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

MEASUREPUERTO RICOILLINOISDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking12,710,158#6 of 50 states−9,506,863
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking5,426,429#6 of 50 states−3,828,270
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking376,685#10 of 50 states−2,331
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,322#27 of 50 states−$742
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking6,415,320#6 of 50 states−5,201,833
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking346,721#5 of 50 states−234,750
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking22,045#15 of 50 states−18,569
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking3,578,528#6 of 50 states−2,110,951
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking440,212#4 of 50 states−428,084
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking857,301#6 of 50 states−786,663
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking28.3 min#42 of 50 states+0.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$83,211#18 of 50 states−$55,998
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$46,937#15 of 50 states−$28,171
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$115,705#15 of 50 states−$72,487
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking682,969#6 of 50 states−123,269
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking1,514,168#7 of 50 states−936,365
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking1,238,738#7 of 50 states−1,028,859
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking234,029#7 of 50 states−228,055
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking130,764#6 of 50 states−97,626
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking11,676,608#6 of 50 states−8,678,848
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking860,898#7 of 50 states−682,272
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking8,709,098#6 of 50 states−7,493,896
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking4,369,694#7 of 50 states−2,386,854
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking5,250,734#6 of 50 states−4,385,989
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking859,426#6 of 50 states−646,682
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking295,781#8 of 50 states−160,429
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking7,256,503#8 of 50 states−7,233,849
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking1,643,989#8 of 50 states−1,641,400
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking14,528#24 of 50 states−14,528
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking806,129#6 of 50 states−804,114
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking2,462,768#5 of 50 states+704,557

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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