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Puerto Rico & Kentucky

MEASUREPUERTO RICOKENTUCKYDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking4,588,372#26 of 50 states−1,385,077
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking1,994,323#26 of 50 states−396,164
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking185,548#26 of 50 states+188,806
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$998#6 of 50 states−$418
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking2,102,332#26 of 50 states−888,845
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking107,639#24 of 50 states+4,332
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking14,002#25 of 50 states−10,526
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,467,682#25 of 50 states−105
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking13,190#30 of 50 states−1,062
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking197,124#27 of 50 states−126,486
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking24.5 min#21 of 50 states+4.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$64,526#46 of 50 states−$37,313
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$35,955#45 of 50 states−$17,189
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$87,717#46 of 50 states−$44,499
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking249,767#21 of 50 states+309,933
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking640,912#25 of 50 states−63,109
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking476,079#25 of 50 states−266,200
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking130,597#19 of 50 states−124,623
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking32,296#27 of 50 states+842
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking4,199,034#25 of 50 states−1,201,274
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking308,763#26 of 50 states−130,137
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking2,842,834#25 of 50 states−1,627,632
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking1,960,138#24 of 50 states+22,702
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking1,677,448#25 of 50 states−812,703
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking309,954#28 of 50 states−97,210
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking109,966#29 of 50 states+25,386
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking3,684,478#22 of 50 states−3,661,824
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking322,435#27 of 50 states−319,846
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking5,885#41 of 50 states−5,885
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking85,144#31 of 50 states−83,129
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking252,640#37 of 50 states+2,914,685

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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