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

Ohio & Missouri

MEASUREOHIOMISSOURIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states6,245,466#19 of 50 states+5,637,838
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states2,786,621#18 of 50 states+2,455,903
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states295,283#16 of 50 states+111,563
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,067#11 of 50 states+$23
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states3,082,178#21 of 50 states+2,773,148
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states103,542#27 of 50 states+139,868
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states21,416#17 of 50 states−6,807
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states1,842,060#18 of 50 states+1,679,269
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states30,439#25 of 50 states+25,541
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states360,070#21 of 50 states+326,955
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states24.0 min#18 of 50 states−0.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$71,589#42 of 50 states+$623
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$40,284#39 of 50 states+$650
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$96,920#40 of 50 states+$563
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states239,315#23 of 50 states+332,316
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states844,789#18 of 50 states+753,941
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states674,833#18 of 50 states+615,850
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states136,492#17 of 50 states+143,351
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states38,160#25 of 50 states+56,645
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states5,668,666#19 of 50 states+5,262,878
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states474,886#18 of 50 states+307,740
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states4,191,686#21 of 50 states+3,684,959
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states2,203,681#18 of 50 states+2,278,440
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states2,486,279#20 of 50 states+2,319,338
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states413,691#19 of 50 states+341,940
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states176,038#18 of 50 states+108,414
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states4,759,544#15 of 50 states+4,147,508
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states648,554#19 of 50 states+769,855
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states13,632#26 of 50 states+254
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states141,169#26 of 50 states+184,199
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states346,700#31 of 50 states+260,233

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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