A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Puerto Rico & Oklahoma

MEASUREPUERTO RICOOKLAHOMADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking4,095,393#28 of 50 states−892,098
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking1,746,807#28 of 50 states−148,648
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking196,679#24 of 50 states+177,675
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,044#9 of 50 states−$464
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking1,883,561#29 of 50 states−670,074
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking92,553#30 of 50 states+19,418
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking21,376#18 of 50 states−17,900
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,251,477#28 of 50 states+216,100
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking5,349#35 of 50 states+6,779
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking167,486#30 of 50 states−96,848
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking22.7 min#10 of 50 states+5.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$66,148#45 of 50 states−$38,935
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$35,882#46 of 50 states−$17,116
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$90,075#45 of 50 states−$46,857
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking224,502#25 of 50 states+335,198
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking501,430#28 of 50 states+76,373
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking358,507#29 of 50 states−148,628
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking92,172#25 of 50 states−86,198
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking43,035#23 of 50 states−9,897
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking3,547,583#28 of 50 states−549,823
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking461,884#20 of 50 states−283,258
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking2,506,060#29 of 50 states−1,290,858
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking1,555,864#28 of 50 states+426,976
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking1,408,894#30 of 50 states−544,149
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking347,351#25 of 50 states−134,607
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking122,852#27 of 50 states+12,500
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking2,500,338#30 of 50 states−2,477,684
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking261,454#30 of 50 states−258,865
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking268,736#1 of 50 states−268,736
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking102,883#28 of 50 states−100,868
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking551,226#25 of 50 states+2,616,099

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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