A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Oklahoma & Nevada

MEASUREOKLAHOMANEVADADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states3,267,467#31 of 50 states+827,926
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states1,281,018#33 of 50 states+465,789
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states126,968#32 of 50 states+69,711
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,709#42 of 50 states−$665
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states1,598,223#32 of 50 states+285,338
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states107,149#25 of 50 states−14,596
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states14,517#24 of 50 states+6,859
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states942,603#32 of 50 states+308,874
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states39,539#22 of 50 states−34,190
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states179,164#29 of 50 states−11,678
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states−3.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$81,134#22 of 50 states−$14,986
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$42,545#28 of 50 states−$6,663
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$109,620#22 of 50 states−$19,545
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states146,825#31 of 50 states+77,677
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states387,217#33 of 50 states+114,213
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states309,764#31 of 50 states+48,743
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states47,484#35 of 50 states+44,688
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states34,532#26 of 50 states+8,503
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states2,862,041#32 of 50 states+685,542
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states366,606#23 of 50 states+95,278
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states2,064,009#33 of 50 states+442,051
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states1,166,345#33 of 50 states+389,519
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states1,292,259#32 of 50 states+116,635
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states202,558#36 of 50 states+144,793
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states98,844#30 of 50 states+24,008
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states1,399,628#38 of 50 states+1,100,710
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states297,748#29 of 50 states−36,294
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states16,923#22 of 50 states+251,813
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states303,214#17 of 50 states−200,331
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states999,427#15 of 50 states−448,201

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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