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.

Oklahoma & Florida

MEASUREOKLAHOMAFLORIDADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states23,372,215#3 of 50 states−19,276,822
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states9,865,350#3 of 50 states−8,118,543
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states1,488,170#1 of 50 states−1,291,491
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,812#45 of 50 states−$768
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states11,202,980#3 of 50 states−9,319,419
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states534,706#4 of 50 states−442,153
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states72,435#5 of 50 states−51,059
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states7,622,253#3 of 50 states−6,370,776
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states143,155#10 of 50 states−137,806
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states1,721,372#3 of 50 states−1,553,886
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states28.9 min#44 of 50 states−6.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$77,735#26 of 50 states−$11,587
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$43,582#24 of 50 states−$7,700
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$108,835#24 of 50 states−$18,760
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states1,039,823#4 of 50 states−815,321
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states3,345,449#2 of 50 states−2,844,019
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states2,349,222#2 of 50 states−1,990,715
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states442,597#4 of 50 states−350,425
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states179,720#4 of 50 states−136,685
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states20,528,683#3 of 50 states−16,981,100
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states2,509,782#2 of 50 states−2,047,898
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states15,068,492#3 of 50 states−12,562,432
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states8,253,155#4 of 50 states−6,697,291
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states9,138,334#3 of 50 states−7,729,440
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states1,322,167#4 of 50 states−974,816
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states718,827#3 of 50 states−595,975
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states11,469,118#3 of 50 states−8,968,780
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states3,340,695#3 of 50 states−3,079,241
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states24,930#17 of 50 states+243,806
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states705,650#7 of 50 states−602,767
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states6,706,088#3 of 50 states−6,154,862

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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