A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Puerto Rico & Utah

MEASUREPUERTO RICOUTAHDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking3,503,613#30 of 50 states−300,318
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking1,151,414#35 of 50 states+446,745
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking98,778#38 of 50 states+275,576
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,593#37 of 50 states−$1,013
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking1,798,140#30 of 50 states−584,653
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking70,585#31 of 50 states+41,386
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking7,183#31 of 50 states−3,707
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking812,370#34 of 50 states+655,207
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking33,136#23 of 50 states−21,008
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking277,963#25 of 50 states−207,325
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$96,658#9 of 50 states−$69,445
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$41,806#30 of 50 states−$23,040
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$122,370#12 of 50 states−$79,152
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking54,010#41 of 50 states+505,690
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking286,000#37 of 50 states+291,803
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking242,709#35 of 50 states−32,830
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking36,883#37 of 50 states−30,909
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking18,197#35 of 50 states+14,941
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking3,188,051#30 of 50 states−190,291
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking288,681#28 of 50 states−110,055
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking2,708,036#27 of 50 states−1,492,834
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking773,055#37 of 50 states+1,209,785
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking1,429,892#29 of 50 states−565,147
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking279,364#29 of 50 states−66,620
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking86,060#33 of 50 states+49,292
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking2,561,122#28 of 50 states−2,538,468
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking40,763#40 of 50 states−38,174
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking20,939#19 of 50 states−20,939
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking92,852#29 of 50 states−90,837
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking592,412#23 of 50 states+2,574,913

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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