Report: Most “Boricuas” live on mainland

According to the Pew Research Center, more Puerto Ricans reside in the fifty U.S. states than the commonwealth itself.

The report by Pew cited statistical data from the U.S. Census Bureau stating that 4.1 million Puerto Ricans live on the mainland as well as Hawaii and Alaska compared to 3.7 million on the island. In addition, roughly one-third of those born in the fifty U.S. states were born in Puerto Rico before moving on.

The profile of Puerto Ricans by Pew also revealed other interesting data:

The numbers showed Puerto Ricans are the second-largest population of Hispanic origin residing in the United States, accounting for 9.1 percent of the U.S. Hispanic population in 2007, while Mexicans constituted 29.2 million, or 64.3 percent, of the Hispanic population.

The analysis also found as a group, Puerto Ricans are older than Hispanics on average but are younger than the U.S. population. They were found to be less likely to be married than either Hispanics overall or the U.S. population overall.

The Pew Center said 56 percent of Puerto Rican women who had given birth in the prior 12 months were unmarried.

Image- New York Sun (Revelers enjoy the 2008 Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York)
Online Sources- Pew Research Center, Los Angeles Times, UPI