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

MEASUREPUERTO RICOMICHIGANDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking10,140,459#10 of 50 states−6,937,164
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking4,570,173#9 of 50 states−2,972,014
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking537,828#6 of 50 states−163,474
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,168#19 of 50 states−$588
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking4,879,201#10 of 50 states−3,665,714
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking229,894#10 of 50 states−117,923
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking6,534#33 of 50 states−3,058
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking3,186,755#9 of 50 states−1,719,178
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking46,491#18 of 50 states−34,363
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking539,125#16 of 50 states−468,487
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking24.3 min#20 of 50 states+4.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$72,389#37 of 50 states−$45,176
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$40,990#35 of 50 states−$22,224
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$98,697#37 of 50 states−$55,479
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking547,357#8 of 50 states+12,343
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking1,457,030#8 of 50 states−879,227
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking1,167,107#8 of 50 states−957,228
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking230,806#8 of 50 states−224,832
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking100,177#8 of 50 states−67,039
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking9,525,652#10 of 50 states−6,527,892
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking507,760#16 of 50 states−329,134
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking6,995,406#10 of 50 states−5,780,204
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking4,051,363#9 of 50 states−2,068,523
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking4,040,059#10 of 50 states−3,175,314
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking579,452#14 of 50 states−366,708
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking251,652#10 of 50 states−116,300
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking7,264,560#7 of 50 states−7,241,906
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking1,303,275#13 of 50 states−1,300,686
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking33,430#14 of 50 states−33,430
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking378,447#15 of 50 states−376,432
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking621,831#21 of 50 states+2,545,494

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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