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

Puerto Rico & Mississippi

MEASUREPUERTO RICOMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking2,943,045#35 of 50 states+260,250
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking1,319,945#32 of 50 states+278,214
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking182,533#27 of 50 states+191,821
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$990#5 of 50 states−$410
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking1,314,226#35 of 50 states−100,739
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking63,438#32 of 50 states+48,533
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking13,181#26 of 50 states−9,705
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking970,374#31 of 50 states+497,203
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking3,424#46 of 50 states+8,704
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking81,270#40 of 50 states−10,632
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking26.4 min#31 of 50 states+2.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$59,127#50 of 50 states−$31,914
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$32,749#50 of 50 states−$13,983
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$80,847#50 of 50 states−$37,629
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking139,499#32 of 50 states+420,201
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking417,469#32 of 50 states+160,334
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking276,625#34 of 50 states−66,746
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking89,429#27 of 50 states−83,455
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking23,775#33 of 50 states+9,363
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking2,603,899#35 of 50 states+393,861
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking279,879#30 of 50 states−101,253
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking1,803,436#35 of 50 states−588,234
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking1,174,460#31 of 50 states+808,380
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking997,721#35 of 50 states−132,976
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking240,236#33 of 50 states−27,492
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking74,076#35 of 50 states+61,276
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking1,617,274#34 of 50 states−1,594,620
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking1,053,989#18 of 50 states−1,051,400
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking11,176#33 of 50 states−11,176
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking36,052#42 of 50 states−34,037
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking118,529#41 of 50 states+3,048,796

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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