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

Puerto Rico & New Hampshire

MEASUREPUERTO RICONEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking1,409,032#41 of 50 states+1,794,263
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking638,795#41 of 50 states+959,364
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking86,509#39 of 50 states+287,845
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,558#36 of 50 states−$978
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking769,380#39 of 50 states+444,107
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking21,972#43 of 50 states+89,999
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking1,337#49 of 50 states+2,139
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking401,601#42 of 50 states+1,065,976
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking4,201#43 of 50 states+7,927
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking120,950#35 of 50 states−50,312
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking27.5 min#40 of 50 states+1.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$99,782#6 of 50 states−$72,569
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$53,064#7 of 50 states−$34,298
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$128,604#9 of 50 states−$85,386
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking37,069#44 of 50 states+522,631
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking203,548#41 of 50 states+374,255
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking161,375#41 of 50 states+48,504
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking23,314#42 of 50 states−17,340
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking12,425#43 of 50 states+20,713
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking1,330,536#41 of 50 states+1,667,224
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking62,323#45 of 50 states+116,303
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking1,069,561#40 of 50 states+145,641
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking461,766#42 of 50 states+1,521,074
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking621,946#39 of 50 states+242,799
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking98,821#42 of 50 states+113,923
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking47,762#41 of 50 states+87,590
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking1,217,399#40 of 50 states−1,194,745
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking18,451#44 of 50 states−15,862
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking1,007#48 of 50 states−1,007
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking37,630#41 of 50 states−35,615
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking70,912#42 of 50 states+3,096,413

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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