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

Ohio & North Dakota

MEASUREOHIONORTH DAKOTADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states796,568#47 of 50 states+11,086,736
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states370,642#47 of 50 states+4,871,882
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states31,289#49 of 50 states+375,557
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$980#2 of 50 states+$110
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states419,172#47 of 50 states+5,436,154
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states8,163#50 of 50 states+235,247
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states8,535#30 of 50 states+6,074
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states201,238#47 of 50 states+3,320,091
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states2,170#49 of 50 states+53,810
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states29,953#49 of 50 states+657,072
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states17.5 min#1 of 50 states+6.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$77,871#25 of 50 states−$5,659
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$45,281#20 of 50 states−$4,347
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$103,487#28 of 50 states−$6,004
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states22,340#49 of 50 states+549,291
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states98,012#48 of 50 states+1,500,718
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states70,139#48 of 50 states+1,220,544
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states12,385#48 of 50 states+267,458
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states6,259#48 of 50 states+88,546
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states730,141#47 of 50 states+10,201,403
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states47,118#49 of 50 states+735,508
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states616,050#47 of 50 states+7,260,595
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states221,960#49 of 50 states+4,260,161
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states313,548#47 of 50 states+4,492,069
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states73,552#47 of 50 states+682,079
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states31,118#46 of 50 states+253,334
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states639,728#45 of 50 states+8,267,324
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states27,802#42 of 50 states+1,390,607
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states32,299#15 of 50 states−18,413
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states15,325#46 of 50 states+310,043
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states39,853#48 of 50 states+567,080

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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