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

Ohio & Wisconsin

MEASUREOHIOWISCONSINDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,883,304#7 of 50 states5,960,975#20 of 50 states+5,922,329
Housing units ↗Reported count5,242,524#7 of 50 states2,727,726#19 of 50 states+2,514,798
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count406,846#9 of 50 states285,340#18 of 50 states+121,506
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,090#14 of 50 states$1,142#18 of 50 states−$52
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,855,326#7 of 50 states3,090,398#20 of 50 states+2,764,928
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count243,410#9 of 50 states97,244#29 of 50 states+146,166
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,609#23 of 50 states3,964#40 of 50 states+10,645
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,521,329#7 of 50 states1,691,367#21 of 50 states+1,829,962
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count55,980#14 of 50 states41,697#20 of 50 states+14,283
Residents working from home ↗Reported count687,025#10 of 50 states360,127#20 of 50 states+326,898
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$77,488#28 of 50 states−$5,276
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,934#36 of 50 states$43,361#25 of 50 states−$2,427
Mean household income ↗Dollars$97,483#39 of 50 states$100,929#33 of 50 states−$3,446
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count571,631#7 of 50 states279,061#18 of 50 states+292,570
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,598,730#6 of 50 states838,090#19 of 50 states+760,640
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,290,683#6 of 50 states682,575#17 of 50 states+608,108
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count279,843#6 of 50 states103,852#22 of 50 states+175,991
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count94,805#10 of 50 states44,567#22 of 50 states+50,238
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count10,931,544#7 of 50 states5,586,532#20 of 50 states+5,345,012
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count782,626#8 of 50 states310,536#25 of 50 states+472,090
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,876,645#7 of 50 states4,289,987#19 of 50 states+3,586,658
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,482,121#6 of 50 states2,084,516#21 of 50 states+2,397,605
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,805,617#7 of 50 states2,536,422#18 of 50 states+2,269,195
Government workers ↗Reported count755,631#9 of 50 states399,987#21 of 50 states+355,644
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count284,452#9 of 50 states149,053#22 of 50 states+135,399
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count8,907,052#6 of 50 states4,634,941#18 of 50 states+4,272,111
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,418,409#10 of 50 states354,440#25 of 50 states+1,063,969
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,886#25 of 50 states34,534#12 of 50 states−20,648
Asian population ↗Reported count325,368#16 of 50 states183,440#23 of 50 states+141,928
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count606,933#22 of 50 states499,904#26 of 50 states+107,029

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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