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

Puerto Rico & Vermont

MEASUREPUERTO RICOVERMONTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking648,493#49 of 50 states+2,554,802
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking334,318#48 of 50 states+1,263,841
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking57,618#44 of 50 states+316,736
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,319#26 of 50 states−$739
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking348,622#48 of 50 states+864,865
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking9,554#49 of 50 states+102,417
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking688#50 of 50 states+2,788
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking194,632#49 of 50 states+1,272,945
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking4,863#37 of 50 states+7,265
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking54,357#46 of 50 states+16,281
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking23.9 min#17 of 50 states+4.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$82,730#19 of 50 states−$55,517
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$48,856#11 of 50 states−$30,090
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$109,920#21 of 50 states−$66,702
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking30,142#46 of 50 states+529,558
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking104,432#47 of 50 states+473,371
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking76,328#47 of 50 states+133,551
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking13,889#47 of 50 states−7,915
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking11,681#45 of 50 states+21,457
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking615,657#49 of 50 states+2,382,103
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking27,102#50 of 50 states+151,524
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking456,037#49 of 50 states+759,165
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking260,439#48 of 50 states+1,722,401
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking270,905#48 of 50 states+593,840
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking46,616#50 of 50 states+166,128
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking29,890#47 of 50 states+105,462
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking579,324#47 of 50 states−556,670
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking5,845#48 of 50 states−3,256
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking895#49 of 50 states−895
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking13,049#47 of 50 states−11,034
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking17,401#50 of 50 states+3,149,924

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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