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Puerto Ricans population in United States
Puerto Rican Americans are people who self-identify as Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin and live in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia; this includes those who were born in Puerto Rico and those who trace their family ancestry to Puerto Rico. As per the US Census 2020, an estimated 5.8 million Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin lived in the United States in 2020. An additional 3.4 million people live in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Ricans are the second-largest population of Hispanic origin living in the United States, accounting for about 9.34% of the U.S. Hispanic population. They are 1.75% of the total U.S. Population.
Since 2000, the Puerto Rican-origin U.S. population has increased by 70%, growing from 3.4 million to 5.8 million over the period. At the same time, the population of those born in Puerto Rico and living in the 50 states and D.C. grew by 38%, from 1.3 million in 2000 to 1.8 million in 2020.
The Puerto Rican population in the U.S., 2000-2020
| Year | Population |
| 2000 | 3,326,000 |
| 2010 | 4,582,000 |
| 2015 | 5,211,000 |
| 2020 | 5,798,287 |
The Estimated Population of Puerto Rican Americans in 2024 is 6 million.
also read about Hispanics and Latinos in the United States
Puerto Ricans Population by US State
Puerto Ricans make up 1.75% of the U.S. population and are the second-largest group of Hispanic Americans after Mexicans. The majority concentrated in the Northeastern United States and the southern half of Florida (New York State, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts).
Florida (20.3%) is the state with the largest Puerto Rican population. Next comes New York (17.4%), New Jersey (8.4%), Pennsylvania (8%), and Massachusetts (5.6%)
Let’s have a look at the Top US States with Puerto Ricans Population
| # | State | Pop. 2020 | % of Total |
| 1 | Florida | 1,176,465 | 20.29% |
| 2 | New York | 1,008,909 | 17.40% |
| 3 | New Jersey | 484,727 | 8.36% |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 466,450 | 8.04% |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 323,528 | 5.58% |
| 6 | Connecticut | 288,922 | 4.98% |
| 7 | Texas | 253,800 | 4.38% |
| 8 | California | 223,991 | 3.86% |
| 9 | Illinois | 206,062 | 3.55% |
| 10 | Ohio | 143,688 | 2.48% |
| 11 | Georgia | 131,779 | 2.27% |
| 12 | North Carolina | 122,272 | 2.11% |
| 13 | Virginia | 109,439 | 1.89% |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 69,917 | 1.21% |
| 15 | Maryland | 61,000 | 1.05% |
also read about the Population of Puerto Rica
Top U.S. Cities by Puerto Ricans population
| # | Metro Area | Pop. 2020 |
| 1 | New York | 1,177,430 |
| 2 | Orlando | 269,781 |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 238,866 |
| 4 | Miami | 207,727 |
| 5 | Chicago | 188,502 |
| 6 | Tampa | 143,886 |
| 7 | Boston | 115,087 |
| 8 | Hartford | 102,911 |
| 9 | Springfield, | 101,798 |
| 10 | New Haven | 77,578 |
Source: US Census 2020
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