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

Oklahoma & Georgia

MEASUREOKLAHOMAGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states−7,085,485
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states−2,664,149
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−251,385
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states−$462
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states−3,579,998
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−176,517
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−33,110
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states−1,933,814
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−59,605
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−636,107
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−6.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states−$13,843
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states−$6,114
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states−$18,832
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states−231,838
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states−748,198
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states−584,414
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states−116,452
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states−25,796
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states−6,127,033
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−852,339
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states−4,883,588
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states−1,953,846
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states−2,964,936
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−431,668
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−176,560
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states−2,867,489
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−3,121,277
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states+251,284
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−441,343
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−747,974

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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