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Ohio & South Carolina

MEASUREOHIOSOUTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states5,478,831#23 of 50 states+6,404,473
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states2,344,963#23 of 50 states+2,897,561
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states308,420#14 of 50 states+98,426
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,272#23 of 50 states−$182
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states2,578,529#23 of 50 states+3,276,797
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states121,600#20 of 50 states+121,810
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states43,041#10 of 50 states−28,432
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states1,733,926#19 of 50 states+1,787,403
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states8,421#34 of 50 states+47,559
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states316,801#24 of 50 states+370,224
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states26.3 min#29 of 50 states−2.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$72,350#38 of 50 states−$138
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$40,195#40 of 50 states+$739
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$97,757#38 of 50 states−$274
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states211,371#27 of 50 states+360,260
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states781,676#20 of 50 states+817,054
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states608,174#21 of 50 states+682,509
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states100,137#24 of 50 states+179,706
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states24,543#32 of 50 states+70,262
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states4,898,013#23 of 50 states+6,033,531
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states481,968#17 of 50 states+300,658
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states3,627,737#23 of 50 states+4,248,908
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states2,059,512#22 of 50 states+2,422,609
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states2,048,043#23 of 50 states+2,757,574
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states376,813#24 of 50 states+378,818
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states148,906#23 of 50 states+135,546
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states3,375,763#23 of 50 states+5,531,289
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states1,278,752#15 of 50 states+139,657
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states11,488#32 of 50 states+2,398
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states107,884#27 of 50 states+217,484
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states434,217#27 of 50 states+172,716

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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