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

Puerto Rico & Maine

MEASUREPUERTO RICOMAINEDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking1,405,012#42 of 50 states+1,798,283
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking739,072#40 of 50 states+859,087
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking149,478#31 of 50 states+224,876
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,210#21 of 50 states−$630
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking713,799#41 of 50 states+499,688
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking19,982#45 of 50 states+91,989
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking2,973#46 of 50 states+503
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking453,768#40 of 50 states+1,013,809
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking4,114#44 of 50 states+8,014
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking103,070#37 of 50 states−32,432
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking25.6 min#23 of 50 states+3.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$76,442#30 of 50 states−$49,229
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$45,286#19 of 50 states−$26,520
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$102,734#29 of 50 states−$59,516
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking78,348#36 of 50 states+481,352
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking236,301#40 of 50 states+341,502
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking172,341#40 of 50 states+37,538
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking36,142#38 of 50 states−30,168
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking17,877#37 of 50 states+15,261
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking1,309,493#42 of 50 states+1,688,267
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking76,864#42 of 50 states+101,762
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking952,356#42 of 50 states+262,846
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking566,310#40 of 50 states+1,416,530
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking551,298#41 of 50 states+313,447
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking103,683#41 of 50 states+109,061
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking57,276#39 of 50 states+78,076
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking1,252,316#39 of 50 states−1,229,662
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking27,897#41 of 50 states−25,308
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking4,804#43 of 50 states−4,804
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking18,720#44 of 50 states−16,705
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking32,869#49 of 50 states+3,134,456

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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