Does the US have a big Puerto Rican population, excluding Puerto Rico itself?

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Excl. the island itself. Even Calfornia has a big pop. now.

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  1. o2msc Avatar

    Yes in NYC specifically

  2. Eric848448 Avatar

    Somewhat. There are huge PR populations in NYC and Florida in particular.

  3. PoliticalJunkDrawer Avatar

    I know the Army did back in the early 2000s. Most likely joining for the economic benefits, like me.

    Only knew one older lady from the island in my years here in my state. She moved back 10 years ago.

  4. hydraheads Avatar

    About 2/3 of Puerto Ricans in the US don’t live in Puerto Rico

  5. Alarmed-Extension289 Avatar

    I’ve ran into a FEW Puerto Ricans in So Cal but nothing like the east coast. First time i met one was when i joined the Navy, they were everywhere!

  6. TipsyBaker_ Avatar

    It’s something like 65% of Puerto Ricans live in mainland US, about 6 million people

  7. Yummy_Crayons91 Avatar

    Decent sized populations all over the Tampa and Miami metro areas based on when I lived there.

  8. LightningMan711 Avatar

    The area around Cleveland, Ohio is heavily Puerto Rican.

  9. TheLizardKing89 Avatar

    There’s about 6 million people of Puerto Rican ancestry living in the continental United States, with about 2/3 of those living in the NYC metro area or Florida.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stateside_Puerto_Ricans

  10. AdmiralChancey Avatar

    I’d say it’s more on the east coast, at least if you’re talking about large populations. 

    I think I’ve seen more Puerto Ricans in Florida than any where else, although I understand New York has a large population of them as well. 

    On the west coast I’m sure they are well represented but not quite as visible.

    Again at least in my experience

  11. Fathoms_Deep_1 Avatar

    It’s huge in Orlando. Kissimmee is basically mini Puerto Rico

  12. _Smedette_ Avatar

    About 5.9 million Puerto Ricans live on the mainland, and 3.2 million on the island.

  13. MetroBS Avatar

    Yes more so on the east coast though

  14. loweexclamationpoint Avatar

    About 200,000 in Chicago. There’s a giant stylized Puerto Rican flag over a street in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, and a museum dedicated to Puerto Rican arts.

  15. AndrewtheRey Avatar

    Yes, but it’s regional. Where I live, it wouldn’t be like seeing a unicorn, but I could also go months or maybe even years without seeing a Puerto Rican. I could hardly go a few days without seeing a Mexican or Central American, though.

  16. Miserable-Lawyer-233 Avatar

    The U.S. has the biggest Puerto Rican population.

  17. StevenSaguaro Avatar

    A lot of them came to NYC to film West Side Story in the 1960’s, and then more came in the 2020’s when they remade it.

  18. Susan_Thee_Duchess Avatar

    Puerto Rico is a US territory. They are American citizens. Are you asking if the US mainland has a large PR pop? Are you asking the percentage of the US population is Puerto Rican? Not sure I understand your question

  19. Round-Lie-8827 Avatar

    I know Puerto Ricans that live in NC and Florida

  20. Appropriate-Food1757 Avatar

    Yes on the East Coast