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 & South Carolina

MEASUREOREGONSOUTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states5,478,831#23 of 50 states−1,206,460
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states2,344,963#23 of 50 states−531,216
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states308,420#14 of 50 states−155,839
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,272#23 of 50 states+$325
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states2,578,529#23 of 50 states−454,886
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states121,600#20 of 50 states−13,259
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states43,041#10 of 50 states−40,019
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states1,733,926#19 of 50 states−415,100
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states8,421#34 of 50 states+41,800
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states316,801#24 of 50 states+38,129
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$72,350#38 of 50 states+$12,870
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$40,195#40 of 50 states+$5,626
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$97,757#38 of 50 states+$13,143
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states211,371#27 of 50 states+74,135
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states781,676#20 of 50 states−203,289
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states608,174#21 of 50 states−159,755
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states100,137#24 of 50 states−19,192
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states24,543#32 of 50 states+40,877
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states4,898,013#23 of 50 states−890,052
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states481,968#17 of 50 states−262,582
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states3,627,737#23 of 50 states−815,853
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states2,059,512#22 of 50 states−273,936
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states2,048,043#23 of 50 states−381,990
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states376,813#24 of 50 states−63,183
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states148,906#23 of 50 states−8,468
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states3,375,763#23 of 50 states−379,213
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states1,278,752#15 of 50 states−1,200,088
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states11,488#32 of 50 states+15,074
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states107,884#27 of 50 states+98,404
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states434,217#27 of 50 states+228,523

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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