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 & Montana

MEASUREOREGONMONTANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states1,137,233#43 of 50 states+3,135,138
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states514,803#43 of 50 states+1,298,944
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states70,641#42 of 50 states+81,940
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,177#20 of 50 states+$420
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states571,950#44 of 50 states+1,551,693
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states17,462#46 of 50 states+90,879
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states3,083#44 of 50 states−61
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states344,443#43 of 50 states+974,383
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states4,660#39 of 50 states+45,561
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states66,029#42 of 50 states+288,901
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states19.5 min#3 of 50 states+3.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$75,340#35 of 50 states+$9,880
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$43,254#26 of 50 states+$2,567
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$101,634#31 of 50 states+$9,266
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states32,677#45 of 50 states+252,829
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states166,379#43 of 50 states+412,008
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states121,623#44 of 50 states+326,796
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states21,823#43 of 50 states+59,122
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states12,218#44 of 50 states+53,202
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states1,023,003#44 of 50 states+2,984,958
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states98,102#40 of 50 states+121,284
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states748,274#44 of 50 states+2,063,610
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states440,101#43 of 50 states+1,345,475
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states425,659#44 of 50 states+1,240,394
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states95,977#43 of 50 states+217,653
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states47,929#40 of 50 states+92,509
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states947,221#41 of 50 states+2,049,329
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states3,437#50 of 50 states+75,227
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states57,838#9 of 50 states−31,276
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states8,841#49 of 50 states+197,447
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states55,506#45 of 50 states+607,234

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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