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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Puerto Rico & Minnesota

MEASUREPUERTO RICOMINNESOTADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking5,793,151#22 of 50 states−2,589,856
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking2,485,558#22 of 50 states−887,399
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking233,787#21 of 50 states+140,567
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,291#25 of 50 states−$711
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking3,056,310#22 of 50 states−1,842,823
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking118,033#21 of 50 states−6,062
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking3,615#43 of 50 states−139
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,485,329#24 of 50 states−17,752
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking52,973#16 of 50 states−40,845
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking443,318#18 of 50 states−372,680
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking22.7 min#10 of 50 states+5.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$87,117#14 of 50 states−$59,904
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$47,926#12 of 50 states−$29,160
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$116,159#14 of 50 states−$72,941
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking197,010#28 of 50 states+362,690
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking717,344#22 of 50 states−139,541
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking584,400#22 of 50 states−374,521
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking90,613#26 of 50 states−84,639
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking70,969#14 of 50 states−37,831
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking5,441,520#21 of 50 states−2,443,760
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking290,828#27 of 50 states−112,202
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking4,241,448#20 of 50 states−3,026,246
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking2,013,969#23 of 50 states−31,129
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking2,502,689#19 of 50 states−1,637,944
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking389,169#23 of 50 states−176,425
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking158,711#20 of 50 states−23,359
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking4,329,205#19 of 50 states−4,306,551
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking432,527#23 of 50 states−429,938
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking42,945#11 of 50 states−42,945
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking302,861#18 of 50 states−300,846
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking388,435#29 of 50 states+2,778,890

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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