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

Oklahoma & California

MEASUREOKLAHOMACALIFORNIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states39,431,263#1 of 50 states−35,335,870
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states14,392,140#1 of 50 states−12,645,333
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states1,079,379#3 of 50 states−882,700
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$2,104#50 of 50 states−$1,060
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states19,240,700#1 of 50 states−17,357,139
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states1,213,681#1 of 50 states−1,121,128
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states148,959#1 of 50 states−127,583
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states11,486,404#1 of 50 states−10,234,927
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states623,078#2 of 50 states−617,729
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states2,672,106#1 of 50 states−2,504,620
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states29.7 min#46 of 50 states−7.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$100,149#5 of 50 states−$34,001
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$49,934#10 of 50 states−$14,052
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$140,112#3 of 50 states−$50,037
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states1,860,876#1 of 50 states−1,636,374
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states3,979,060#1 of 50 states−3,477,630
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states3,039,722#1 of 50 states−2,681,215
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states790,850#1 of 50 states−698,678
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states512,054#1 of 50 states−469,019
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states36,664,436#1 of 50 states−33,116,853
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states2,314,464#3 of 50 states−1,852,580
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states24,647,655#1 of 50 states−22,141,595
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states15,996,023#1 of 50 states−14,440,159
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states14,876,469#1 of 50 states−13,467,575
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states2,904,921#1 of 50 states−2,557,570
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states1,421,571#1 of 50 states−1,298,719
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states12,842,211#1 of 50 states−10,341,873
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states2,008,322#6 of 50 states−1,746,868
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states105,814#4 of 50 states+162,922
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states6,243,676#1 of 50 states−6,140,793
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states16,069,214#1 of 50 states−15,517,988

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 · 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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