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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Puerto Rico & Nebraska

MEASUREPUERTO RICONEBRASKADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking2,005,466#37 of 50 states+1,197,829
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking844,278#38 of 50 states+753,881
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking56,509#45 of 50 states+317,845
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,102#15 of 50 states−$522
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking1,045,068#36 of 50 states+168,419
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking36,785#39 of 50 states+75,186
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking7,146#32 of 50 states−3,670
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking496,015#39 of 50 states+971,562
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking4,838#38 of 50 states+7,290
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking100,914#38 of 50 states−30,276
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking19.9 min#6 of 50 states+8.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$76,376#31 of 50 states−$49,163
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$41,026#34 of 50 states−$22,260
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$100,280#34 of 50 states−$57,062
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking68,814#38 of 50 states+490,886
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking245,217#39 of 50 states+332,586
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking182,543#39 of 50 states+27,336
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking32,827#40 of 50 states−26,853
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking16,574#41 of 50 states+16,564
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking1,837,378#37 of 50 states+1,160,382
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking139,831#38 of 50 states+38,795
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking1,451,517#36 of 50 states−236,315
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking630,738#39 of 50 states+1,352,102
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking822,196#36 of 50 states+42,549
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking154,229#37 of 50 states+58,515
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking66,192#37 of 50 states+69,160
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking1,483,350#37 of 50 states−1,460,696
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking90,019#35 of 50 states−87,430
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking13,416#28 of 50 states−13,416
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking55,154#35 of 50 states−53,139
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking271,524#35 of 50 states+2,895,801

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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