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

Ohio & Montana

MEASUREOHIOMONTANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states1,137,233#43 of 50 states+10,746,071
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states514,803#43 of 50 states+4,727,721
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states70,641#42 of 50 states+336,205
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,177#20 of 50 states−$87
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states571,950#44 of 50 states+5,283,376
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states17,462#46 of 50 states+225,948
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states3,083#44 of 50 states+11,526
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states344,443#43 of 50 states+3,176,886
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states4,660#39 of 50 states+51,320
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states66,029#42 of 50 states+620,996
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states19.5 min#3 of 50 states+4.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$75,340#35 of 50 states−$3,128
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$43,254#26 of 50 states−$2,320
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$101,634#31 of 50 states−$4,151
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states32,677#45 of 50 states+538,954
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states166,379#43 of 50 states+1,432,351
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states121,623#44 of 50 states+1,169,060
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states21,823#43 of 50 states+258,020
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states12,218#44 of 50 states+82,587
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states1,023,003#44 of 50 states+9,908,541
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states98,102#40 of 50 states+684,524
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states748,274#44 of 50 states+7,128,371
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states440,101#43 of 50 states+4,042,020
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states425,659#44 of 50 states+4,379,958
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states95,977#43 of 50 states+659,654
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states47,929#40 of 50 states+236,523
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states947,221#41 of 50 states+7,959,831
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states3,437#50 of 50 states+1,414,972
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states57,838#9 of 50 states−43,952
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states8,841#49 of 50 states+316,527
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states55,506#45 of 50 states+551,427

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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