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

Oklahoma & Colorado

MEASUREOKLAHOMACOLORADODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states5,957,494#21 of 50 states−1,862,101
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states2,491,404#21 of 50 states−744,597
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states182,219#28 of 50 states+14,460
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,822#46 of 50 states−$778
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states3,182,088#19 of 50 states−1,298,527
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states142,180#19 of 50 states−49,627
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states43,781#9 of 50 states−22,405
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states1,533,908#23 of 50 states−282,431
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states54,630#15 of 50 states−49,281
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states629,420#13 of 50 states−461,934
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states−3.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$97,113#8 of 50 states−$30,965
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$54,531#4 of 50 states−$18,649
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$131,072#8 of 50 states−$40,997
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states221,900#26 of 50 states+2,602
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states643,920#24 of 50 states−142,490
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states557,730#23 of 50 states−199,223
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states77,952#30 of 50 states+14,220
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states54,436#19 of 50 states−11,401
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states5,395,201#22 of 50 states−1,847,618
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states463,722#19 of 50 states−1,838
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states4,146,783#22 of 50 states−1,640,723
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states1,886,074#26 of 50 states−330,210
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states2,485,684#21 of 50 states−1,076,790
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states494,397#16 of 50 states−147,046
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states194,884#17 of 50 states−72,032
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states3,789,553#21 of 50 states−1,289,215
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states235,585#31 of 50 states+25,869
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states22,506#18 of 50 states+246,230
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states203,023#21 of 50 states−100,140
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states1,382,948#8 of 50 states−831,722

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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