List_of_Puerto_Rico_locations_by_per_capita_income

List of Puerto Rico locations by per capita income

List of Puerto Rico locations by per capita income

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This is a list of Puerto Rico locations by per capita income. In 2017, Puerto Rico had a per capita income of $12,081 — lower than any state and one of the lowest in the United States.[1] In 2017, Puerto Rico had a median household income of $19,775 — the lowest of any state or territory in the United States.[1]

Puerto Rico is the only U.S. territory whose data is recorded annually in American Community Survey estimates (as if it were a state) — the other U.S. territories have their data recorded only once every 10 years.[2]

Puerto Rico municipalities ranked by per capita income

Note: Puerto Rico does not have counties. The U.S. Census Bureau counts the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico as county-equivalents.[3]

Data for the municipalities of Puerto Rico is from the U.S. Census Bureau (2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates). Most of the municipalities of Puerto Rico are among the lowest-income places in the United States. Adjuntas, Puerto Rico has the lowest median household income of any county or county-equivalent in the United States.[1]

Per capita income ranges from $24,264 in Guaynabo to $5,943 in Maricao.

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  1. [1]
    https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xdoc?pid=ACS_17_5YR_DP03&prodType=table%5B%5D American FactFinder (U.S. Census). Selected Economic Characteristics. 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [Geography set to "Puerto Rico"]. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
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    https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/section-1557-top-15-languages-faqs.pdf Frequently Asked Questions to Accompany the Estimates of at Least the Top 15 Languages Spoken by Individuals with Limited English Proficiency under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Page 2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
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    https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/GARM/Ch4GARM.pdf States, Counties, and Statistically Equivalent Entities (Chapter 4). Census.gov. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
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