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Largest Puerto Rican population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Puerto Rican origin, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 1,155,423. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 217,033, against an all-states median of 26,908.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUERTO RICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States1.7% of US population331,449,2815,699,150–

01Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,155,423+46%

02New York, NYNY19,852,3661,078,084−2%

03Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639468,114+33%

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809465,653+9%

05Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056325,186+28%

06Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508293,090+18%

07California, CACA39,287,377227,838+32%

08Texas, TXTX30,188,424217,113+82%

09Illinois, ILIL12,694,798203,537+17%

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,293131,458+51%

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404112,634+75%

12Georgia, GAGA10,940,407107,661+65%

13Virginia, VAVA8,705,170106,085+52%

14Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87261,167+48%

15Maryland, MDMD6,206,01159,738+43%

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83851,533+69%

17Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23551,188+28%

18Michigan, MIMI10,077,76148,389+38%

19Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80144,611+39%

20Indiana, ININ6,851,07343,210+50%

21Washington, WAWA7,816,11638,204+58%

22South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22537,458+62%

23Colorado, COCO5,862,18936,520+88%

24Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38333,547+74%

25Nevada, NVNV3,184,61228,384+36%

26Delaware, DEDE1,021,19126,908+31%

27Alabama, ALAL5,086,76823,613+114%

28Missouri, MOMO6,191,81418,141+56%

29Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82416,993+65%

30New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86816,894+50%

31Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44515,891+48%

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,96115,130+49%

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63414,836+43%

34Oregon, OROR4,254,29314,501+83%

35Utah, UTUT3,392,33112,716+107%

36Kansas, KSKS2,947,19712,694+48%

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2469,934+33%

38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7799,927+92%

39Iowa, IAIA3,210,5078,704+94%

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3917,703+63%

41Alaska, AKAK735,7067,507+71%

42Maine, MEME1,387,8176,297+23%

43West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3736,122+115%

44Nebraska, NENE1,978,7075,967+115%

45District of Columbia, DCDC681,2945,397+59%

46Idaho, IDID1,934,2625,145+73%

47North Dakota, NDND784,8413,507+265%

48South Dakota, SDSD907,4282,797+88%

49Vermont, VTVT647,1062,458+7%

50Montana, MTMT1,116,8752,241+40%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,302+75%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest puerto rican population?

Florida ranks #1 with 1,155,423 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by puerto rican population?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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, 2020 Decennial Census.