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

MEASUREPUERTO RICOGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking11,180,878#8 of 50 states−7,977,583
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking4,410,956#10 of 50 states−2,812,797
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking448,064#8 of 50 states−73,710
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,506#33 of 50 states−$926
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking5,463,559#8 of 50 states−4,250,072
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking269,070#8 of 50 states−157,099
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking54,486#7 of 50 states−51,010
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking3,185,291#10 of 50 states−1,717,714
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking64,954#13 of 50 states−52,826
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking803,593#8 of 50 states−732,955
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking29.4 min#45 of 50 states−0.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$79,991#23 of 50 states−$52,778
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$41,996#29 of 50 states−$23,230
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$108,907#23 of 50 states−$65,689
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking456,340#10 of 50 states+103,360
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking1,249,628#10 of 50 states−671,825
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking942,921#10 of 50 states−733,042
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking208,624#9 of 50 states−202,650
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking68,831#15 of 50 states−35,693
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking9,674,616#9 of 50 states−6,676,856
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking1,314,223#4 of 50 states−1,135,597
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking7,389,648#8 of 50 states−6,174,446
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking3,509,710#10 of 50 states−1,526,870
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking4,373,830#8 of 50 states−3,509,085
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking779,019#7 of 50 states−566,275
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking299,412#7 of 50 states−164,060
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking5,367,827#10 of 50 states−5,345,173
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking3,382,731#2 of 50 states−3,380,142
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking17,452#21 of 50 states−17,452
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking544,226#10 of 50 states−542,211
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking1,299,200#10 of 50 states+1,868,125

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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