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

Puerto Rico & Delaware

MEASUREPUERTO RICODELAWAREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking1,051,917#45 of 50 states+2,151,378
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking448,735#45 of 50 states+1,149,424
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking64,111#43 of 50 states+310,243
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,530#34 of 50 states−$950
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking508,349#45 of 50 states+705,138
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking27,357#41 of 50 states+84,614
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking4,829#37 of 50 states−1,353
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking322,868#44 of 50 states+1,144,709
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking11,740#32 of 50 states+388
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking64,492#44 of 50 states+6,146
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking26.8 min#36 of 50 states+1.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$87,534#13 of 50 states−$60,321
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$45,438#18 of 50 states−$26,672
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$114,291#17 of 50 states−$71,073
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking41,214#43 of 50 states+518,486
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking157,858#44 of 50 states+419,945
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking141,559#43 of 50 states+68,320
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking20,017#45 of 50 states−14,043
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking8,714#47 of 50 states+24,424
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking965,746#45 of 50 states+2,032,014
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking71,608#44 of 50 states+107,018
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking723,573#45 of 50 states+491,629
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking413,752#45 of 50 states+1,569,088
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking402,254#45 of 50 states+462,491
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking81,333#45 of 50 states+131,411
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking24,376#48 of 50 states+110,976
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking595,235#46 of 50 states−572,581
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking225,206#32 of 50 states−222,617
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking830#50 of 50 states−830
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking50,610#37 of 50 states−48,595
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking122,813#40 of 50 states+3,044,512

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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