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 & Maine

MEASUREOKLAHOMAMAINEDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states1,405,012#42 of 50 states+2,690,381
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states739,072#40 of 50 states+1,007,735
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states149,478#31 of 50 states+47,201
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,210#21 of 50 states−$166
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states713,799#41 of 50 states+1,169,762
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states19,982#45 of 50 states+72,571
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states2,973#46 of 50 states+18,403
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states453,768#40 of 50 states+797,709
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states4,114#44 of 50 states+1,235
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states103,070#37 of 50 states+64,416
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states25.6 min#23 of 50 states−2.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$76,442#30 of 50 states−$10,294
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$45,286#19 of 50 states−$9,404
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$102,734#29 of 50 states−$12,659
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states78,348#36 of 50 states+146,154
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states236,301#40 of 50 states+265,129
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states172,341#40 of 50 states+186,166
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states36,142#38 of 50 states+56,030
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states17,877#37 of 50 states+25,158
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states1,309,493#42 of 50 states+2,238,090
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states76,864#42 of 50 states+385,020
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states952,356#42 of 50 states+1,553,704
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states566,310#40 of 50 states+989,554
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states551,298#41 of 50 states+857,596
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states103,683#41 of 50 states+243,668
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states57,276#39 of 50 states+65,576
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states1,252,316#39 of 50 states+1,248,022
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states27,897#41 of 50 states+233,557
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states4,804#43 of 50 states+263,932
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states18,720#44 of 50 states+84,163
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states32,869#49 of 50 states+518,357

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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