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Puerto Rico & South Dakota

MEASUREPUERTO RICOSOUTH DAKOTADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking924,669#46 of 50 states+2,278,626
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking393,375#46 of 50 states+1,204,784
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking41,403#47 of 50 states+332,951
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$999#8 of 50 states−$419
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking480,631#46 of 50 states+732,856
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking13,884#47 of 50 states+98,087
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking3,626#42 of 50 states−150
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking235,492#46 of 50 states+1,232,085
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking1,057#50 of 50 states+11,071
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking38,257#47 of 50 states+32,381
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking18.5 min#2 of 50 states+10.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$76,881#29 of 50 states−$49,668
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$41,637#31 of 50 states−$22,871
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$100,178#35 of 50 states−$56,960
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking27,163#48 of 50 states+532,537
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking117,306#46 of 50 states+460,497
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking85,212#46 of 50 states+124,667
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking14,194#46 of 50 states−8,220
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking5,994#49 of 50 states+27,144
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking831,931#46 of 50 states+2,165,829
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking73,403#43 of 50 states+105,223
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking662,280#46 of 50 states+552,922
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking290,371#46 of 50 states+1,692,469
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking363,319#46 of 50 states+501,426
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking79,462#46 of 50 states+133,282
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking36,434#44 of 50 states+98,918
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking730,197#44 of 50 states−707,543
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking16,746#46 of 50 states−14,157
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking66,418#7 of 50 states−66,418
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking15,619#45 of 50 states−13,604
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking44,947#46 of 50 states+3,122,378

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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