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prima:Central and southern regions of Puerto Rico have the greatest socioeconomic lag

The Statistics Institute's Lagging Index reveals that Maricao, Hormigueros and Guánica top the list of municipalities that lag behind, while Culebra shows the greatest progress

November 11, 2025 - 9:18 AM

The Puerto Rico Gap Index is an indicator composed of five variables: the percentage of people below the poverty level, the unemployment rate, the percentage of high school graduates (in the population aged 18 and over), the dependency rate by age, and the median age. (Sara Marrero Cabán)

The central, southern and southwestern regions of Puerto Rico concentrate the municipalities with the greatest socioeconomic lag, according to the Lagging Index published by the Institute of Statistics (IE).

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