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Puerto Rico & North Dakota

MEASUREPUERTO RICONORTH DAKOTADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking796,568#47 of 50 states+2,406,727
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking370,642#47 of 50 states+1,227,517
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking31,289#49 of 50 states+343,065
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$980#2 of 50 states−$400
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking419,172#47 of 50 states+794,315
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking8,163#50 of 50 states+103,808
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking8,535#30 of 50 states−5,059
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking201,238#47 of 50 states+1,266,339
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking2,170#49 of 50 states+9,958
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking29,953#49 of 50 states+40,685
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking17.5 min#1 of 50 states+11.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$77,871#25 of 50 states−$50,658
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$45,281#20 of 50 states−$26,515
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$103,487#28 of 50 states−$60,269
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking22,340#49 of 50 states+537,360
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking98,012#48 of 50 states+479,791
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking70,139#48 of 50 states+139,740
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking12,385#48 of 50 states−6,411
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking6,259#48 of 50 states+26,879
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking730,141#47 of 50 states+2,267,619
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking47,118#49 of 50 states+131,508
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking616,050#47 of 50 states+599,152
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking221,960#49 of 50 states+1,760,880
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking313,548#47 of 50 states+551,197
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking73,552#47 of 50 states+139,192
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking31,118#46 of 50 states+104,234
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking639,728#45 of 50 states−617,074
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking27,802#42 of 50 states−25,213
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking32,299#15 of 50 states−32,299
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking15,325#46 of 50 states−13,310
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking39,853#48 of 50 states+3,127,472

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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