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Puerto Rico & Wisconsin

MEASUREPUERTO RICOWISCONSINDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking5,960,975#20 of 50 states−2,757,680
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking2,727,726#19 of 50 states−1,129,567
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking285,340#18 of 50 states+89,014
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,142#18 of 50 states−$562
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking3,090,398#20 of 50 states−1,876,911
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking97,244#29 of 50 states+14,727
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking3,964#40 of 50 states−488
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking1,691,367#21 of 50 states−223,790
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking41,697#20 of 50 states−29,569
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking360,127#20 of 50 states−289,489
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking22.7 min#10 of 50 states+5.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$77,488#28 of 50 states−$50,275
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$43,361#25 of 50 states−$24,595
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$100,929#33 of 50 states−$57,711
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking279,061#18 of 50 states+280,639
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking838,090#19 of 50 states−260,287
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking682,575#17 of 50 states−472,696
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking103,852#22 of 50 states−97,878
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking44,567#22 of 50 states−11,429
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking5,586,532#20 of 50 states−2,588,772
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking310,536#25 of 50 states−131,910
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking4,289,987#19 of 50 states−3,074,785
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking2,084,516#21 of 50 states−101,676
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking2,536,422#18 of 50 states−1,671,677
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking399,987#21 of 50 states−187,243
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking149,053#22 of 50 states−13,701
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking4,634,941#18 of 50 states−4,612,287
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking354,440#25 of 50 states−351,851
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking34,534#12 of 50 states−34,534
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking183,440#23 of 50 states−181,425
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking499,904#26 of 50 states+2,667,421

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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