 50 states+434,581
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states2,627,967#28 of 50 states+5,248,678
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states2,087,086#20 of 50 states+2,395,035
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states1,595,036#27 of 50 states+3,210,581
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states332,938#26 of 50 states+422,693
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states131,681#25 of 50 states+152,771
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states2,535,671#29 of 50 states+6,371,381
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states1,387,451#11 of 50 states+30,958
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states17,790#20 of 50 states−3,904
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states81,540#33 of 50 states+243,828
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states357,628#30 of 50 states+249,305

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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