Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia

Philadelphia has the second largest Puerto Rican community outside of Puerto Rico after New York City. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, an estimated 121,643 Puerto Ricans were living in Philadelphia, up from 91,527 in 2000. Recent 2017 estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau put the number of Puerto Ricans living in Philadelphia at 134,934.[1] In 2019, estimates put the number of Puerto Ricans at 146,153.[2] Many Puerto Ricans in the Philadelphia area have engaged in circular migration in which they spend periods of time living in Philadelphia and periods of time living in Puerto Rico.[3]

  1. ^ "American FactFinder - Results". Archived from the original on 2015-01-04.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data".
  3. ^ "Latino Philadelphia at a Glance." (Archive) Historical Society of Pennsylvania. p. 1. Retrieved on January 15, 2014.

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