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

MEASUREPUERTO RICOTENNESSEEDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking7,227,750#15 of 50 states−4,024,455
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking3,031,605#15 of 50 states−1,433,446
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking315,189#13 of 50 states+59,165
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,284#24 of 50 states−$704
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking3,525,120#16 of 50 states−2,311,633
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking155,583#16 of 50 states−43,612
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking20,051#19 of 50 states−16,575
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking2,149,556#15 of 50 states−681,979
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking15,730#28 of 50 states−3,602
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking441,140#19 of 50 states−370,502
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking26.5 min#33 of 50 states+2.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$71,997#40 of 50 states−$44,784
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$40,729#37 of 50 states−$21,963
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$99,759#36 of 50 states−$56,541
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking275,155#19 of 50 states+284,545
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking946,219#14 of 50 states−368,416
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking706,165#15 of 50 states−496,286
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking150,036#13 of 50 states−144,062
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking49,437#20 of 50 states−16,299
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking6,440,530#16 of 50 states−3,442,770
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking690,683#12 of 50 states−512,057
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking4,762,233#16 of 50 states−3,547,031
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking2,532,447#17 of 50 states−549,607
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking2,791,842#17 of 50 states−1,927,097
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking486,655#17 of 50 states−273,911
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking237,903#12 of 50 states−102,551
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking5,095,402#12 of 50 states−5,072,748
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking1,074,700#17 of 50 states−1,072,111
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking8,257#37 of 50 states−8,257
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking143,990#25 of 50 states−141,975
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking566,839#24 of 50 states+2,600,486

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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