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

Oklahoma & Washington

MEASUREOKLAHOMAWASHINGTONDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,095,393#28 of 50 states7,958,180#13 of 50 states−3,862,787
Housing units ↗Reported count1,746,807#28 of 50 states3,202,241#13 of 50 states−1,455,434
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count196,679#24 of 50 states232,900#22 of 50 states−36,221
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,044#9 of 50 states$1,824#47 of 50 states−$780
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,883,561#29 of 50 states3,964,612#13 of 50 states−2,081,051
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count92,553#30 of 50 states203,073#12 of 50 states−110,520
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,376#18 of 50 states61,777#6 of 50 states−40,401
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,251,477#28 of 50 states2,276,029#14 of 50 states−1,024,552
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,349#35 of 50 states165,366#7 of 50 states−160,017
Residents working from home ↗Reported count167,486#30 of 50 states645,514#11 of 50 states−478,028
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states27.2 min#39 of 50 states−4.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,148#45 of 50 states$99,389#7 of 50 states−$33,241
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,882#46 of 50 states$55,177#3 of 50 states−$19,295
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,075#45 of 50 states$136,793#5 of 50 states−$46,718
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count224,502#25 of 50 states353,215#12 of 50 states−128,713
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count501,430#28 of 50 states915,780#15 of 50 states−414,350
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count358,507#29 of 50 states768,859#14 of 50 states−410,352
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count92,172#25 of 50 states142,741#16 of 50 states−50,569
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count43,035#23 of 50 states105,396#7 of 50 states−62,361
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,547,583#28 of 50 states7,331,599#13 of 50 states−3,784,016
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count461,884#20 of 50 states511,691#15 of 50 states−49,807
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,506,060#29 of 50 states5,555,928#13 of 50 states−3,049,868
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,555,864#28 of 50 states2,794,750#14 of 50 states−1,238,886
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,408,894#30 of 50 states3,094,527#14 of 50 states−1,685,633
Government workers ↗Reported count347,351#25 of 50 states647,606#13 of 50 states−300,255
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count122,852#27 of 50 states216,773#13 of 50 states−93,921
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,500,338#30 of 50 states4,892,095#14 of 50 states−2,391,757
Black or African American population ↗Reported count261,454#30 of 50 states312,969#28 of 50 states−51,515
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count268,736#1 of 50 states61,574#8 of 50 states+207,162
Asian population ↗Reported count102,883#28 of 50 states845,000#5 of 50 states−742,117
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count551,226#25 of 50 states1,194,522#12 of 50 states−643,296

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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