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 & Georgia

MEASUREOREGONGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states−6,908,507
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states−2,597,209
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−295,483
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states+$91
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states−3,339,916
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−160,729
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−51,464
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states−1,866,465
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−14,733
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−448,663
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−6.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states+$5,229
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states+$3,825
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states+$1,993
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states−170,834
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states−671,241
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states−494,502
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states−127,679
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states−3,411
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states−5,666,655
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−1,094,837
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states−4,577,764
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states−1,724,134
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states−2,707,777
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−465,389
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−158,974
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states−2,371,277
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−3,304,067
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states+9,110
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−337,938
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−636,460

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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