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

Ohio & Pennsylvania

MEASUREOHIOPENNSYLVANIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states13,078,751#5 of 50 states−1,195,447
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states5,742,828#5 of 50 states−500,304
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states499,596#7 of 50 states−92,750
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,252#22 of 50 states−$162
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states6,506,979#5 of 50 states−651,653
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states295,588#6 of 50 states−52,178
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states8,694#28 of 50 states+5,915
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states3,974,271#5 of 50 states−452,942
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states266,661#6 of 50 states−210,681
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states883,654#5 of 50 states−196,629
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states27.1 min#38 of 50 states−3.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$77,545#27 of 50 states−$5,333
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$44,674#21 of 50 states−$3,740
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$107,471#25 of 50 states−$9,988
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states810,783#5 of 50 states−239,152
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states1,893,816#5 of 50 states−295,086
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states1,476,855#5 of 50 states−186,172
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states295,026#5 of 50 states−15,183
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states179,184#5 of 50 states−84,379
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states12,141,017#5 of 50 states−1,209,473
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states752,566#10 of 50 states+30,060
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states9,069,018#5 of 50 states−1,192,373
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states4,976,026#5 of 50 states−493,905
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states5,397,398#5 of 50 states−591,781
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states764,492#8 of 50 states−8,861
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states333,672#5 of 50 states−49,220
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states9,400,332#5 of 50 states−493,280
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states1,324,582#12 of 50 states+93,827
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states9,176#35 of 50 states+4,710
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states541,852#11 of 50 states−216,484
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states1,232,617#11 of 50 states−625,684

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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