A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Puerto Rico & Arkansas

MEASUREPUERTO RICOARKANSASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking3,088,354#33 of 50 states+114,941
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking1,365,265#31 of 50 states+232,894
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking174,275#29 of 50 states+200,079
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$982#4 of 50 states−$402
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking1,399,240#34 of 50 states−185,753
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking55,540#34 of 50 states+56,431
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking6,395#34 of 50 states−2,919
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,016,030#30 of 50 states+451,547
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking3,953#45 of 50 states+8,175
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking119,058#36 of 50 states−48,420
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking22.7 min#10 of 50 states+5.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$62,106#47 of 50 states−$34,893
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$34,812#48 of 50 states−$16,046
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$85,474#48 of 50 states−$42,256
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking111,766#34 of 50 states+447,934
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking434,135#30 of 50 states+143,668
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking293,585#33 of 50 states−83,706
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking81,976#28 of 50 states−76,002
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking17,707#38 of 50 states+15,431
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking2,747,878#33 of 50 states+249,882
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking284,915#29 of 50 states−106,289
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking1,842,687#34 of 50 states−627,485
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking1,293,264#30 of 50 states+689,576
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking1,091,890#34 of 50 states−227,145
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking218,848#34 of 50 states−6,104
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking86,181#32 of 50 states+49,171
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking2,055,864#33 of 50 states−2,033,210
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking434,109#22 of 50 states−431,520
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking13,145#30 of 50 states−13,145
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking54,576#36 of 50 states−52,561
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking294,671#33 of 50 states+2,872,654

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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