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.

Oregon & Arizona

MEASUREOREGONARIZONADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states7,582,384#14 of 50 states−3,310,013
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states3,082,000#14 of 50 states−1,268,253
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states316,703#12 of 50 states−164,122
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,672#41 of 50 states−$75
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states3,606,425#15 of 50 states−1,482,782
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states172,459#13 of 50 states−64,118
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states23,856#13 of 50 states−20,834
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states2,391,066#13 of 50 states−1,072,240
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states40,580#21 of 50 states+9,641
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states582,289#14 of 50 states−227,359
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states26.4 min#31 of 50 states−3.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$81,486#20 of 50 states+$3,734
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$43,676#23 of 50 states+$2,145
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$110,522#20 of 50 states+$378
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states302,882#16 of 50 states−17,376
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states1,021,244#13 of 50 states−442,857
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states796,010#13 of 50 states−347,591
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states113,472#21 of 50 states−32,527
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states58,875#18 of 50 states+6,545
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states6,705,980#15 of 50 states−2,698,019
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states767,380#9 of 50 states−547,994
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states4,857,065#15 of 50 states−2,045,181
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states2,809,218#13 of 50 states−1,023,642
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states2,903,647#15 of 50 states−1,237,594
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states482,994#18 of 50 states−169,364
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states212,178#14 of 50 states−71,740
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states3,882,098#20 of 50 states−885,548
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states336,277#26 of 50 states−257,613
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states235,367#2 of 50 states−208,805
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states289,457#19 of 50 states−83,169
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states2,435,661#6 of 50 states−1,772,921

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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