A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Puerto Rico & Arizona

MEASUREPUERTO RICOARIZONADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking7,582,384#14 of 50 states−4,379,089
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking3,082,000#14 of 50 states−1,483,841
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking316,703#12 of 50 states+57,651
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,672#41 of 50 states−$1,092
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking3,606,425#15 of 50 states−2,392,938
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking172,459#13 of 50 states−60,488
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking23,856#13 of 50 states−20,380
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking2,391,066#13 of 50 states−923,489
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking40,580#21 of 50 states−28,452
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking582,289#14 of 50 states−511,651
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking26.4 min#31 of 50 states+2.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$81,486#20 of 50 states−$54,273
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$43,676#23 of 50 states−$24,910
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$110,522#20 of 50 states−$67,304
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking302,882#16 of 50 states+256,818
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking1,021,244#13 of 50 states−443,441
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking796,010#13 of 50 states−586,131
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking113,472#21 of 50 states−107,498
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking58,875#18 of 50 states−25,737
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking6,705,980#15 of 50 states−3,708,220
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking767,380#9 of 50 states−588,754
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking4,857,065#15 of 50 states−3,641,863
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking2,809,218#13 of 50 states−826,378
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking2,903,647#15 of 50 states−2,038,902
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking482,994#18 of 50 states−270,250
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking212,178#14 of 50 states−76,826
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking3,882,098#20 of 50 states−3,859,444
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking336,277#26 of 50 states−333,688
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking235,367#2 of 50 states−235,367
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking289,457#19 of 50 states−287,442
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking2,435,661#6 of 50 states+731,664

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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