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

Ohio & Maine

MEASUREOHIOMAINEDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states1,405,012#42 of 50 states+10,478,292
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states739,072#40 of 50 states+4,503,452
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states149,478#31 of 50 states+257,368
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,210#21 of 50 states−$120
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states713,799#41 of 50 states+5,141,527
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states19,982#45 of 50 states+223,428
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states2,973#46 of 50 states+11,636
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states453,768#40 of 50 states+3,067,561
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states4,114#44 of 50 states+51,866
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states103,070#37 of 50 states+583,955
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states25.6 min#23 of 50 states−1.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$76,442#30 of 50 states−$4,230
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$45,286#19 of 50 states−$4,352
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$102,734#29 of 50 states−$5,251
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states78,348#36 of 50 states+493,283
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states236,301#40 of 50 states+1,362,429
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states172,341#40 of 50 states+1,118,342
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states36,142#38 of 50 states+243,701
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states17,877#37 of 50 states+76,928
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states1,309,493#42 of 50 states+9,622,051
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states76,864#42 of 50 states+705,762
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states952,356#42 of 50 states+6,924,289
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states566,310#40 of 50 states+3,915,811
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states551,298#41 of 50 states+4,254,319
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states103,683#41 of 50 states+651,948
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states57,276#39 of 50 states+227,176
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states1,252,316#39 of 50 states+7,654,736
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states27,897#41 of 50 states+1,390,512
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states4,804#43 of 50 states+9,082
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states18,720#44 of 50 states+306,648
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states32,869#49 of 50 states+574,064

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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