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

MEASUREOKLAHOMASOUTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states5,478,831#23 of 50 states−1,383,438
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states2,344,963#23 of 50 states−598,156
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states308,420#14 of 50 states−111,741
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,272#23 of 50 states−$228
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states2,578,529#23 of 50 states−694,968
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states121,600#20 of 50 states−29,047
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states43,041#10 of 50 states−21,665
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states1,733,926#19 of 50 states−482,449
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states8,421#34 of 50 states−3,072
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states316,801#24 of 50 states−149,315
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states26.3 min#29 of 50 states−3.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$72,350#38 of 50 states−$6,202
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$40,195#40 of 50 states−$4,313
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$97,757#38 of 50 states−$7,682
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states211,371#27 of 50 states+13,131
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states781,676#20 of 50 states−280,246
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states608,174#21 of 50 states−249,667
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states100,137#24 of 50 states−7,965
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states24,543#32 of 50 states+18,492
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states4,898,013#23 of 50 states−1,350,430
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states481,968#17 of 50 states−20,084
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states3,627,737#23 of 50 states−1,121,677
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states2,059,512#22 of 50 states−503,648
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states2,048,043#23 of 50 states−639,149
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states376,813#24 of 50 states−29,462
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states148,906#23 of 50 states−26,054
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states3,375,763#23 of 50 states−875,425
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states1,278,752#15 of 50 states−1,017,298
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states11,488#32 of 50 states+257,248
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states107,884#27 of 50 states−5,001
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states434,217#27 of 50 states+117,009

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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