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

Puerto Rico & Hawaii

MEASUREPUERTO RICOHAWAIIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking1,446,146#40 of 50 states+1,757,149
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking561,066#42 of 50 states+1,037,093
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking79,673#41 of 50 states+294,681
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,942#49 of 50 states−$1,362
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking686,176#42 of 50 states+527,311
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking23,984#42 of 50 states+87,987
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking49,113#8 of 50 states−45,637
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking425,213#41 of 50 states+1,042,364
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking30,799#24 of 50 states−18,671
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking63,594#45 of 50 states+7,044
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking26.7 min#35 of 50 states+1.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$100,745#4 of 50 states−$73,532
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$46,713#16 of 50 states−$27,947
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$131,862#7 of 50 states−$88,644
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking56,690#40 of 50 states+503,010
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking191,014#42 of 50 states+386,789
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking149,844#42 of 50 states+60,035
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking20,318#44 of 50 states−14,344
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking17,144#39 of 50 states+15,994
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking1,338,962#40 of 50 states+1,658,798
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking47,926#48 of 50 states+130,700
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking1,034,473#41 of 50 states+180,729
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking556,017#41 of 50 states+1,426,823
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking492,482#42 of 50 states+372,263
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking146,401#39 of 50 states+66,343
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking45,681#42 of 50 states+89,671
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking299,573#50 of 50 states−276,919
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking23,542#43 of 50 states−20,953
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking2,062#46 of 50 states−2,062
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking514,880#12 of 50 states−512,865
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking147,896#39 of 50 states+3,019,429

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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