Puerto Rican Population in Florida by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Puerto Rican population in Florida totals 1.2 million, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Orlando (47,440), followed by Jacksonville (37,385) and Tampa (24,145), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Puerto Rican residents are distributed across Florida''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Puerto Rican population in Florida

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  • 1
    Orlando
    Puerto Rican population in Orlando is 47,440
    15.22% of Orlando population is Puerto Rican
  • 2
    Jacksonville
    Puerto Rican population in Jacksonville is 37,385
    3.89% of Jacksonville population is Puerto Rican
  • 3
    Tampa
    Puerto Rican population in Tampa is 24,145
    6.14% of Tampa population is Puerto Rican
  • 4
    Deltona
    Puerto Rican population in Deltona is 22,448
    23.46% of Deltona population is Puerto Rican
  • 5
    Kissimmee
    Puerto Rican population in Kissimmee is 22,360
    28.12% of Kissimmee population is Puerto Rican

Overview of Puerto Rican population in Florida

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Florida with 1.2 million Puerto Rican residents (5.5% of 21.9 million total state population), ranking the state at the 100th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Puerto Rican demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Florida's Puerto Rican population of 5.5% exceeds the national average of 1.8% by a factor of 3.1.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Florida's 1.2 million Puerto Rican residents constitute 20.4% of the nation's total Puerto Rican population of 5.9 million, placing the state among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations, with 20.4% of all American Puerto Ricans residing within state boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data shows Florida maintains 22.5 Puerto Ricans per square mile, representing thirteen and a half times the national average of 1.7 per square mile, placing the state among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations nationally.
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365 Cities in Florida Ranked by Puerto Rican Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Puerto Rican population in Florida present in Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tampa, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Florida ranked by Puerto Rican population count
Rank by Puerto Rican Population
City
Puerto Rican Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Florida Puerto Rican Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Orlando 47,440 15.22% 3.93%
2 Jacksonville 37,385 3.89% 3.09%
3 Tampa 24,145 6.14% 2.00%
4 Deltona 22,448 23.46% 1.86%
5 Kissimmee 22,360 28.12% 1.85%
6 St. Cloud 17,122 27.63% 1.42%
7 Port St. Lucie 15,726 7.13% 1.30%
8 14,653 3.28% 1.21%
9 11,460 6.72% 0.95%
10 10,126 4.91% 0.84%
11 9,580 7.65% 0.79%
12 8,943 7.64% 0.74%
13 8,220 5.37% 0.68%
14 7,344 5.48% 0.61%
15 7,318 13.85% 0.61%
16 6,693 6.29% 0.55%
17 6,493 10.42% 0.54%
18 5,937 2.28% 0.49%
19 5,841 12.79% 0.48%
20 5,638 18.10% 0.47%
21 5,628 3.07% 0.47%
22 5,599 4.12% 0.46%
23 5,459 6.76% 0.45%
24 5,358 9.53% 0.44%
25 5,116 5.44% 0.42%
26 4,913 7.57% 0.41%
27 4,830 5.00% 0.40%
28 4,403 4.67% 0.36%
29 4,358 3.72% 0.36%
30 4,201 1.89% 0.35%
31 4,177 7.15% 0.35%
32 4,176 10.86% 0.35%
33 4,158 2.90% 0.34%
34 4,093 4.96% 0.34%
35 4,031 34.57% 0.33%
36 4,015 5.59% 0.33%
37 3,996 4.36% 0.33%
38 3,959 3.53% 0.33%
39 3,915 18.99% 0.32%
40 3,856 5.67% 0.32%
41 3,829 9.61% 0.32%
42 3,812 4.45% 0.32%
43 3,710 3.10% 0.31%
44 3,667 8.15% 0.30%
45 3,504 7.43% 0.29%
46 3,489 7.29% 0.29%
47 3,487 11.83% 0.29%
48 3,238 4.02% 0.27%
49 3,079 7.70% 0.25%
50 2,863 6.53% 0.24%
51 2,768 3.43% 0.23%
52 2,760 4.49% 0.23%
53 2,713 4.82% 0.22%
54 2,703 1.35% 0.22%
55 2,658 17.29% 0.22%
56 2,639 3.04% 0.22%
57 2,558 2.30% 0.21%
58 2,519 3.32% 0.21%
59 2,500 6.40% 0.21%
60 2,496 15.25% 0.21%
61 2,481 3.24% 0.21%
62 2,480 6.20% 0.21%
63 2,478 5.57% 0.21%
64 2,337 2.36% 0.19%
65 2,260 10.00% 0.19%
66 2,259 4.23% 0.19%
67 2,120 11.48% 0.18%
68 2,114 7.85% 0.17%
69 2,076 3.61% 0.17%
70 1,934 4.39% 0.16%
71 1,926 3.93% 0.16%
72 1,924 6.76% 0.16%
73 1,913 3.22% 0.16%
74 1,894 2.56% 0.16%
75 1,811 6.05% 0.15%
76 1,787 10.63% 0.15%
77 1,739 3.17% 0.14%
78 1,675 5.28% 0.14%
79 1,674 2.06% 0.14%
80 1,661 3.45% 0.14%
81 1,595 10.00% 0.13%
82 1,581 11.48% 0.13%
83 1,580 3.54% 0.13%
84 1,515 15.34% 0.13%
85 1,500 7.60% 0.12%
86 1,499 3.48% 0.12%
87 1,497 6.35% 0.12%
88 1,482 7.69% 0.12%
89 1,460 5.28% 0.12%
90 1,379 2.80% 0.11%
91 1,374 2.25% 0.11%
92 1,364 4.44% 0.11%
93 1,357 2.03% 0.11%
94 1,323 19.45% 0.11%
95 1,306 3.82% 0.11%
96 1,294 2.03% 0.11%
97 1,225 7.02% 0.10%
98 1,216 2.95% 0.10%
99 1,188 4.42% 0.10%
100 1,152 4.51% 0.10%
101 1,072 21.83% 0.09%
102 1,042 18.59% 0.09%
103 1,015 5.13% 0.08%
104 986 10.68% 0.08%
105 975 5.72% 0.08%
106 884 4.90% 0.07%
107 867 2.53% 0.07%
108 865 11.68% 0.07%
109 860 1.98% 0.07%
110 795 4.75% 0.07%
111 792 1.33% 0.07%
112 782 2.18% 0.06%
113 772 2.14% 0.06%
114 752 2.66% 0.06%
115 745 5.60% 0.06%
116 717 2.96% 0.06%
117 690 1.75% 0.06%
118 655 4.01% 0.05%
119 653 2.54% 0.05%
120 640 1.14% 0.05%
121 638 22.12% 0.05%
122 635 2.26% 0.05%
123 631 4.24% 0.05%
124 620 5.54% 0.05%
125 618 4.83% 0.05%
126 617 6.18% 0.05%
127 597 2.70% 0.05%
128 594 3.07% 0.05%
129 576 3.38% 0.05%
130 565 4.24% 0.05%
131 529 3.29% 0.04%
132 514 2.20% 0.04%
133 491 1.90% 0.04%
134 488 5.42% 0.04%
135 479 3.68% 0.04%
136 472 1.24% 0.04%
137 446 2.96% 0.04%
138 445 5.46% 0.04%
139 444 3.26% 0.04%
140 438 2.27% 0.04%
141 436 5.73% 0.04%
142 433 1.21% 0.04%
143 432 4.09% 0.04%
144 413 12.79% 0.03%
145 400 12.16% 0.03%
145 400 3.51% 0.03%
146 395 5.44% 0.03%
147 388 6.20% 0.03%
148 386 1.46% 0.03%
149 384 23.15% 0.03%
150 382 2.11% 0.03%
151 373 3.15% 0.03%
152 371 2.83% 0.03%
153 360 1.59% 0.03%
154 355 6.37% 0.03%
155 353 1.91% 0.03%
155 353 2.96% 0.03%
156 344 1.77% 0.03%
156 344 3.28% 0.03%
157 329 1.57% 0.03%
158 328 9.70% 0.03%
159 324 3.05% 0.03%
159 324 1.04% 0.03%
159 324 4.05% 0.03%
160 318 1.35% 0.03%
161 308 2.48% 0.03%
162 306 2.28% 0.03%
163 305 0.56% 0.03%
164 303 2.08% 0.03%
165 289 3.82% 0.02%
166 277 15.68% 0.02%
167 274 3.62% 0.02%
168 255 2.57% 0.02%
169 248 2.74% 0.02%
170 228 2.18% 0.02%
171 226 4.50% 0.02%
172 223 4.31% 0.02%
173 216 1.11% 0.02%
174 214 1.28% 0.02%
175 213 1.83% 0.02%
176 211 1.25% 0.02%
177 209 1.84% 0.02%
178 207 2.70% 0.02%
179 205 1.03% 0.02%
180 202 2.67% 0.02%
181 201 1.34% 0.02%
182 193 3.63% 0.02%
183 189 1.18% 0.02%
184 188 2.09% 0.02%
185 186 2.46% 0.02%
186 165 4.71% 0.01%
187 163 0.97% 0.01%
188 156 2.80% 0.01%
189 153 6.02% 0.01%
190 151 4.80% 0.01%
191 148 3.18% 0.01%
192 146 1.30% 0.01%
193 141 1.07% 0.01%
193 141 2.92% 0.01%
194 138 1.49% 0.01%
195 137 3.05% 0.01%
195 137 3.37% 0.01%
195 137 3.84% 0.01%
196 132 1.87% 0.01%
196 132 2.62% 0.01%
197 129 0.97% 0.01%
197 129 0.92% 0.01%
198 127 3.58% 0.01%
198 127 1.76% 0.01%
199 123 2.12% 0.01%
200 119 3.90% 0.01%
201 115 7.90% 0.01%
202 110 1.77% 0.01%
203 106 4.11% 0.01%
204 99 3.68% 0.01%
204 99 2.27% 0.01%
205 98 3.88% 0.01%
206 97 0.50% 0.01%
207 94 2.90% 0.01%
207 94 0.59% 0.01%
207 94 1.70% 0.01%
208 93 3.81% 0.01%
209 90 2.07% 0.01%
209 90 4.19% 0.01%
210 89 2.21% 0.01%
210 89 1.14% 0.01%
211 84 3.69% 0.01%
212 78 2.22% 0.01%
212 78 1.10% 0.01%
213 75 0.76% 0.01%
214 72 1.17% 0.01%
214 72 1.34% 0.01%
215 68 3.82% 0.01%
216 64 1.69% 0.01%
217 63 2.12% 0.01%
217 63 1.28% 0.01%
218 61 0.81% 0.01%
219 60 1.96% 0.01%
219 60 1.22% 0.01%
219 60 4.06% 0.01%
220 57 6.50% 0.00%
221 56 2.69% 0.00%
222 55 0.78% 0.00%
223 53 1.72% 0.00%
223 53 2.68% 0.00%
223 53 2.33% 0.00%
223 53 2.70% 0.00%
224 51 1.68% 0.00%
225 50 0.78% 0.00%
226 49 2.12% 0.00%
227 48 1.39% 0.00%
227 48 0.41% 0.00%
228 46 0.83% 0.00%
229 42 0.50% 0.00%
229 42 1.10% 0.00%
230 41 1.68% 0.00%
231 39 1.29% 0.00%
231 39 1.63% 0.00%
231 39 1.72% 0.00%
232 38 1.66% 0.00%
232 38 2.53% 0.00%
233 37 1.01% 0.00%
234 36 1.94% 0.00%
235 35 2.67% 0.00%
236 32 0.75% 0.00%
236 32 0.46% 0.00%
236 32 0.94% 0.00%
237 31 2.57% 0.00%
237 31 0.51% 0.00%
237 31 1.02% 0.00%
238 29 1.44% 0.00%
239 28 0.76% 0.00%
239 28 3.42% 0.00%
240 27 1.46% 0.00%
241 26 0.38% 0.00%
241 26 0.37% 0.00%
241 26 1.92% 0.00%
241 26 0.41% 0.00%
242 25 3.14% 0.00%
242 25 1.20% 0.00%
243 24 0.87% 0.00%
243 24 0.56% 0.00%
243 24 0.81% 0.00%
244 23 2.11% 0.00%
245 22 0.43% 0.00%
245 22 1.32% 0.00%
246 21 2.78% 0.00%
246 21 0.33% 0.00%
246 21 1.31% 0.00%
247 20 1.10% 0.00%
248 19 0.66% 0.00%
248 19 0.88% 0.00%
249 16 0.87% 0.00%
250 15 2.35% 0.00%
250 15 1.96% 0.00%
251 14 1.58% 0.00%
251 14 0.41% 0.00%
251 14 0.40% 0.00%
252 13 0.48% 0.00%
252 13 0.94% 0.00%
252 13 0.15% 0.00%
253 12 0.58% 0.00%
254 11 1.23% 0.00%
255 10 0.25% 0.00%
256 9 0.97% 0.00%
256 9 1.07% 0.00%
257 8 0.34% 0.00%
258 7 0.36% 0.00%
258 7 1.59% 0.00%
259 6 0.27% 0.00%
259 6 0.39% 0.00%
260 5 0.59% 0.00%
260 5 0.83% 0.00%
261 4 0.14% 0.00%
261 4 0.35% 0.00%
261 4 0.65% 0.00%
261 4 0.26% 0.00%
262 3 0.59% 0.00%
262 3 0.39% 0.00%
262 3 0.23% 0.00%
262 3 0.21% 0.00%
262 3 0.18% 0.00%
263 2 0.43% 0.00%
263 2 0.14% 0.00%
263 2 0.08% 0.00%
264 1 0.16% 0.00%
264 1 0.09% 0.00%
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
265 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Florida by their Puerto Rican population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Puerto Rican population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Puerto Rican ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Puerto Rican alone, while others identify as Puerto Rican along with another race (such as Puerto Rican and German).
  • We’ve used the “Puerto Rican alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Puerto Rican population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Puerto Rican alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Puerto Rican .
  2. % of Total Florida Puerto Rican Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Puerto Rican population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Puerto Rican populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Puerto Rican population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Puerto Rican populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.