A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Oregon & Oklahoma

MEASUREOREGONOKLAHOMADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states4,095,393#28 of 50 states+176,978
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states1,746,807#28 of 50 states+66,940
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states196,679#24 of 50 states−44,098
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,044#9 of 50 states+$553
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states1,883,561#29 of 50 states+240,082
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states92,553#30 of 50 states+15,788
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states21,376#18 of 50 states−18,354
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states1,251,477#28 of 50 states+67,349
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states5,349#35 of 50 states+44,872
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states167,486#30 of 50 states+187,444
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states+0.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$66,148#45 of 50 states+$19,072
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$35,882#46 of 50 states+$9,939
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$90,075#45 of 50 states+$20,825
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states224,502#25 of 50 states+61,004
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states501,430#28 of 50 states+76,957
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states358,507#29 of 50 states+89,912
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states92,172#25 of 50 states−11,227
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states43,035#23 of 50 states+22,385
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states3,547,583#28 of 50 states+460,378
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states461,884#20 of 50 states−242,498
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states2,506,060#29 of 50 states+305,824
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states1,555,864#28 of 50 states+229,712
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states1,408,894#30 of 50 states+257,159
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states347,351#25 of 50 states−33,721
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states122,852#27 of 50 states+17,586
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states2,500,338#30 of 50 states+496,212
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states261,454#30 of 50 states−182,790
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states268,736#1 of 50 states−242,174
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states102,883#28 of 50 states+103,405
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states551,226#25 of 50 states+111,514

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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