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

Oklahoma & Massachusetts

MEASUREOKLAHOMAMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states7,136,171#16 of 50 states−3,040,778
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states2,998,537#16 of 50 states−1,251,730
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states228,049#23 of 50 states−31,370
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,848#48 of 50 states−$804
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states3,831,790#14 of 50 states−1,948,229
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states162,597#15 of 50 states−70,044
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states6,047#35 of 50 states+15,329
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states1,953,387#17 of 50 states−701,910
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states291,776#5 of 50 states−286,427
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states556,682#15 of 50 states−389,196
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states30.6 min#47 of 50 states−7.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$104,828#1 of 50 states−$38,680
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$57,789#1 of 50 states−$21,907
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$144,312#1 of 50 states−$54,237
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states426,702#11 of 50 states−202,200
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states872,672#17 of 50 states−371,242
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states669,715#19 of 50 states−311,208
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states151,041#12 of 50 states−58,869
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states95,822#9 of 50 states−52,787
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states6,872,233#14 of 50 states−3,324,650
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states198,589#35 of 50 states+263,295
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states5,170,360#14 of 50 states−2,664,300
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states2,646,331#15 of 50 states−1,090,467
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states3,122,484#13 of 50 states−1,713,590
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states502,969#15 of 50 states−155,618
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states200,942#16 of 50 states−78,090
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states4,638,530#17 of 50 states−2,138,192
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states451,443#21 of 50 states−189,989
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states5,548#42 of 50 states+263,188
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states545,521#9 of 50 states−442,638
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states998,795#16 of 50 states−447,569

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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