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

MEASUREPUERTO RICOWASHINGTONDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking7,958,180#13 of 50 states−4,754,885
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking3,202,241#13 of 50 states−1,604,082
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking232,900#22 of 50 states+141,454
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,824#47 of 50 states−$1,244
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking3,964,612#13 of 50 states−2,751,125
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking203,073#12 of 50 states−91,102
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking61,777#6 of 50 states−58,301
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking2,276,029#14 of 50 states−808,452
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking165,366#7 of 50 states−153,238
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking645,514#11 of 50 states−574,876
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking27.2 min#39 of 50 states+1.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$99,389#7 of 50 states−$72,176
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$55,177#3 of 50 states−$36,411
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$136,793#5 of 50 states−$93,575
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking353,215#12 of 50 states+206,485
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking915,780#15 of 50 states−337,977
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking768,859#14 of 50 states−558,980
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking142,741#16 of 50 states−136,767
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking105,396#7 of 50 states−72,258
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking7,331,599#13 of 50 states−4,333,839
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking511,691#15 of 50 states−333,065
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking5,555,928#13 of 50 states−4,340,726
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking2,794,750#14 of 50 states−811,910
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking3,094,527#14 of 50 states−2,229,782
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking647,606#13 of 50 states−434,862
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking216,773#13 of 50 states−81,421
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking4,892,095#14 of 50 states−4,869,441
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking312,969#28 of 50 states−310,380
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking61,574#8 of 50 states−61,574
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking845,000#5 of 50 states−842,985
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking1,194,522#12 of 50 states+1,972,803

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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