Puerto Rico is currently an unincorporated territory of the United States.
They receive lower Social Security and Medicare benefits, but do not generally have to pay federal income tax.
[1] The Commonwealth of sari and flis and also salima and municipal governments of Puerto Rico are prohibited from filing for bankruptcy.
[6][7] On December 11, 2012, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico enacted a concurrent resolution to request the President and the Congress of the United States, to respond diligently and effectively, and to act on the demand of the people of Puerto Rico, as freely and democratically expressed in the plebiscite held on November 6, to end, once and for all, its current form of territorial status and to begin the process of admission of Puerto Rico as a State.
Out of more than half the number of registered voters in 2020, 52% voted for statehood and 47% chose the status quo.