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

Oklahoma & Indiana

MEASUREOKLAHOMAINDIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states6,924,275#17 of 50 states−2,828,882
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states2,923,175#17 of 50 states−1,176,368
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states250,464#20 of 50 states−53,785
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,104#16 of 50 states−$60
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states3,406,179#17 of 50 states−1,522,618
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states145,489#18 of 50 states−52,936
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states4,115#39 of 50 states+17,261
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states1,986,259#16 of 50 states−734,782
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states19,794#26 of 50 states−14,445
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states323,341#23 of 50 states−155,855
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states24.6 min#22 of 50 states−1.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$71,959#41 of 50 states−$5,811
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$38,794#42 of 50 states−$2,912
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$95,565#42 of 50 states−$5,490
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states238,944#24 of 50 states−14,442
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states890,811#16 of 50 states−389,381
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states697,014#16 of 50 states−338,507
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states144,322#15 of 50 states−52,150
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states47,101#21 of 50 states−4,066
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states6,316,031#17 of 50 states−2,768,448
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states512,807#14 of 50 states−50,923
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states4,589,759#17 of 50 states−2,083,699
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states2,536,167#16 of 50 states−980,303
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states2,847,476#16 of 50 states−1,438,582
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states397,092#22 of 50 states−49,741
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states155,550#21 of 50 states−32,698
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states5,142,060#11 of 50 states−2,641,722
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states619,678#20 of 50 states−358,224
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states5,915#40 of 50 states+262,821
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states186,325#22 of 50 states−83,442
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states626,616#20 of 50 states−75,390

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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