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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Oregon & Wyoming

MEASUREOREGONWYOMINGDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states587,618#50 of 50 states+3,684,753
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states271,887#50 of 50 states+1,541,860
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states25,500#50 of 50 states+127,081
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$998#6 of 50 states+$599
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states297,101#50 of 50 states+1,826,542
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states10,546#48 of 50 states+97,795
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states4,202#38 of 50 states−1,180
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states168,634#50 of 50 states+1,150,192
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states3,263#47 of 50 states+46,958
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states28,679#50 of 50 states+326,251
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states19.7 min#4 of 50 states+3.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$75,532#32 of 50 states+$9,688
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$44,008#22 of 50 states+$1,813
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$101,197#32 of 50 states+$9,703
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states14,323#50 of 50 states+271,183
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states85,854#49 of 50 states+492,533
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states69,313#49 of 50 states+379,106
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states9,581#49 of 50 states+71,364
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states3,784#50 of 50 states+61,636
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states517,580#50 of 50 states+3,490,381
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states59,332#46 of 50 states+160,054
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states419,639#50 of 50 states+2,392,245
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states179,988#50 of 50 states+1,605,588
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states209,025#50 of 50 states+1,457,028
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states65,016#49 of 50 states+248,614
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states21,700#49 of 50 states+118,738
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states472,841#48 of 50 states+2,523,709
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states4,321#49 of 50 states+74,343
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states8,472#36 of 50 states+18,090
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states5,332#50 of 50 states+200,956
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states65,030#43 of 50 states+597,710

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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