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

Oklahoma & New Jersey

MEASUREOKLAHOMANEW JERSEYDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states9,500,851#11 of 50 states−5,405,458
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states3,761,229#11 of 50 states−2,014,422
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states272,488#19 of 50 states−75,809
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,800#44 of 50 states−$756
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states4,867,170#11 of 50 states−2,983,609
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states278,179#7 of 50 states−185,626
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states10,877#27 of 50 states+10,499
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states2,554,260#11 of 50 states−1,302,783
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states464,486#3 of 50 states−459,137
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states644,549#12 of 50 states−477,063
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states31.9 min#48 of 50 states−9.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$104,294#2 of 50 states−$38,146
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$53,818#5 of 50 states−$17,936
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$143,216#2 of 50 states−$53,141
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states322,338#13 of 50 states−97,836
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states1,139,619#11 of 50 states−638,189
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states883,765#12 of 50 states−525,258
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states163,556#11 of 50 states−71,384
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states73,769#13 of 50 states−30,734
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states8,686,417#11 of 50 states−5,138,834
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states727,278#11 of 50 states−265,394
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states6,635,152#11 of 50 states−4,129,092
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states3,105,695#11 of 50 states−1,549,831
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states3,926,768#11 of 50 states−2,517,874
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states685,127#12 of 50 states−337,776
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states247,025#11 of 50 states−124,173
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states4,702,409#16 of 50 states−2,202,071
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states1,156,409#16 of 50 states−894,955
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states6,875#38 of 50 states+261,861
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states1,001,552#4 of 50 states−898,669
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states2,229,464#7 of 50 states−1,678,238

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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