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Puerto Rico & Indiana

MEASUREPUERTO RICOINDIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking6,924,275#17 of 50 states−3,720,980
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking2,923,175#17 of 50 states−1,325,016
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking250,464#20 of 50 states+123,890
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,104#16 of 50 states−$524
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking3,406,179#17 of 50 states−2,192,692
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking145,489#18 of 50 states−33,518
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking4,115#39 of 50 states−639
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,986,259#16 of 50 states−518,682
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking19,794#26 of 50 states−7,666
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking323,341#23 of 50 states−252,703
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking24.6 min#22 of 50 states+4.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$71,959#41 of 50 states−$44,746
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$38,794#42 of 50 states−$20,028
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$95,565#42 of 50 states−$52,347
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking238,944#24 of 50 states+320,756
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking890,811#16 of 50 states−313,008
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking697,014#16 of 50 states−487,135
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking144,322#15 of 50 states−138,348
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking47,101#21 of 50 states−13,963
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking6,316,031#17 of 50 states−3,318,271
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking512,807#14 of 50 states−334,181
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking4,589,759#17 of 50 states−3,374,557
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking2,536,167#16 of 50 states−553,327
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking2,847,476#16 of 50 states−1,982,731
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking397,092#22 of 50 states−184,348
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking155,550#21 of 50 states−20,198
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking5,142,060#11 of 50 states−5,119,406
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking619,678#20 of 50 states−617,089
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking5,915#40 of 50 states−5,915
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking186,325#22 of 50 states−184,310
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking626,616#20 of 50 states+2,540,709

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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