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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Puerto Rico & Wyoming

MEASUREPUERTO RICOWYOMINGDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking587,618#50 of 50 states+2,615,677
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking271,887#50 of 50 states+1,326,272
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking25,500#50 of 50 states+348,854
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$998#6 of 50 states−$418
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking297,101#50 of 50 states+916,386
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking10,546#48 of 50 states+101,425
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking4,202#38 of 50 states−726
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking168,634#50 of 50 states+1,298,943
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking3,263#47 of 50 states+8,865
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking28,679#50 of 50 states+41,959
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking19.7 min#4 of 50 states+8.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$75,532#32 of 50 states−$48,319
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$44,008#22 of 50 states−$25,242
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$101,197#32 of 50 states−$57,979
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking14,323#50 of 50 states+545,377
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking85,854#49 of 50 states+491,949
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking69,313#49 of 50 states+140,566
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking9,581#49 of 50 states−3,607
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking3,784#50 of 50 states+29,354
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking517,580#50 of 50 states+2,480,180
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking59,332#46 of 50 states+119,294
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking419,639#50 of 50 states+795,563
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking179,988#50 of 50 states+1,802,852
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking209,025#50 of 50 states+655,720
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking65,016#49 of 50 states+147,728
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking21,700#49 of 50 states+113,652
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking472,841#48 of 50 states−450,187
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking4,321#49 of 50 states−1,732
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking8,472#36 of 50 states−8,472
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking5,332#50 of 50 states−3,317
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking65,030#43 of 50 states+3,102,295

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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