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

Ohio & Nevada

MEASUREOHIONEVADADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states3,267,467#31 of 50 states+8,615,837
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states1,281,018#33 of 50 states+3,961,506
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states126,968#32 of 50 states+279,878
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,709#42 of 50 states−$619
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states1,598,223#32 of 50 states+4,257,103
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states107,149#25 of 50 states+136,261
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states14,517#24 of 50 states+92
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states942,603#32 of 50 states+2,578,726
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states39,539#22 of 50 states+16,441
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states179,164#29 of 50 states+507,861
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states−1.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$81,134#22 of 50 states−$8,922
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$42,545#28 of 50 states−$1,611
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$109,620#22 of 50 states−$12,137
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states146,825#31 of 50 states+424,806
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states387,217#33 of 50 states+1,211,513
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states309,764#31 of 50 states+980,919
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states47,484#35 of 50 states+232,359
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states34,532#26 of 50 states+60,273
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states2,862,041#32 of 50 states+8,069,503
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states366,606#23 of 50 states+416,020
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states2,064,009#33 of 50 states+5,812,636
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states1,166,345#33 of 50 states+3,315,776
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states1,292,259#32 of 50 states+3,513,358
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states202,558#36 of 50 states+553,073
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states98,844#30 of 50 states+185,608
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states1,399,628#38 of 50 states+7,507,424
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states297,748#29 of 50 states+1,120,661
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states16,923#22 of 50 states−3,037
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states303,214#17 of 50 states+22,154
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states999,427#15 of 50 states−392,494

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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