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

MEASUREPUERTO RICOVIRGINIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking8,811,195#12 of 50 states−5,607,900
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking3,618,247#12 of 50 states−2,020,088
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking296,904#15 of 50 states+77,450
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,646#40 of 50 states−$1,066
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking4,381,889#12 of 50 states−3,168,402
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking164,596#14 of 50 states−52,625
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking132,715#2 of 50 states−129,239
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking2,494,496#12 of 50 states−1,026,919
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking131,589#11 of 50 states−119,461
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking703,153#9 of 50 states−632,515
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking28.3 min#42 of 50 states+0.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$92,090#12 of 50 states−$64,877
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$50,866#9 of 50 states−$32,100
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$127,363#11 of 50 states−$84,145
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking316,827#14 of 50 states+242,873
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking1,046,509#12 of 50 states−468,706
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking936,525#11 of 50 states−726,646
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking145,921#14 of 50 states−139,947
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking74,203#12 of 50 states−41,065
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking7,984,829#12 of 50 states−4,987,069
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking595,595#13 of 50 states−416,969
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking6,233,777#12 of 50 states−5,018,575
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking2,951,576#12 of 50 states−968,736
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking3,259,600#12 of 50 states−2,394,855
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking902,995#5 of 50 states−690,251
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking211,796#15 of 50 states−76,444
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking5,060,812#13 of 50 states−5,038,158
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking1,578,103#9 of 50 states−1,575,514
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking13,185#29 of 50 states−13,185
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking626,502#8 of 50 states−624,487
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking1,017,833#14 of 50 states+2,149,492

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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