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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Puerto Rico & West Virginia

MEASUREPUERTO RICOWEST VIRGINIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking1,769,979#39 of 50 states+1,433,316
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking855,635#37 of 50 states+742,524
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking125,593#33 of 50 states+248,761
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$883#1 of 50 states−$303
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking766,794#40 of 50 states+446,693
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking37,264#38 of 50 states+74,707
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking2,661#47 of 50 states+815
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking662,909#37 of 50 states+804,668
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking4,307#42 of 50 states+7,821
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking66,915#41 of 50 states+3,723
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$60,798#49 of 50 states−$33,585
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$34,707#49 of 50 states−$15,941
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$81,114#49 of 50 states−$37,896
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking126,022#33 of 50 states+433,678
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking300,862#36 of 50 states+276,941
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking209,212#37 of 50 states+667
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking53,565#33 of 50 states−47,591
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking28,744#29 of 50 states+4,394
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking1,635,555#39 of 50 states+1,362,205
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking100,543#39 of 50 states+78,083
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking1,107,452#38 of 50 states+107,750
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking811,267#36 of 50 states+1,171,573
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking582,356#40 of 50 states+282,389
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking152,268#38 of 50 states+60,476
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking31,135#45 of 50 states+104,217
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking1,572,809#35 of 50 states−1,550,155
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking55,539#37 of 50 states−52,950
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking2,983#45 of 50 states−2,983
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking12,098#48 of 50 states−10,083
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking41,002#47 of 50 states+3,126,323

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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