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

Oregon & Arkansas

MEASUREOREGONARKANSASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states3,088,354#33 of 50 states+1,184,017
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states1,365,265#31 of 50 states+448,482
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states174,275#29 of 50 states−21,694
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$982#4 of 50 states+$615
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states1,399,240#34 of 50 states+724,403
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states55,540#34 of 50 states+52,801
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states6,395#34 of 50 states−3,373
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states1,016,030#30 of 50 states+302,796
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states3,953#45 of 50 states+46,268
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states119,058#36 of 50 states+235,872
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states+0.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$62,106#47 of 50 states+$23,114
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$34,812#48 of 50 states+$11,009
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$85,474#48 of 50 states+$25,426
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states111,766#34 of 50 states+173,740
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states434,135#30 of 50 states+144,252
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states293,585#33 of 50 states+154,834
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states81,976#28 of 50 states−1,031
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states17,707#38 of 50 states+47,713
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states2,747,878#33 of 50 states+1,260,083
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states284,915#29 of 50 states−65,529
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states1,842,687#34 of 50 states+969,197
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states1,293,264#30 of 50 states+492,312
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states1,091,890#34 of 50 states+574,163
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states218,848#34 of 50 states+94,782
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states86,181#32 of 50 states+54,257
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states2,055,864#33 of 50 states+940,686
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states434,109#22 of 50 states−355,445
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states13,145#30 of 50 states+13,417
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states54,576#36 of 50 states+151,712
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states294,671#33 of 50 states+368,069

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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