22.16%
AI Usage
5.3%
Food Insecure
56.93%
Employed
16.1%
Uninsured
2.47%
Rent Behind
79.21%
Expense Difficulty
Compared to National Average
AI Usage22.16% vs 24.07% national (-1.9)
West South Central
National
Food Insecure5.3% vs 7.03% national (-1.7)
West South Central
National
Employed56.93% vs 56.64% national (+0.3)
West South Central
National
Uninsured16.1% vs 7.45% national (+8.7)
West South Central
National
Rent Behind2.47% vs 8.87% national (-6.4)
West South Central
National
Expense Difficulty79.21% vs 19.77% national (+59.4)
West South Central
National
AI Usage Across All Regions
New England33.79%
West North Central30.43%
East South Central25.42%
Pacific25.13%
Mountain24.78%
South Atlantic24.2%
West South Central ★22.16%
East North Central21.67%
Middle Atlantic19.27%
Food Insecure Across All Regions
Middle Atlantic9.46%
East South Central8.12%
Pacific7.47%
South Atlantic7.17%
New England6.97%
East North Central6.9%
West North Central5.39%
Mountain5.32%
West South Central ★5.3%
Employed Across All Regions
East South Central59.06%
New England59%
East North Central58.37%
South Atlantic57.65%
West South Central ★56.93%
Middle Atlantic55.71%
West North Central55.32%
Pacific55.31%
Mountain52.5%
Rent Behind Across All Regions
Middle Atlantic21.23%
South Atlantic15.11%
Pacific6.23%
West North Central5.32%
New England5.19%
East South Central4.04%
West South Central ★2.47%
East North Central2.19%
Mountain1.61%
Uninsured Across All Regions
West South Central ★16.1%
New England9.56%
Mountain8.61%
South Atlantic8.48%
East North Central6.55%
East South Central5.67%
West North Central4.13%
Middle Atlantic4.08%
Pacific3.61%
Food Sufficiency (National)
National food sufficiency breakdown — region-specific: 5.3% food insecure
Enough food70.49%
Enough, not always preferred22.48%
Sometimes not enough5.29%
Often not enough1.74%
Employment Details (National)
National work type and telework data — region-specific employment: 56.93%
Work Type
Self-employed16.03%
Private wage/salary60.62%
Government12.58%
Other9.1%
Unpaid family1.67%
Telework Frequency
Always remote12.05%
Usually remote7.61%
Sometimes remote14.7%
Never remote65.64%
Housing Details (National)
National housing payment status — region-specific rent behind: 2.47%
8.87%
Behind on Rent (National)
4.37%
Behind on Mortgage (National)
States in West South Central
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Note: The HTOPS public-use file provides data at the Census Division level, not individual states. All metrics shown are for the West South Central division as a whole.