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Who works from home? 💻

1Guess
Which states have the biggest share of workers who work from home? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… California — all those tech jobs!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Colorado leads, with Oregon and Arizona close behind — the West, not the coastal megacities.
    📚 Background Colorado leads, with Oregon and Arizona close behind — the West, not the big coastal cities. Nationwide about 1 in 7 workers works from home. (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023)
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    I bet… California — all those tech jobs!
    3Compare
    Share of workers who work from home (%, ACS 2023)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)13.8 %
    Colorado #1 19.9 %
    Highest: Colorado (19.9 %); lowest: Mississippi (6.4 %).

    Note: this is where people usually work, as reported in the 2023 survey.

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    : 2023 (ACS 1-year estimates)
    U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2023 1-year profile DP03_0024PE (share of workers who work from home) (2026-08-02) — Official published survey estimates (the committed raw file is the API response, unchanged).
    ↳ On data.census.gov, open profile table “DP03” for 2023 and read DP03_0024PE (share of workers who work from home) by state.