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

Puerto Rico & Connecticut

MEASUREPUERTO RICOCONNECTICUTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking3,675,069#29 of 50 states−471,774
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking1,530,197#29 of 50 states+67,962
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking98,822#37 of 50 states+275,532
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,550#35 of 50 states−$970
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking1,903,478#28 of 50 states−689,991
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking99,093#28 of 50 states+12,878
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking8,549#29 of 50 states−5,073
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,031,140#29 of 50 states+436,437
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking75,292#12 of 50 states−63,164
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking250,606#26 of 50 states−179,968
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking27.0 min#37 of 50 states+1.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$96,049#10 of 50 states−$68,836
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$56,190#2 of 50 states−$37,424
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$139,313#4 of 50 states−$96,095
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking173,433#29 of 50 states+386,267
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking472,400#29 of 50 states+105,403
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking380,368#28 of 50 states−170,489
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking70,857#31 of 50 states−64,883
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking39,802#24 of 50 states−6,664
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking3,419,245#29 of 50 states−421,485
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking211,726#33 of 50 states−33,100
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking2,456,311#30 of 50 states−1,241,109
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking1,379,370#29 of 50 states+603,470
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking1,541,581#28 of 50 states−676,836
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking243,541#32 of 50 states−30,797
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking115,957#28 of 50 states+19,395
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking2,221,018#31 of 50 states−2,198,364
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking365,281#24 of 50 states−362,692
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking3,756#44 of 50 states−3,756
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking172,938#24 of 50 states−170,923
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking706,806#18 of 50 states+2,460,519

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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