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Puerto Rico & Alaska

MEASUREPUERTO RICOALASKADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking740,133#48 of 50 states+2,463,162
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking326,200#49 of 50 states+1,271,959
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking55,712#46 of 50 states+318,642
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,444#31 of 50 states−$864
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking342,028#49 of 50 states+871,459
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking21,681#44 of 50 states+90,290
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking26,882#12 of 50 states−23,406
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking195,492#48 of 50 states+1,272,085
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking2,460#48 of 50 states+9,668
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking30,477#48 of 50 states+40,161
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking19.8 min#5 of 50 states+8.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$95,665#11 of 50 states−$68,452
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$47,267#13 of 50 states−$28,501
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$122,082#13 of 50 states−$78,864
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking28,394#47 of 50 states+531,306
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking72,734#50 of 50 states+505,069
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking66,714#50 of 50 states+143,165
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking9,385#50 of 50 states−3,411
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking11,207#46 of 50 states+21,931
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking628,145#48 of 50 states+2,369,615
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking77,532#41 of 50 states+101,094
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking464,281#48 of 50 states+750,921
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking266,835#47 of 50 states+1,716,005
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking232,937#49 of 50 states+631,808
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking88,269#44 of 50 states+124,475
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking20,354#50 of 50 states+114,998
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking421,910#49 of 50 states−399,256
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking17,803#45 of 50 states−15,214
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking99,626#5 of 50 states−99,626
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking43,816#38 of 50 states−41,801
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking57,229#44 of 50 states+3,110,096

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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