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 & Utah

MEASUREOKLAHOMAUTAHDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states3,503,613#30 of 50 states+591,780
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states1,151,414#35 of 50 states+595,393
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states98,778#38 of 50 states+97,901
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,593#37 of 50 states−$549
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states1,798,140#30 of 50 states+85,421
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states70,585#31 of 50 states+21,968
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states7,183#31 of 50 states+14,193
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states812,370#34 of 50 states+439,107
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states33,136#23 of 50 states−27,787
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states277,963#25 of 50 states−110,477
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states23.2 min#14 of 50 states−0.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$96,658#9 of 50 states−$30,510
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$41,806#30 of 50 states−$5,924
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$122,370#12 of 50 states−$32,295
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states54,010#41 of 50 states+170,492
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states286,000#37 of 50 states+215,430
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states242,709#35 of 50 states+115,798
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states36,883#37 of 50 states+55,289
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states18,197#35 of 50 states+24,838
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states3,188,051#30 of 50 states+359,532
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states288,681#28 of 50 states+173,203
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states2,708,036#27 of 50 states−201,976
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states773,055#37 of 50 states+782,809
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states1,429,892#29 of 50 states−20,998
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states279,364#29 of 50 states+67,987
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states86,060#33 of 50 states+36,792
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states2,561,122#28 of 50 states−60,784
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states40,763#40 of 50 states+220,691
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states20,939#19 of 50 states+247,797
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states92,852#29 of 50 states+10,031
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states592,412#23 of 50 states−41,186

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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