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 & New Hampshire

MEASUREOKLAHOMANEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states+2,686,361
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states+1,108,012
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states+110,170
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states−$514
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states+1,114,181
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+70,581
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+20,039
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states+849,876
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+1,148
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states+46,536
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−4.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$33,634
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$17,182
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$38,529
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+187,433
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states+297,882
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states+197,132
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+68,858
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+30,610
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states+2,217,047
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+399,561
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states+1,436,499
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states+1,094,098
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states+786,948
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states+248,530
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+75,090
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states+1,282,939
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+243,003
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+267,729
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+65,253
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+480,314

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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