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

Puerto Rico & Louisiana

MEASUREPUERTO RICOLOUISIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking4,597,740#25 of 50 states−1,394,445
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking2,073,200#25 of 50 states−475,041
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking289,917#17 of 50 states+84,437
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,064#10 of 50 states−$484
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking2,064,084#27 of 50 states−850,597
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking112,107#22 of 50 states−136
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking14,830#22 of 50 states−11,354
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,466,171#26 of 50 states+1,406
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking18,936#27 of 50 states−6,808
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking163,353#31 of 50 states−92,715
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking26.2 min#28 of 50 states+2.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$60,986#48 of 50 states−$33,773
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$35,440#47 of 50 states−$16,674
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$86,656#47 of 50 states−$43,438
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking309,670#15 of 50 states+250,030
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking603,028#26 of 50 states−25,225
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking404,329#27 of 50 states−194,450
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking122,396#20 of 50 states−116,422
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking27,636#30 of 50 states+5,502
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking4,157,175#26 of 50 states−1,159,415
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking348,045#24 of 50 states−169,419
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking2,627,967#28 of 50 states−1,412,765
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking2,087,086#20 of 50 states−104,246
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking1,595,036#27 of 50 states−730,291
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking332,938#26 of 50 states−120,194
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking131,681#25 of 50 states+3,671
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking2,535,671#29 of 50 states−2,513,017
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking1,387,451#11 of 50 states−1,384,862
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking17,790#20 of 50 states−17,790
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking81,540#33 of 50 states−79,525
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking357,628#30 of 50 states+2,809,697

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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