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The population of Puerto Rico has been shaped by native American settlement, European colonization especially under the Spanish Empire, slavery and economic migration. Demographic features of the population of Puerto Rico include population density , ethnicity , education of the populace, health of the populace, economic status, religious ...
As of 2020, Hispanic or Latinos made up 98.9 percent of the population, of which 95.5 percent were Puerto Rican and 3.4% were Hispanic of non-Puerto Rican origins; only 1.1 percent of the population was non-Hispanic. [226]
The state with the largest Hispanic and Latino population overall is California with 15.6 million Hispanics and Latinos. Hispanics are the largest racial or ethnic group in both states and is expected to become the largest in Texas in the 2020s. [1] The following are lists of the Hispanic and Latino population per state in the United States.
Spanish settlement of Puerto Rico began in the early 1500s shortly after the formation of the Spanish state in 1493 (continuing until 1898 as a colony of Spain) and continues to the present day. The most significant Spanish immigration wave occurred during the colonial period, continuing with smaller numbers arriving during the 20th century to ...
19.5% of the total US and Puerto Rico population (2020) ... Hispanic population Percent Hispanic 1 Puerto Rico: 3,249,043 99% 2 New Mexico: 1,059,236 50% 3 Texas:
The Casa de España, situated in Old San Juan, was used as the headquarters of a private social organization whose members were Spanish citizens or those of Spanish descent. [21] Puerto Rico was a Spanish Overseas Province for nearly 400 years. The bulk of Puerto Ricans' European ancestry is from Spain.
In 1976, the word Hispanic was revised in the census to represent “Americans of Spanish origin or descent” that have roots in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central and South America, and other ...
The official languages [92] of the executive branch of government of Puerto Rico [93] are Spanish and English, with Spanish being the primary language. English is the primary language of less than 10% of the population. Puerto Rican Spanish is the dominant language of business, education and daily life on the island. [94]