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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Oregon & Pennsylvania

MEASUREOREGONPENNSYLVANIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states13,078,751#5 of 50 states−8,806,380
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states5,742,828#5 of 50 states−3,929,081
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states499,596#7 of 50 states−347,015
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,252#22 of 50 states+$345
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states6,506,979#5 of 50 states−4,383,336
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states295,588#6 of 50 states−187,247
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states8,694#28 of 50 states−5,672
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states3,974,271#5 of 50 states−2,655,445
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states266,661#6 of 50 states−216,440
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states883,654#5 of 50 states−528,724
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states27.1 min#38 of 50 states−3.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$77,545#27 of 50 states+$7,675
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$44,674#21 of 50 states+$1,147
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$107,471#25 of 50 states+$3,429
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states810,783#5 of 50 states−525,277
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states1,893,816#5 of 50 states−1,315,429
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states1,476,855#5 of 50 states−1,028,436
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states295,026#5 of 50 states−214,081
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states179,184#5 of 50 states−113,764
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states12,141,017#5 of 50 states−8,133,056
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states752,566#10 of 50 states−533,180
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states9,069,018#5 of 50 states−6,257,134
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states4,976,026#5 of 50 states−3,190,450
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states5,397,398#5 of 50 states−3,731,345
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states764,492#8 of 50 states−450,862
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states333,672#5 of 50 states−193,234
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states9,400,332#5 of 50 states−6,403,782
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states1,324,582#12 of 50 states−1,245,918
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states9,176#35 of 50 states+17,386
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states541,852#11 of 50 states−335,564
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states1,232,617#11 of 50 states−569,877

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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