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Puerto Rico & Massachusetts

MEASUREPUERTO RICOMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking7,136,171#16 of 50 states−3,932,876
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking2,998,537#16 of 50 states−1,400,378
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking228,049#23 of 50 states+146,305
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,848#48 of 50 states−$1,268
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking3,831,790#14 of 50 states−2,618,303
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking162,597#15 of 50 states−50,626
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking6,047#35 of 50 states−2,571
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,953,387#17 of 50 states−485,810
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking291,776#5 of 50 states−279,648
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking556,682#15 of 50 states−486,044
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking30.6 min#47 of 50 states−2.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$104,828#1 of 50 states−$77,615
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$57,789#1 of 50 states−$39,023
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$144,312#1 of 50 states−$101,094
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking426,702#11 of 50 states+132,998
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking872,672#17 of 50 states−294,869
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking669,715#19 of 50 states−459,836
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking151,041#12 of 50 states−145,067
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking95,822#9 of 50 states−62,684
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking6,872,233#14 of 50 states−3,874,473
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking198,589#35 of 50 states−19,963
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking5,170,360#14 of 50 states−3,955,158
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking2,646,331#15 of 50 states−663,491
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking3,122,484#13 of 50 states−2,257,739
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking502,969#15 of 50 states−290,225
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking200,942#16 of 50 states−65,590
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking4,638,530#17 of 50 states−4,615,876
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking451,443#21 of 50 states−448,854
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking5,548#42 of 50 states−5,548
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking545,521#9 of 50 states−543,506
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking998,795#16 of 50 states+2,168,530

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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