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 & Hawaii

MEASUREOREGONHAWAIIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states1,446,146#40 of 50 states+2,826,225
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states561,066#42 of 50 states+1,252,681
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states79,673#41 of 50 states+72,908
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,942#49 of 50 states−$345
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states686,176#42 of 50 states+1,437,467
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states23,984#42 of 50 states+84,357
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states49,113#8 of 50 states−46,091
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states425,213#41 of 50 states+893,613
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states30,799#24 of 50 states+19,422
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states63,594#45 of 50 states+291,336
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states26.7 min#35 of 50 states−3.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$100,745#4 of 50 states−$15,525
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$46,713#16 of 50 states−$892
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$131,862#7 of 50 states−$20,962
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states56,690#40 of 50 states+228,816
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states191,014#42 of 50 states+387,373
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states149,844#42 of 50 states+298,575
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states20,318#44 of 50 states+60,627
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states17,144#39 of 50 states+48,276
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states1,338,962#40 of 50 states+2,668,999
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states47,926#48 of 50 states+171,460
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states1,034,473#41 of 50 states+1,777,411
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states556,017#41 of 50 states+1,229,559
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states492,482#42 of 50 states+1,173,571
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states146,401#39 of 50 states+167,229
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states45,681#42 of 50 states+94,757
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states299,573#50 of 50 states+2,696,977
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states23,542#43 of 50 states+55,122
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states2,062#46 of 50 states+24,500
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states514,880#12 of 50 states−308,592
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states147,896#39 of 50 states+514,844

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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