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Puerto Rico & South Carolina

MEASUREPUERTO RICOSOUTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking5,478,831#23 of 50 states−2,275,536
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking2,344,963#23 of 50 states−746,804
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking308,420#14 of 50 states+65,934
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,272#23 of 50 states−$692
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking2,578,529#23 of 50 states−1,365,042
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking121,600#20 of 50 states−9,629
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking43,041#10 of 50 states−39,565
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,733,926#19 of 50 states−266,349
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking8,421#34 of 50 states+3,707
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking316,801#24 of 50 states−246,163
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$72,350#38 of 50 states−$45,137
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$40,195#40 of 50 states−$21,429
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$97,757#38 of 50 states−$54,539
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking211,371#27 of 50 states+348,329
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking781,676#20 of 50 states−203,873
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking608,174#21 of 50 states−398,295
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking100,137#24 of 50 states−94,163
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking24,543#32 of 50 states+8,595
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking4,898,013#23 of 50 states−1,900,253
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking481,968#17 of 50 states−303,342
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking3,627,737#23 of 50 states−2,412,535
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking2,059,512#22 of 50 states−76,672
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking2,048,043#23 of 50 states−1,183,298
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking376,813#24 of 50 states−164,069
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking148,906#23 of 50 states−13,554
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking3,375,763#23 of 50 states−3,353,109
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking1,278,752#15 of 50 states−1,276,163
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking11,488#32 of 50 states−11,488
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking107,884#27 of 50 states−105,869
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking434,217#27 of 50 states+2,733,108

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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