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

Puerto Rico & Nevada

MEASUREPUERTO RICONEVADADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking3,267,467#31 of 50 states−64,172
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking1,281,018#33 of 50 states+317,141
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking126,968#32 of 50 states+247,386
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,709#42 of 50 states−$1,129
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking1,598,223#32 of 50 states−384,736
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking107,149#25 of 50 states+4,822
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking14,517#24 of 50 states−11,041
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking942,603#32 of 50 states+524,974
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking39,539#22 of 50 states−27,411
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking179,164#29 of 50 states−108,526
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking25.7 min#24 of 50 states+2.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$81,134#22 of 50 states−$53,921
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$42,545#28 of 50 states−$23,779
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$109,620#22 of 50 states−$66,402
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking146,825#31 of 50 states+412,875
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking387,217#33 of 50 states+190,586
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking309,764#31 of 50 states−99,885
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking47,484#35 of 50 states−41,510
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking34,532#26 of 50 states−1,394
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking2,862,041#32 of 50 states+135,719
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking366,606#23 of 50 states−187,980
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking2,064,009#33 of 50 states−848,807
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking1,166,345#33 of 50 states+816,495
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking1,292,259#32 of 50 states−427,514
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking202,558#36 of 50 states+10,186
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking98,844#30 of 50 states+36,508
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking1,399,628#38 of 50 states−1,376,974
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking297,748#29 of 50 states−295,159
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking16,923#22 of 50 states−16,923
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking303,214#17 of 50 states−301,199
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking999,427#15 of 50 states+2,167,898

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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