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The
2010 U.S. Census counted 3.7 million
Hispanics1 living in
Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States.
2 This was down from 3.8 million in 2000.
By
contrast, in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (D.C.),
the
Hispanic population of Puerto Rican origin increased from 3.4
million in 2000 to 4.6 million in 2010, surpassing Puerto Rico's
Hispanic population. Nearly a third of Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin
in the 50 states and D.C. were born in Puerto Rico, according an
analysis of 2009
American Community Survey data by the
Pew Hispanic
Center, a project of the Pew Research Center.
People born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens by birth. But because
Puerto Rico, like Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, is not part of the
50 states or D.C., those who reside in Puerto Rico are not allowed to
vote for president or to elect a voting member of the U.S. Congress.
3 Those who move from Puerto Rico to live in the 50 states and D.C. can vote in federal elections.
This profile compares the demographic, income and economic
characteristics of Hispanics living in Puerto Rico with the
characteristics of Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin living in the 50
states and D.C. as well as with all Hispanics living in the 50 states
and D.C. These profiles are based on tabulations of the 2009 Puerto Rico
Community Survey and the 2009 American Community Survey by the Pew
Hispanic Center. Both surveys provide detailed demographic and economic
characteristics that are not available in the 2010 Census. This includes
place of birth.
For a statistical profile focused on Puerto Rican-origin Hispanics
living in the 50 states and D.C., see the Pew Hispanic Center factsheet "
Hispanics of Puerto Rican Origin in the United States, 2009".
Key facts include:
- Population. According to the 2009 American
Community Survey, there were a total of 8.3 million Hispanics of Puerto
Rican origin living in Puerto Rico, the 50 states and D.C. Among those,
fewer than half (47%) lived in Puerto Rico.
- Age. The median age of Hispanics in Puerto Rico is
36, higher than it is for all Hispanics (27) in the 50 states and D.C.
and higher than it is for Puerto Rican-origin Hispanics (28) in the 50
states and D.C.
- Marital status. Some 37% of Hispanics in Puerto
Rico are married, a share equal to that among Puerto Rican-origin
Hispanics in the 50 states and D.C. However, both groups are less likely
to be married than all Hispanics in the 50 states and D.C. Among the
larger group, 45% are married.
- Educational attainment. More than one-in-five (22%)
Hispanics in Puerto Rico have a bachelor's degree. In contrast, 16% of
Puerto Rican-origin Hispanics in the 50 states and D.C. have a college
degree. Among all Hispanics in the 50 states and D.C. just 13% have a
bachelor's degree.
- Income. The median annual personal earnings for
Hispanics in Puerto Rico ages 16 and older was $14,400; median earnings
for Puerto Rican-origin Hispanics in the 50 states and D.C. was $25,000
and among all Hispanics in the 50 states and D.C. it was $20,000.
- Poverty status. More than four-in-ten (44%)
Hispanics in Puerto Rico live in poverty, a share higher than that among
Puerto Rican-origin Hispanics in the 50 states and D.C. who live in
poverty (24%) or all Hispanics in the 50 states and D.C. (23%).
- Health Insurance. Fewer than one-in-ten (8%)
Hispanics in Puerto Rico do not have health insurance, a share lower
than among Puerto Rican-origin Hispanics living in the 50 states and
D.C. (15%) or among all Hispanics living in the 50 states and D.C.
(32%).
- Homeownership. The rate of homeownership (72%) in
Puerto Rico is higher than the rate among Puerto Rican-origin Hispanics
in the 50 states and D.C. (39%), or all Hispanics in the 50 states and
D.C. (48%). The homeownership rate in Puerto Rico is also higher than it
is among all Americans (66%).
See detailed data tables in the
full report (PDF) at
pewhispanic.org.
1. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Puerto
Rico was 3,725,789 in 2010. That included 37,334 non-Hispanics. This
report focuses on the 3,688,455 Hispanic residents in Puerto Rico. In
Census Bureau surveys, including the 2010 Census, respondents
self-identify as Hispanic or non-Hispanic.
2. See the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 Census Brief (C2010BR-04) "The Hispanic Population: 2010" by Sharon R. Ennis, Merarys Rios-Vargas, and Nora G. Albert.
3. Residents of Puerto Rico, however, nominate delegates to the Democratic and Republican presidential conventions.
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