List of Stateside Puerto Rican communities
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This is a list of communities known for possessing a large number of Stateside Puerto Ricans. Although, over 38 percent of Stateside Puerto Ricans live in just two states, namely Florida and New York, large numbers can also be found in the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. There are many states with smaller but fast-growing Puerto Rican populations including Rhode Island, Delaware, and Maryland in the Northeast, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Texas down south, Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin in the Midwest, and California and Hawaii out west.
Lists
Communities with the largest Puerto Rican populations
The top 50 U.S. communities with the largest populations of Puerto Ricans (Source: Census 2020) [1]
- New York City, NY – 595,627
- Philadelphia, PA – 127,114
- Chicago, IL – 93,193
- Springfield, MA – 58,994
- Orlando, FL – 41,105
- Hartford, CT – 37,751
- Cleveland, OH– 34,127
- Allentown, PA – 33,531
- Newark, NJ – 33,171
- Jacksonville, FL – 33,137
- Rochester, NY – 32,437
- Reading, PA – 29,732
- Bridgeport, CT – 28,855
- Waterbury, CT – 28,840
- Milwaukee, WI– 28,518
- Boston, MA – 27,985
- Buffalo, NY – 27,895
- Poinciana, FL – 27,092
- Tampa, FL – 26,355
- Worcester, MA – 25,880
- Kissimmee, FL – 25,572
- New Britain, CT – 24,978
- Deltona, FL – 23,073
- Jersey City, NJ – 21,600
- New Haven, CT – 21,067
- Camden, NJ – 20,798
- Yonkers, NY – 20,183
- San Antonio, TX– 19,906
- Los Angeles, CA – 18,323
- Alafaya, FL – 18,076
- Holyoke, MA – 17,526
- St. Cloud, FL – 17,450
- Vineland, NJ – 17,769
- Lancaster, PA – 15,474
- Bethlehem, PA – 14,775
- Meriden, CT – 14,543
- Lorain, OH – 14,274
- Houston, TX – 13,836
- Lawrence, MA – 13,764
- Killeen, TX – 13,512
- Providence, RI – 13,367
- Port St. Lucie, FL – 13,219
- Buenaventura Lakes, FL – 12,781
- Miami, FL – 12,336
- Fort Worth, TX – 12,295
- Meadow Woods, FL – 12,196
- Charlotte, NC – 12,088
- Virginia Beach, VA – 11,383
- Phoenix, AZ – 11,288
- Chicopee, MA – 10,766
The 25 counties with the largest Puerto Rican populations, include (2020 Census):[2]
- Bronx County, NY – 237,047
- Orange County, FL – 191,992
- Kings County, NY – 140,029
- Cook County, IL – 133,042
- Philadelphia County, PA – 127,114
- Hillsborough County, FL – 118,284
- Osceola County, FL – 116,069
- Hartford County, CT – 107,485
- Hampden County, MA – 97,870
- New Haven County, CT – 91,342
- New York County, NY – 91,274
- Queens County, NY– 89,115
- Miami-Dade County, FL– 83,557
- Broward County, FL – 82,665
- Polk County, FL – 82,409
- Suffolk County, NY – 60,236
- Worcester County, MA – 57,223
- Essex County, NJ – 55,091
- Fairfield County, CT – 52,121
- Monroe County, NY – 49,905
- Cuyahoga County, OH – 49,882
- Hudson County, NJ – 49,853
- Los Angeles County, CA – 48,045
- Lehigh County, PA – 47,496
- Palm Beach County, FL – 47,383
Communities with highest percentages of Puerto Ricans
The top 50 US communities (over 5,000 in population) with the highest percentages of Puerto Ricans as a percent of total population (Source: Census 2020) [3]
- Holyoke, MA – 45.8%
- Buenaventura Lakes, FL – 42.2%
- Poinciana, FL – 39.0%
- Springfield, MA – 37.8%
- Azalea Park, FL – 34.8%
- New Britain, CT – 33.6%
- Lebanon, PA – 32.3%
- Kissimmee, FL – 32.2%
- Willimantic, CT – 31.4%
- Reading, PA – 31.2%
- Hartford, CT – 31.1%
- Southbridge, MA – 30.4%
- Dunkirk, NY – 30.1%
- St. Cloud, FL – 29.5%
- Camden, NJ – 28.9%
- Meadow Woods, FL – 27.8%
- Vineland, NJ – 27.5%
- Lancaster, PA – 26.6%
- Union Park, FL – 26.7%
- Allentown, PA – 26.6%
- Amsterdam, NY– 26.2%
- Waterbury, CT – 25.2%
- Deltona, FL – 24.6%
- Meriden, CT – 23.9%
- York, PA – 23.1%
- Lorain, OH – 21.8%
- Pine Castle, FL – 21.6%
- Haines City, FL – 21.0%
- East Hartford, CT – 20.8%
- Sky Lake, FL – 19.7%
- Alafaya, FL – 19.5%
- Bethlehem, PA – 19.4%
- Bridgeport, CT – 19.4%
- Chicopee, MA – 19.3%
- Southchase, FL – 18.9%
- Fitchburg, MA – 18.5%
- Campbell, OH – 17.9%
- Wedgefield, FL – 16.3%
- Four Corners, FL – 16.2%
- Bronx (NYC borough), NY – 16.1%
- Orange City, FL – 15.9%
- New London, CT – 15.8%
- Perth Amboy, NJ – 15.7%
- Lawrence, MA – 15.4%
- Rochester, NY – 15.3%
- Oak Ridge, FL – 14.9%
- Palm River-Clair Mel, FL – 14.7%
- Harrisburg, PA – 14.2%
- Central Falls, RI – 13.8%
- Orlando, FL – 13.3%
The 25 large cities (over 200,000 in population) with the highest percentages of Puerto Rican residents in relation to total population, include (2020 Census):[4]
- Rochester, NY – 15.3%
- Orlando, FL – 13.3%
- Worcester, MA – 12.5%
- Newark, NJ – 10.6%
- Buffalo, NY – 10.0%
- Yonkers, NY – 9.5%
- Cleveland, OH – 9.1%
- Philadelphia, PA – 7.9%
- Jersey City, NJ – 7.2%
- Tampa, FL – 6.8%
- New York City, NY – 6.7%
- Port St. Lucie, FL – 6.4%
- Milwaukee, WI– 4.9%
- Fayetteville, NC – 4.4%
- Boston, MA – 4.1%
- Jacksonville, FL – 3.4%
- Chicago, IL – 3.3%
- Miami, FL – 2.7%
- St. Petersburg, FL – 2.5%
- Virginia Beach, VA – 2.4%
- Norfolk, VA – 2.1%
- Columbus, GA – 2.0%
- Chesapeake, VA – 1.8%
- Hialeah, FL – 1.7%
- Honolulu, HI – 1.6%
The 25 large cities (over 200,000 in population and over 5% Hispanic/Latino) where Puerto Ricans make up the highest percentages of the Hispanic/Latino population, include (2020 Census):[5]
- Buffalo, NY – 78%
- Rochester, NY – 77%
- Cleveland, OH – 70%
- Worcester, MA – 54%
- Philadelphia, PA – 53%
- Orlando, FL – 40%
- Fayetteville, NC – 34%
- Columbus, GA – 31%
- Jacksonville, FL – 30%
- Newark, NJ – 29%
- Jersey City, NJ – 29%
- Port St. Lucie, FL – 29%
- Honolulu, HI – 29%
- Virginia Beach, VA – 28%
- Yonkers, NY – 27%
- St. Petersburg, FL – 27%
- Tampa, FL – 26%
- Chesapeake, VA – 26%
- Milwaukee, WI– 24%
- New York City, NY – 23%
- Norfolk, VA – 22%
- Boston, MA – 21%
- Columbus, OH – 17%
- Detroit, MI – 13%
- Atlanta, GA – 12%
Metropolitan areas with largest Puerto Rican populations
The following metropolitan areas have Puerto Rican populations of over 10,000 (Source: 2020 ACS 5-Year Estimates[6]):
- New York City-North Jersey, NY-NJ-PA metropolitan area - 1,173,031 (6.1% Puerto Rican)
- Orlando, FL metropolitan area - 386,706 (15.1% Puerto Rican)
- Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE metropolitan area - 278,515 (4.6% Puerto Rican)
- Miami, FL metropolitan area - 225,998 (3.7% Puerto Rican)
- Chicago, IL-IN-WI metropolitan area - 207,526 (2.2% Puerto Rican)
- Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL metropolitan area - 201,587 (6.4% Puerto Rican)
- Boston, MA-NH metropolitan area - 136,015 (2.8% Puerto Rican)
- Hartford, CT metropolitan area - 120,494 (10.0% Puerto Rican)
- Springfield, MA metropolitan area - 105,545 (15.1% Puerto Rican)
- New Haven, CT metropolitan area - 90,996 (10.6% Puerto Rican)
- Allentown, PA metropolitan area - 77,333 (9.2% Puerto Rican)
- Washington, DC-MD-VA metropolitan area - 73,119 (1.2% Puerto Rican)
- Cleveland, OH metropolitan area - 71,778 (3.5% Puerto Rican)
- Providence, RI-MA metropolitan area - 70,473 (4.3% Puerto Rican)
- Lakeland–Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area- 68,564 (9.7% Puerto Rican)
- Worcester, MA metropolitan area - 65,799 (7.0% Puerto Rican)
- Atlanta, GA metropolitan area- 64,905 (1.1% Puerto Rican)
- Los Angeles, CA metropolitan area- 61,427 (0.5% Puerto Rican)
- Dallas–Fort Worth, TX metropolitan area - 57,840 (0.8% Puerto Rican)
- Bridgeport, CT metropolitan area - 53,574 (5.7% Puerto Rican)
- Rochester, NY metropolitan area- 53,294 (5.0% Puerto Rican)
- Houston, TX metropolitan area - 50,066 (0.7% Puerto Rican)
- Reading, PA metropolitan area- 45,432 (10.8% Puerto Rican)
- Jacksonville, FL metropolitan area - 43,813 (2.9% Puerto Rican)
- Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL metropolitan area - 43,114 (6.5% Puerto Rican)
- Milwaukee, WI metropolitan area - 39,279 (2.5% Puerto Rican)
- Buffalo, NY metropolitan area - 37,934 (3.4% Puerto Rican)
- Riverside-San Bernardino, CA metropolitan area - 37,048 (0.7% Puerto Rican)
- Lancaster, PA metropolitan area - 36,788 (6.8% Puerto Rican)
- Phoenix, AZ metropolitan area - 36,353 (0.7% Puerto Rican)
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metropolitan area - 33,998 (4.5% Puerto Rican)
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area - 33,961 (1.9% Puerto Rican)
- San Antonio, TX metropolitan area - 32,964 (1.3% Puerto Rican)
- Honolulu, HI metropolitan area - 32,568 (3.3% Puerto Rican)
- San Francisco–Oakland, CA metropolitan area- 32,021 (0.7% Puerto Rican)
- Baltimore, MD metropolitan area - 28,301 (1.0% Puerto Rican)
- Vineland, NJ metropolitan area - 26,287 (17.5% Puerto Rican)
- San Diego, CA metropolitan area - 25,121 (0.8% Puerto Rican)
- Charlotte, NC-SC metropolitan area - 24,975 (1.0% Puerto Rican)
- Las Vegas, NV metropolitan area- 24,330 (1.1% Puerto Rican)
- Detroit, MI metropolitan area - 24,153 (0.6% Puerto Rican)
- Port St. Lucie, FL metropolitan area - 23,785 (4.9% Puerto Rican)
- Seattle, WA metropolitan area - 22,967 (0.6% Puerto Rican)
- Ocala, FL metropolitan area - 22,863 (6.3% Puerto Rican)
- Palm Bay, FL metropolitan area - 22,148 (3.7% Puerto Rican)
- Albany-Schenectady, NY metropolitan area- 21,724 (2.5% Puerto Rican)
- Austin, TX metropolitan area - 20,614 (0.9% Puerto Rican)
- Killeen, TX metropolitan area- 20,354 (4.5% Puerto Rican)
- Harrisburg, PA metropolitan area- 20,087 (3.5% Puerto Rican)
- Scranton-Wilkes Barre, PA metropolitan area - 19,825 (3.6% Puerto Rican)
- Trenton, NJ metropolitan area - 19,293 (5.2% Puerto Rican)
- Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area - 19,204 (1.4% Puerto Rican)
- Fayetteville, NC metropolitan area- 18,589 (3.6% Puerto Rican)
- Sarasota, FL metropolitan area - 17,222 (2.1% Puerto Rican)
- Atlantic City, NJ metropolitan area - 17,103 (6.5% Puerto Rican)
- York, PA metropolitan area - 17,098 (3.8% Puerto Rican)
- Denver, CO metropolitan area - 16,566 (0.6% Puerto Rican)
- Sacramento, CA metropolitan area - 16,532 (0.7% Puerto Rican)
- Columbus, OH metropolitan area- 15,099 (0.7% Puerto Rican)
- Norwich-New London, CT metropolitan area - 14,458 (5.4% Puerto Rican)
- Richmond, VA metropolitan area - 13,686 (1.1% Puerto Rican)
- Lebanon, PA metropolitan area - 13,423 (9.6% Puerto Rican)
- Syracuse, NY metropolitan area - 12,928 (2.0% Puerto Rican)
- Youngstown, OH-PA metropolitan area- 12,045 (2.2% Puerto Rican)
- Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area- 10,663 (0.5% Puerto Rican)
- Nashville, TN metropolitan area - 10,288 (0.5% Puerto Rican)
Puerto Ricans in the Northeast
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The Northeastern United States is home to 2.58 million Puerto Ricans, comprising 47% of the Stateside Puerto Rican population nationwide. Lower New England and the NY-NJ-PA area hold the majority of the region's Puerto Rican population. Combined, the New England states are home to over 600,000 Puerto Ricans, with the vast majority in the Lower portion of New England, having a very high concentration of Puerto Ricans.
New York
New York City has the largest population of Puerto Ricans in the country outside
.Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, one-quarter of Puerto Ricans reside in
Though, the bulk of Pennsylvania's Puerto Rican population is in the southeastern section of the state, other areas including
New Jersey
In New Jersey, a slight majority of Puerto Ricans are located in
Connecticut
Connecticut has the highest concentration of Puerto Ricans of any state by percentage and has large Puerto Rican populations throughout the state, with the largest in
Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, the largest Puerto Rican populations are in
. The highest percentage of Puerto Ricans in the US proper can be found in Holyoke. Puerto Ricans continue to dominate demographically in the central and western parts of the state. Large portions of the state's Puerto Rican population is in the Boston area.Rhode Island
In Rhode Island, there is a large Puerto Rican population, vast majority of which live in Providence County, especially the cities of Providence, Cranston, Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Woonsocket. There are smaller numbers of Puerto Ricans in other parts of the state, like Newport.
Puerto Ricans in the South
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The Southern United States is home to 1.98 million Puerto Ricans, comprising 35% of the Puerto Rican population nationwide.
Florida
Florida is home to two-thirds of the Puerto Rican population in the South. Florida is currently home to the fastest-growing Puerto Rican population of any state. Cubans and Puerto Ricans are Florida's largest Hispanic groups, though unlike the Cuban community which is nearly entirely located in the South Florida and Tampa Bay areas, the Puerto Rican population is far more spread-out and is present in large numbers in Central Florida, South Florida, and North Florida, having large populations in the metro areas of Orlando, Tampa, Miami, and Jacksonville, among other cities.
Central Florida has the largest Puerto Rican population of any region in the state and the fastest-growing Puerto Rican population in the country. The
Virginia
In Virginia, almost half of the Puerto Rican population is in the many independent cities of the Hampton Roads area, including Newport News, Hampton, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Williamsburg, York County. In fact, outside Florida, the region stretching from the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Southeastern Virginia up to the Tri-cities portion of the Richmond metro area has the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans of any metropolitan area or urban region in the Southern United States. Though, Puerto Ricans are largely spread out throughout the Hampton Roads area and most cities range around 2-3% Puerto Rican.
A large chunk of the remainder is mainly in the Richmond-Tri Cities area and the DC suburbs of Northern Virginia. In Richmond area, Puerto Ricans are present in the city of Richmond, the Tri Cities area, Chesterfield County, and Prince George County. In Northern Virginia, Puerto Ricans are spread out, but higher concentrations are present in Stafford County, Spotsylvania County, Prince William County, and King George County.
North Carolina
In North Carolina, there are significant and growing Puerto Rican populations in
Georgia
In Georgia, over two-thirds of the state's Puerto Rican population is located in the
Delaware
In Delaware, the majority of the Puerto Rican population lives in New Castle County, especially Wilmington and Elsmere among other cities. Kent County also has a significant Puerto Rican population, especially in Dover.
Maryland
In Maryland, over 80 percent of Maryland's Puerto Rican population lives in
Texas
In Texas, the vast majority of the state's Puerto Rican population is present in the
Puerto Ricans in the Midwest
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The Midwestern United States is home to 561,000 Puerto Ricans, comprising 10% of the Puerto Rican population nationwide. A little less than two-thirds of the population can be found in three Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Chicago, Cleveland, and Milwaukee. Only in Cleveland are Puerto Ricans the largest Hispanic group.
Illinois
In Illinois, 56% of the Puerto Rican population is located in the city of Chicago, with the remaining portion of the state's Puerto Rican population concentrated in Chicago's suburbs, including Berwyn, Waukegan, Aurora, Cicero, Elgin, Romeoville. The Humboldt Park neighborhood is home to the largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the Midwest.
Ohio
In Ohio, the Puerto Rican population is highly concentrated in
Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 53% of the Puerto Rican population resides in the city of Milwaukee. The remaining portion is mostly in southeastern Wisconsin, in areas near Milwaukee and Chicago, such as Kenosha, Racine, West Allis, and Greenfield.
Indiana
Elsewhere in the Midwest, in Indiana,
Michigan
In Michigan, the Puerto Rican population is relatively small, yet mostly present in Detroit and Pontiac in the Detroit area. Sizeable numbers are also in the Grand Rapids area.
The
Puerto Ricans in the West
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The Western United States is home to 465,000 Puerto Ricans, comprising 8% of the Puerto Rican population nationwide. Most Puerto Ricans in the western US live in California, smaller numbers live in areas like
California
In California, Puerto Rican populations are largely present in
See also
- Puerto Rican migration to New York City
- Nuyorican
- Puerto Ricans in Chicago
- History of the Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia
- Puerto Ricans in Holyoke
- Puerto Rican migration to Hawaii
- Puerto Ricans in the Virgin Islands
- Puerto Ricans in the United States
- Puerto Rican people