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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Puerto Rico & Rhode Island

MEASUREPUERTO RICORHODE ISLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking1,112,308#44 of 50 states+2,090,987
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking483,474#44 of 50 states+1,114,685
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking39,693#48 of 50 states+334,661
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,418#30 of 50 states−$838
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking579,286#43 of 50 states+634,201
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking30,755#40 of 50 states+81,216
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking3,696#41 of 50 states−220
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking322,060#45 of 50 states+1,145,517
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking12,058#31 of 50 states+70
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking65,520#43 of 50 states+5,118
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking26.3 min#29 of 50 states+2.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$83,504#17 of 50 states−$56,291
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$47,260#14 of 50 states−$28,494
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$114,532#16 of 50 states−$71,314
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking62,265#39 of 50 states+497,435
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking156,334#45 of 50 states+421,469
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking115,729#45 of 50 states+94,150
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking27,052#41 of 50 states−21,078
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking16,863#40 of 50 states+16,275
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking1,046,007#43 of 50 states+1,951,753
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking50,647#47 of 50 states+127,979
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking757,575#43 of 50 states+457,627
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking439,236#44 of 50 states+1,543,604
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking469,738#43 of 50 states+395,007
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking72,067#48 of 50 states+140,677
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking37,110#43 of 50 states+98,242
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking735,570#43 of 50 states−712,916
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking53,011#38 of 50 states−50,422
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking1,759#47 of 50 states−1,759
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking40,723#39 of 50 states−38,708
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking208,976#38 of 50 states+2,958,349

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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