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

Oklahoma & Ohio

MEASUREOKLAHOMAOHIODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states11,883,304#7 of 50 states−7,787,911
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states5,242,524#7 of 50 states−3,495,717
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states406,846#9 of 50 states−210,167
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,090#14 of 50 states−$46
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states5,855,326#7 of 50 states−3,971,765
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states243,410#9 of 50 states−150,857
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states14,609#23 of 50 states+6,767
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states3,521,329#7 of 50 states−2,269,852
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states55,980#14 of 50 states−50,631
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states687,025#10 of 50 states−519,539
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states23.8 min#16 of 50 states−1.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$72,212#39 of 50 states−$6,064
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$40,934#36 of 50 states−$5,052
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$97,483#39 of 50 states−$7,408
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states571,631#7 of 50 states−347,129
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states1,598,730#6 of 50 states−1,097,300
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states1,290,683#6 of 50 states−932,176
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states279,843#6 of 50 states−187,671
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states94,805#10 of 50 states−51,770
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states10,931,544#7 of 50 states−7,383,961
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states782,626#8 of 50 states−320,742
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states7,876,645#7 of 50 states−5,370,585
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states4,482,121#6 of 50 states−2,926,257
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states4,805,617#7 of 50 states−3,396,723
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states755,631#9 of 50 states−408,280
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states284,452#9 of 50 states−161,600
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states8,907,052#6 of 50 states−6,406,714
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states1,418,409#10 of 50 states−1,156,955
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states13,886#25 of 50 states+254,850
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states325,368#16 of 50 states−222,485
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states606,933#22 of 50 states−55,707

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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