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

Puerto Rico & Montana

MEASUREPUERTO RICOMONTANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking1,137,233#43 of 50 states+2,066,062
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking514,803#43 of 50 states+1,083,356
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking70,641#42 of 50 states+303,713
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,177#20 of 50 states−$597
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking571,950#44 of 50 states+641,537
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking17,462#46 of 50 states+94,509
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking3,083#44 of 50 states+393
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking344,443#43 of 50 states+1,123,134
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking4,660#39 of 50 states+7,468
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking66,029#42 of 50 states+4,609
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking19.5 min#3 of 50 states+9.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$75,340#35 of 50 states−$48,127
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$43,254#26 of 50 states−$24,488
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$101,634#31 of 50 states−$58,416
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking32,677#45 of 50 states+527,023
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking166,379#43 of 50 states+411,424
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking121,623#44 of 50 states+88,256
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking21,823#43 of 50 states−15,849
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking12,218#44 of 50 states+20,920
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking1,023,003#44 of 50 states+1,974,757
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking98,102#40 of 50 states+80,524
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking748,274#44 of 50 states+466,928
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking440,101#43 of 50 states+1,542,739
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking425,659#44 of 50 states+439,086
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking95,977#43 of 50 states+116,767
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking47,929#40 of 50 states+87,423
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking947,221#41 of 50 states−924,567
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking3,437#50 of 50 states−848
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking57,838#9 of 50 states−57,838
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking8,841#49 of 50 states−6,826
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking55,506#45 of 50 states+3,111,819

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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