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 & Virginia

MEASUREOREGONVIRGINIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states8,811,195#12 of 50 states−4,538,824
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states3,618,247#12 of 50 states−1,804,500
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states296,904#15 of 50 states−144,323
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,646#40 of 50 states−$49
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states4,381,889#12 of 50 states−2,258,246
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states164,596#14 of 50 states−56,255
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states132,715#2 of 50 states−129,693
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states2,494,496#12 of 50 states−1,175,670
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states131,589#11 of 50 states−81,368
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states703,153#9 of 50 states−348,223
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states28.3 min#42 of 50 states−5.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$92,090#12 of 50 states−$6,870
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$50,866#9 of 50 states−$5,045
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$127,363#11 of 50 states−$16,463
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states316,827#14 of 50 states−31,321
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states1,046,509#12 of 50 states−468,122
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states936,525#11 of 50 states−488,106
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states145,921#14 of 50 states−64,976
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states74,203#12 of 50 states−8,783
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states7,984,829#12 of 50 states−3,976,868
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states595,595#13 of 50 states−376,209
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states6,233,777#12 of 50 states−3,421,893
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states2,951,576#12 of 50 states−1,166,000
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states3,259,600#12 of 50 states−1,593,547
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states902,995#5 of 50 states−589,365
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states211,796#15 of 50 states−71,358
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states5,060,812#13 of 50 states−2,064,262
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states1,578,103#9 of 50 states−1,499,439
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states13,185#29 of 50 states+13,377
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states626,502#8 of 50 states−420,214
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states1,017,833#14 of 50 states−355,093

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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