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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Oregon & Indiana

MEASUREOREGONINDIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states6,924,275#17 of 50 states−2,651,904
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states2,923,175#17 of 50 states−1,109,428
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states250,464#20 of 50 states−97,883
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,104#16 of 50 states+$493
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states3,406,179#17 of 50 states−1,282,536
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states145,489#18 of 50 states−37,148
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states4,115#39 of 50 states−1,093
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states1,986,259#16 of 50 states−667,433
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states19,794#26 of 50 states+30,427
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states323,341#23 of 50 states+31,589
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states24.6 min#22 of 50 states−1.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$71,959#41 of 50 states+$13,261
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$38,794#42 of 50 states+$7,027
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$95,565#42 of 50 states+$15,335
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states238,944#24 of 50 states+46,562
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states890,811#16 of 50 states−312,424
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states697,014#16 of 50 states−248,595
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states144,322#15 of 50 states−63,377
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states47,101#21 of 50 states+18,319
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states6,316,031#17 of 50 states−2,308,070
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states512,807#14 of 50 states−293,421
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states4,589,759#17 of 50 states−1,777,875
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states2,536,167#16 of 50 states−750,591
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states2,847,476#16 of 50 states−1,181,423
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states397,092#22 of 50 states−83,462
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states155,550#21 of 50 states−15,112
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states5,142,060#11 of 50 states−2,145,510
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states619,678#20 of 50 states−541,014
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states5,915#40 of 50 states+20,647
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states186,325#22 of 50 states+19,963
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states626,616#20 of 50 states+36,124

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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