A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Ohio & Oklahoma

MEASUREOHIOOKLAHOMADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states4,095,393#28 of 50 states+7,787,911
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states1,746,807#28 of 50 states+3,495,717
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states196,679#24 of 50 states+210,167
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,044#9 of 50 states+$46
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states1,883,561#29 of 50 states+3,971,765
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states92,553#30 of 50 states+150,857
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states21,376#18 of 50 states−6,767
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states1,251,477#28 of 50 states+2,269,852
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states5,349#35 of 50 states+50,631
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states167,486#30 of 50 states+519,539
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states+1.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$66,148#45 of 50 states+$6,064
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$35,882#46 of 50 states+$5,052
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$90,075#45 of 50 states+$7,408
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states224,502#25 of 50 states+347,129
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states501,430#28 of 50 states+1,097,300
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states358,507#29 of 50 states+932,176
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states92,172#25 of 50 states+187,671
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states43,035#23 of 50 states+51,770
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states3,547,583#28 of 50 states+7,383,961
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states461,884#20 of 50 states+320,742
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states2,506,060#29 of 50 states+5,370,585
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states1,555,864#28 of 50 states+2,926,257
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states1,408,894#30 of 50 states+3,396,723
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states347,351#25 of 50 states+408,280
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states122,852#27 of 50 states+161,600
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states2,500,338#30 of 50 states+6,406,714
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states261,454#30 of 50 states+1,156,955
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states268,736#1 of 50 states−254,850
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states102,883#28 of 50 states+222,485
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states551,226#25 of 50 states+55,707

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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