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

Puerto Rico & Missouri

MEASUREPUERTO RICOMISSOURIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking6,245,466#19 of 50 states−3,042,171
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking2,786,621#18 of 50 states−1,188,462
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking295,283#16 of 50 states+79,071
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,067#11 of 50 states−$487
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking3,082,178#21 of 50 states−1,868,691
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking103,542#27 of 50 states+8,429
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking21,416#17 of 50 states−17,940
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,842,060#18 of 50 states−374,483
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking30,439#25 of 50 states−18,311
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking360,070#21 of 50 states−289,432
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking24.0 min#18 of 50 states+4.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$71,589#42 of 50 states−$44,376
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$40,284#39 of 50 states−$21,518
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$96,920#40 of 50 states−$53,702
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking239,315#23 of 50 states+320,385
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking844,789#18 of 50 states−266,986
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking674,833#18 of 50 states−464,954
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking136,492#17 of 50 states−130,518
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking38,160#25 of 50 states−5,022
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking5,668,666#19 of 50 states−2,670,906
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking474,886#18 of 50 states−296,260
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking4,191,686#21 of 50 states−2,976,484
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking2,203,681#18 of 50 states−220,841
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking2,486,279#20 of 50 states−1,621,534
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking413,691#19 of 50 states−200,947
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking176,038#18 of 50 states−40,686
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking4,759,544#15 of 50 states−4,736,890
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking648,554#19 of 50 states−645,965
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking13,632#26 of 50 states−13,632
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking141,169#26 of 50 states−139,154
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking346,700#31 of 50 states+2,820,625

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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