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. 2020 Oct;110(10):1512–1518. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305814

TABLE 1—

Socioeconomic and Health Outcome Inequities Between Residents of Puerto Rico and All US Residents, 2013–2017

Puerto Rico Residents US Residents
Median household income, $ 20 678a 61 858a,b
Unemployment rate, July 2016, % 10a 4a,c
Living below the federal poverty level, % 46a 11a,b
Covered by Medicaid, % 49a 20a,c
Covered by employer-sponsored insurance, % 35a 60a,c
Self-reported fair or poor health, % 34d 18c,d
Living with a disability, % 15.4d 8.6c,d
a

From the Kaiser Family Foundation.13

b

All US residents living on the mainland and territories.

c

50 states and DC.

d

From the US Census Bureau.12