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 & Montana

MEASUREOKLAHOMAMONTANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states1,137,233#43 of 50 states+2,958,160
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states514,803#43 of 50 states+1,232,004
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states70,641#42 of 50 states+126,038
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,177#20 of 50 states−$133
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states571,950#44 of 50 states+1,311,611
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states17,462#46 of 50 states+75,091
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states3,083#44 of 50 states+18,293
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states344,443#43 of 50 states+907,034
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states4,660#39 of 50 states+689
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states66,029#42 of 50 states+101,457
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states19.5 min#3 of 50 states+3.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$75,340#35 of 50 states−$9,192
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$43,254#26 of 50 states−$7,372
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$101,634#31 of 50 states−$11,559
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states32,677#45 of 50 states+191,825
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states166,379#43 of 50 states+335,051
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states121,623#44 of 50 states+236,884
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states21,823#43 of 50 states+70,349
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states12,218#44 of 50 states+30,817
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states1,023,003#44 of 50 states+2,524,580
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states98,102#40 of 50 states+363,782
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states748,274#44 of 50 states+1,757,786
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states440,101#43 of 50 states+1,115,763
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states425,659#44 of 50 states+983,235
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states95,977#43 of 50 states+251,374
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states47,929#40 of 50 states+74,923
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states947,221#41 of 50 states+1,553,117
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states3,437#50 of 50 states+258,017
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states57,838#9 of 50 states+210,898
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states8,841#49 of 50 states+94,042
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states55,506#45 of 50 states+495,720

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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