A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Wyoming & Oklahoma

MEASUREWYOMINGOKLAHOMADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count587,618#50 of 50 states4,095,393#28 of 50 states−3,507,775
Housing units ↗Reported count271,887#50 of 50 states1,746,807#28 of 50 states−1,474,920
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count25,500#50 of 50 states196,679#24 of 50 states−171,179
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$998#6 of 50 states$1,044#9 of 50 states−$46
Employed residents ↗Reported count297,101#50 of 50 states1,883,561#29 of 50 states−1,586,460
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count10,546#48 of 50 states92,553#30 of 50 states−82,007
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,202#38 of 50 states21,376#18 of 50 states−17,174
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count168,634#50 of 50 states1,251,477#28 of 50 states−1,082,843
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count3,263#47 of 50 states5,349#35 of 50 states−2,086
Residents working from home ↗Reported count28,679#50 of 50 states167,486#30 of 50 states−138,807
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.7 min#4 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states−3.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,532#32 of 50 states$66,148#45 of 50 states+$9,384
Per capita income ↗Dollars$44,008#22 of 50 states$35,882#46 of 50 states+$8,126
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,197#32 of 50 states$90,075#45 of 50 states+$11,122
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count14,323#50 of 50 states224,502#25 of 50 states−210,179
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count85,854#49 of 50 states501,430#28 of 50 states−415,576
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count69,313#49 of 50 states358,507#29 of 50 states−289,194
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count9,581#49 of 50 states92,172#25 of 50 states−82,591
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count3,784#50 of 50 states43,035#23 of 50 states−39,251
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count517,580#50 of 50 states3,547,583#28 of 50 states−3,030,003
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count59,332#46 of 50 states461,884#20 of 50 states−402,552
Private health insurance ↗Reported count419,639#50 of 50 states2,506,060#29 of 50 states−2,086,421
Public health insurance ↗Reported count179,988#50 of 50 states1,555,864#28 of 50 states−1,375,876
Private wage workers ↗Reported count209,025#50 of 50 states1,408,894#30 of 50 states−1,199,869
Government workers ↗Reported count65,016#49 of 50 states347,351#25 of 50 states−282,335
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count21,700#49 of 50 states122,852#27 of 50 states−101,152
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count472,841#48 of 50 states2,500,338#30 of 50 states−2,027,497
Black or African American population ↗Reported count4,321#49 of 50 states261,454#30 of 50 states−257,133
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,472#36 of 50 states268,736#1 of 50 states−260,264
Asian population ↗Reported count5,332#50 of 50 states102,883#28 of 50 states−97,551
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count65,030#43 of 50 states551,226#25 of 50 states−486,196

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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