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 & Vermont

MEASUREOHIOVERMONTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states648,493#49 of 50 states+11,234,811
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states334,318#48 of 50 states+4,908,206
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states57,618#44 of 50 states+349,228
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,319#26 of 50 states−$229
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states348,622#48 of 50 states+5,506,704
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states9,554#49 of 50 states+233,856
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states688#50 of 50 states+13,921
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states194,632#49 of 50 states+3,326,697
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states4,863#37 of 50 states+51,117
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states54,357#46 of 50 states+632,668
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.8 min#16 of 50 states23.9 min#17 of 50 states−0.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$72,212#39 of 50 states$82,730#19 of 50 states−$10,518
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$48,856#11 of 50 states−$7,922
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$109,920#21 of 50 states−$12,437
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states30,142#46 of 50 states+541,489
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states104,432#47 of 50 states+1,494,298
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states76,328#47 of 50 states+1,214,355
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states13,889#47 of 50 states+265,954
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states11,681#45 of 50 states+83,124
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states615,657#49 of 50 states+10,315,887
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states27,102#50 of 50 states+755,524
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states456,037#49 of 50 states+7,420,608
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states260,439#48 of 50 states+4,221,682
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states270,905#48 of 50 states+4,534,712
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states46,616#50 of 50 states+709,015
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states29,890#47 of 50 states+254,562
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states579,324#47 of 50 states+8,327,728
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states5,845#48 of 50 states+1,412,564
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states895#49 of 50 states+12,991
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states13,049#47 of 50 states+312,319
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states17,401#50 of 50 states+589,532

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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