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 & New Mexico

MEASUREOREGONNEW MEXICODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states2,130,256#36 of 50 states+2,142,115
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states940,859#36 of 50 states+872,888
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states116,974#34 of 50 states+35,607
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,117#17 of 50 states+$480
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states954,860#38 of 50 states+1,168,783
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states53,097#36 of 50 states+55,244
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states16,049#20 of 50 states−13,027
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states719,928#36 of 50 states+598,898
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states4,443#40 of 50 states+45,778
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states97,946#39 of 50 states+256,984
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states24.0 min#18 of 50 states−0.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$67,816#43 of 50 states+$17,404
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$37,978#43 of 50 states+$7,843
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$91,875#43 of 50 states+$19,025
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states165,567#30 of 50 states+119,939
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states305,909#35 of 50 states+272,478
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states228,435#36 of 50 states+219,984
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states55,098#32 of 50 states+25,847
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states26,318#31 of 50 states+39,102
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states1,880,602#36 of 50 states+2,127,359
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states211,289#34 of 50 states+8,097
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states1,099,331#39 of 50 states+1,712,553
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states1,074,739#34 of 50 states+710,837
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states678,298#38 of 50 states+987,755
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states211,865#35 of 50 states+101,765
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states62,211#38 of 50 states+78,227
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states746,911#42 of 50 states+2,249,639
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states42,593#39 of 50 states+36,071
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states176,103#3 of 50 states−149,541
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states40,322#40 of 50 states+165,966
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states1,046,253#13 of 50 states−383,513

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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