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 & Rhode Island

MEASUREOREGONRHODE ISLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states1,112,308#44 of 50 states+3,160,063
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states483,474#44 of 50 states+1,330,273
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states39,693#48 of 50 states+112,888
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,418#30 of 50 states+$179
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states579,286#43 of 50 states+1,544,357
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states30,755#40 of 50 states+77,586
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states3,696#41 of 50 states−674
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states322,060#45 of 50 states+996,766
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states12,058#31 of 50 states+38,163
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states65,520#43 of 50 states+289,410
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states26.3 min#29 of 50 states−3.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$83,504#17 of 50 states+$1,716
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$47,260#14 of 50 states−$1,439
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$114,532#16 of 50 states−$3,632
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states62,265#39 of 50 states+223,241
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states156,334#45 of 50 states+422,053
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states115,729#45 of 50 states+332,690
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states27,052#41 of 50 states+53,893
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states16,863#40 of 50 states+48,557
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states1,046,007#43 of 50 states+2,961,954
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states50,647#47 of 50 states+168,739
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states757,575#43 of 50 states+2,054,309
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states439,236#44 of 50 states+1,346,340
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states469,738#43 of 50 states+1,196,315
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states72,067#48 of 50 states+241,563
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states37,110#43 of 50 states+103,328
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states735,570#43 of 50 states+2,260,980
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states53,011#38 of 50 states+25,653
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states1,759#47 of 50 states+24,803
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states40,723#39 of 50 states+165,565
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states208,976#38 of 50 states+453,764

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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