A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Puerto Rico & Maryland

MEASUREPUERTO RICOMARYLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking6,263,220#18 of 50 states−3,059,925
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking2,530,844#20 of 50 states−932,685
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking186,943#25 of 50 states+187,411
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,721#43 of 50 states−$1,141
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking3,249,570#18 of 50 states−2,036,083
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking147,630#17 of 50 states−35,659
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking37,046#11 of 50 states−33,570
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,625,139#22 of 50 states−157,562
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking160,155#8 of 50 states−148,027
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking504,513#17 of 50 states−433,875
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking32.3 min#49 of 50 states−3.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$102,905#3 of 50 states−$75,692
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$53,199#6 of 50 states−$34,433
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$136,413#6 of 50 states−$93,195
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking247,604#22 of 50 states+312,096
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking698,094#23 of 50 states−120,291
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking633,967#20 of 50 states−424,088
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking101,704#23 of 50 states−95,730
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking59,156#17 of 50 states−26,018
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking5,776,829#18 of 50 states−2,779,069
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking390,741#22 of 50 states−212,115
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking4,519,638#18 of 50 states−3,304,436
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking2,158,214#19 of 50 states−175,374
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking2,356,306#22 of 50 states−1,491,561
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking726,197#11 of 50 states−513,453
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking161,768#19 of 50 states−26,416
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking2,837,686#26 of 50 states−2,815,032
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking1,796,869#7 of 50 states−1,794,280
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking10,053#34 of 50 states−10,053
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking431,616#13 of 50 states−429,601
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking830,948#17 of 50 states+2,336,377

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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