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

Oklahoma & Illinois

MEASUREOKLAHOMAILLINOISDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states12,710,158#6 of 50 states−8,614,765
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states5,426,429#6 of 50 states−3,679,622
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states376,685#10 of 50 states−180,006
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,322#27 of 50 states−$278
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states6,415,320#6 of 50 states−4,531,759
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states346,721#5 of 50 states−254,168
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states22,045#15 of 50 states−669
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states3,578,528#6 of 50 states−2,327,051
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states440,212#4 of 50 states−434,863
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states857,301#6 of 50 states−689,815
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states28.3 min#42 of 50 states−5.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$83,211#18 of 50 states−$17,063
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$46,937#15 of 50 states−$11,055
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$115,705#15 of 50 states−$25,630
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states682,969#6 of 50 states−458,467
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states1,514,168#7 of 50 states−1,012,738
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states1,238,738#7 of 50 states−880,231
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states234,029#7 of 50 states−141,857
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states130,764#6 of 50 states−87,729
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states11,676,608#6 of 50 states−8,129,025
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states860,898#7 of 50 states−399,014
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states8,709,098#6 of 50 states−6,203,038
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states4,369,694#7 of 50 states−2,813,830
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states5,250,734#6 of 50 states−3,841,840
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states859,426#6 of 50 states−512,075
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states295,781#8 of 50 states−172,929
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states7,256,503#8 of 50 states−4,756,165
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states1,643,989#8 of 50 states−1,382,535
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states14,528#24 of 50 states+254,208
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states806,129#6 of 50 states−703,246
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states2,462,768#5 of 50 states−1,911,542

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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