RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Puerto Rican population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Puerto Rican origin, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York leads at 1,104,806. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 171,489, against an all-states median of 19,312.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUERTO RICAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States1.4% of US population308,745,5384,455,149–

01New York, NYNY19,852,3661,104,806–

02Florida, FLFL22,416,077792,952–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809426,298–

04Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639351,084–

05Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056253,668–

06Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508247,843–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,798173,982–

08California, CACA39,287,377172,746–

09Texas, TXTX30,188,424119,149–

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,29387,300–

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,17069,861–

12Georgia, GAGA10,940,40765,368–

13North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40464,314–

14Maryland, MDMD6,206,01141,835–

15Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87241,417–

16Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23539,885–

17Michigan, MIMI10,077,76134,961–

18Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80132,012–

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83830,532–

20Indiana, ININ6,851,07328,856–

21Washington, WAWA7,816,11624,253–

22South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22523,168–

23Nevada, NVNV3,184,61220,926–

24Delaware, DEDE1,021,19120,574–

25Colorado, COCO5,862,18919,439–

26Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38319,312–

27Missouri, MOMO6,191,81411,659–

28New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86811,234–

29Alabama, ALAL5,086,76811,011–

30Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44510,760–

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63410,352–

32Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82410,316–

33Louisiana, LALA4,611,96110,179–

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,1978,570–

35Oregon, OROR4,254,2937,944–

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2467,477–

37Utah, UTUT3,392,3316,129–

38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7795,169–

39Maine, MEME1,387,8175,132–

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,740–

41Iowa, IAIA3,210,5074,480–

42Alaska, AKAK735,7064,380–

43District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943,401–

44Idaho, IDID1,934,2622,975–

45West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732,842–

46Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072,770–

47Vermont, VTVT647,1062,295–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,605–

49South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,484–

50North Dakota, NDND784,841962–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397742–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest puerto rican population?

New York ranks #1 with 1,104,806 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by puerto rican population?

New York, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is puerto rican population measured?

Number of residents who are Puerto Rican origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.