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

Oklahoma & Idaho

MEASUREOKLAHOMAIDAHODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states2,001,619#38 of 50 states+2,093,774
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states751,859#39 of 50 states+994,948
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states80,871#40 of 50 states+115,808
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,384#29 of 50 states−$340
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states965,244#37 of 50 states+918,317
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states37,396#37 of 50 states+55,157
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states5,211#36 of 50 states+16,165
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states585,943#38 of 50 states+665,534
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states4,395#41 of 50 states+954
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states120,976#34 of 50 states+46,510
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states22.2 min#9 of 50 states+0.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$81,166#21 of 50 states−$15,018
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$39,870#41 of 50 states−$3,988
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$104,073#26 of 50 states−$13,998
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states53,837#42 of 50 states+170,665
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states246,556#38 of 50 states+254,874
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states196,303#38 of 50 states+162,204
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states33,998#39 of 50 states+58,174
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states18,051#36 of 50 states+24,984
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states1,793,174#38 of 50 states+1,754,409
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states181,552#36 of 50 states+280,332
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states1,378,383#37 of 50 states+1,127,677
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states666,050#38 of 50 states+889,814
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states749,614#37 of 50 states+659,280
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states145,606#40 of 50 states+201,745
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states68,172#36 of 50 states+54,680
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states1,558,007#36 of 50 states+942,331
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states14,354#47 of 50 states+247,100
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states12,541#31 of 50 states+256,195
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states29,215#43 of 50 states+73,668
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states286,185#34 of 50 states+265,041

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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