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

MEASUREPUERTO RICOCOLORADODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking5,957,494#21 of 50 states−2,754,199
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking2,491,404#21 of 50 states−893,245
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking182,219#28 of 50 states+192,135
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,822#46 of 50 states−$1,242
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking3,182,088#19 of 50 states−1,968,601
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking142,180#19 of 50 states−30,209
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking43,781#9 of 50 states−40,305
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,533,908#23 of 50 states−66,331
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking54,630#15 of 50 states−42,502
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking629,420#13 of 50 states−558,782
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking25.7 min#24 of 50 states+2.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$97,113#8 of 50 states−$69,900
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$54,531#4 of 50 states−$35,765
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$131,072#8 of 50 states−$87,854
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking221,900#26 of 50 states+337,800
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking643,920#24 of 50 states−66,117
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking557,730#23 of 50 states−347,851
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking77,952#30 of 50 states−71,978
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking54,436#19 of 50 states−21,298
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking5,395,201#22 of 50 states−2,397,441
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking463,722#19 of 50 states−285,096
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking4,146,783#22 of 50 states−2,931,581
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking1,886,074#26 of 50 states+96,766
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking2,485,684#21 of 50 states−1,620,939
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking494,397#16 of 50 states−281,653
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking194,884#17 of 50 states−59,532
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking3,789,553#21 of 50 states−3,766,899
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking235,585#31 of 50 states−232,996
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking22,506#18 of 50 states−22,506
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking203,023#21 of 50 states−201,008
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking1,382,948#8 of 50 states+1,784,377

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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