Puerto Ricans in the United States

Puerto Ricans in the United States, also called Stateside Puerto Ricans, or Puerto Rican Americans, are Puerto Ricans in the United States proper (the 50 states and the District of Columbia), who trace their heritage to or are born in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. The island of Puerto Rico is currently a territory of the United States although it has not been incorporated as an official state therefore it is controlled by the United States but has not been given state status. The history of Puerto Ricans in the mainland United States goes back to the incorporation of Puerto Rico as a territory of the United States back in 1897 following the capture of the island by the United States Army. Since then, many Puerto Ricans have moved to the mainland United States and settled there with some families living in the country for five generations now. During World War I, Puerto Ricans made up a significant portion of the United States Army and were credited for their bravery and contributions during the war.

Puerto Ricans in the United States

Total population
5,791,453 1.77% of the U.S. population (2018)
Regions with significant populations
Majority concentrated in the Northeast region and the southern state of Florida New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey Smaller numbers in other parts of the country, including other parts of the Northeast like Rhode Island, Delaware and Maryland. Also major cities in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and Texas down South, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin in the Midwest and California and Hawaii out west, among other areas.
Languages
Spanish and English
Religion
Christianity (Catholic Church)
Related ethnic groups
Criollos, Mestizos, Mulattos, Taíno, Europeans, Africans

Puerto Ricans In The United States Media

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  Teatro Puerto Rico in South Bronx, New York City, in the 1950s.

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  Colonel Héctor Andrés Negroni, the first Puerto Rican graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, was born in Yauco, Puerto Rico and moved with his family to Philadelphia as a child.

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  Division Street in Chicago, facing east from Mozart Street, a half block west of California Avenue.

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  Sonia Sotomayor, born in the Bronx, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

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  Antonia Novello – Surgeon General of the United States, 1990-1993.

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  Rita Moreno actress, dancer, and singer.

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  Jennifer Lopez, one of the highest-grossing and most multi-faceted triple threat entertainers in global history,Template:Peacock inline is a Nuyorican, born in the Bronx.

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  Melanie Martinez in February 2014.