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

Puerto Rico & New Mexico

MEASUREPUERTO RICONEW MEXICODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking2,130,256#36 of 50 states+1,073,039
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking940,859#36 of 50 states+657,300
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking116,974#34 of 50 states+257,380
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,117#17 of 50 states−$537
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking954,860#38 of 50 states+258,627
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking53,097#36 of 50 states+58,874
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking16,049#20 of 50 states−12,573
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking719,928#36 of 50 states+747,649
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking4,443#40 of 50 states+7,685
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking97,946#39 of 50 states−27,308
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$67,816#43 of 50 states−$40,603
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$37,978#43 of 50 states−$19,212
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$91,875#43 of 50 states−$48,657
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking165,567#30 of 50 states+394,133
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking305,909#35 of 50 states+271,894
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking228,435#36 of 50 states−18,556
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking55,098#32 of 50 states−49,124
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking26,318#31 of 50 states+6,820
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking1,880,602#36 of 50 states+1,117,158
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking211,289#34 of 50 states−32,663
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking1,099,331#39 of 50 states+115,871
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking1,074,739#34 of 50 states+908,101
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking678,298#38 of 50 states+186,447
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking211,865#35 of 50 states+879
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking62,211#38 of 50 states+73,141
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking746,911#42 of 50 states−724,257
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking42,593#39 of 50 states−40,004
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking176,103#3 of 50 states−176,103
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking40,322#40 of 50 states−38,307
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking1,046,253#13 of 50 states+2,121,072

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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