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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Puerto Rico & Kansas

MEASUREPUERTO RICOKANSASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking2,970,606#34 of 50 states+232,689
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking1,275,689#34 of 50 states+322,470
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking105,627#36 of 50 states+268,727
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,079#13 of 50 states−$499
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking1,497,364#33 of 50 states−283,877
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking57,070#33 of 50 states+54,901
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking22,318#14 of 50 states−18,842
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking789,001#35 of 50 states+678,576
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking5,225#36 of 50 states+6,903
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking153,539#33 of 50 states−82,901
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking20.0 min#7 of 50 states+8.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$75,514#33 of 50 states−$48,301
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$41,580#33 of 50 states−$22,814
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$101,988#30 of 50 states−$58,770
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking71,066#37 of 50 states+488,634
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking372,348#34 of 50 states+205,455
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking296,108#32 of 50 states−86,229
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking44,382#36 of 50 states−38,408
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking15,705#42 of 50 states+17,433
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking2,659,015#34 of 50 states+338,745
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking248,116#31 of 50 states−69,490
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking2,145,888#32 of 50 states−930,686
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking888,431#35 of 50 states+1,094,409
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking1,159,051#33 of 50 states−294,306
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking253,143#30 of 50 states−40,399
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking82,409#34 of 50 states+52,943
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking2,133,139#32 of 50 states−2,110,485
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking152,192#33 of 50 states−149,603
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking13,550#27 of 50 states−13,550
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking89,273#30 of 50 states−87,258
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking422,762#28 of 50 states+2,744,563

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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