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

MEASUREPUERTO RICOOREGONDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking4,272,371#27 of 50 states−1,069,076
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking1,813,747#27 of 50 states−215,588
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking152,581#30 of 50 states+221,773
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,597#38 of 50 states−$1,017
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking2,123,643#25 of 50 states−910,156
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking108,341#23 of 50 states+3,630
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking3,022#45 of 50 states+454
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,318,826#27 of 50 states+148,751
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking50,221#17 of 50 states−38,093
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking354,930#22 of 50 states−284,292
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking23.2 min#14 of 50 states+5.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$85,220#16 of 50 states−$58,007
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$45,821#17 of 50 states−$27,055
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$110,900#19 of 50 states−$67,682
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking285,506#17 of 50 states+274,194
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking578,387#27 of 50 states−584
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking448,419#26 of 50 states−238,540
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking80,945#29 of 50 states−74,971
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking65,420#16 of 50 states−32,282
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking4,007,961#27 of 50 states−1,010,201
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking219,386#32 of 50 states−40,760
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking2,811,884#26 of 50 states−1,596,682
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking1,785,576#27 of 50 states+197,264
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking1,666,053#26 of 50 states−801,308
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking313,630#27 of 50 states−100,886
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking140,438#24 of 50 states−5,086
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking2,996,550#25 of 50 states−2,973,896
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking78,664#36 of 50 states−76,075
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking26,562#16 of 50 states−26,562
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking206,288#20 of 50 states−204,273
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking662,740#19 of 50 states+2,504,585

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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