(Pew Research Center). Some 4.1 million Puerto Ricans resided in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in 2007, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.1 That is a slightly greater number than the population of Puerto Rico itself in 2007, which was 3.9 million. (Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory but all references in this statistical profile to the United States refer only to the 50 states and the District of Columbia.)
Most Puerto Ricans in the United States -- 2.7 million in all -- were born in the 50 states or the District of Columbia. Additionally, one-third of the Puerto Rican population in the U.S. -- 1.4 million -- was born in Puerto Rico. People born in Puerto Rico are also considered native born because they are U.S. citizens by birth. A small number of Puerto Ricans -- 48,000 -- were born outside of the U.S. or Puerto Rico and were not U.S. citizens by birth. They are considered foreign born.
Puerto Ricans are the second-largest population of Hispanic origin residing in the United States, accounting for 9.1% of the U.S. Hispanic population in 2007. Mexicans constituted 29.2 million, or 64.3%, of the Hispanic population. (full text)
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Most Puerto Ricans in the United States -- 2.7 million in all -- were born in the 50 states or the District of Columbia. Additionally, one-third of the Puerto Rican population in the U.S. -- 1.4 million -- was born in Puerto Rico. People born in Puerto Rico are also considered native born because they are U.S. citizens by birth. A small number of Puerto Ricans -- 48,000 -- were born outside of the U.S. or Puerto Rico and were not U.S. citizens by birth. They are considered foreign born.
Puerto Ricans are the second-largest population of Hispanic origin residing in the United States, accounting for 9.1% of the U.S. Hispanic population in 2007. Mexicans constituted 29.2 million, or 64.3%, of the Hispanic population. (full text)
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