Puerto Rican Population in Orange County, NY by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Puerto Rican population in Orange County, NY is officially recorded at 36,729, with all of the county''s incorporated cities reporting residents of Puerto Rican ancestry. Among them, Middletown (4,710), New Windsor town (3,646), and Wallkill town (3,284) account for the largest shares. Interestingly, when adding up individual city estimates, the total surpasses the county-level figure - a difference that often arises from how city and county statistics are modeled separately. Below, we explore how Puerto Rican communities are distributed across New York''s more urbanized and fragmented counties.

Top 5 cities with the largest Puerto Rican population in Orange County

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  • 1
    Middletown
    Puerto Rican population in Middletown is 4,710
    15.58% of Middletown population is Puerto Rican
  • 2
    New Windsor town
    Puerto Rican population in New Windsor town is 3,646
    13.12% of New Windsor town population is Puerto Rican
  • 3
    Wallkill town
    Puerto Rican population in Wallkill town is 3,284
    10.67% of Wallkill town population is Puerto Rican
  • 4
    Newburgh
    Puerto Rican population in Newburgh is 3,010
    10.51% of Newburgh population is Puerto Rican
  • 5
    Newburgh town
    Puerto Rican population in Newburgh town is 2,888
    9.06% of Newburgh town population is Puerto Rican

Overview of Puerto Rican population in Orange County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data shows Orange County contains 36,729 Puerto Rican residents (9.1% of 403,840 total county population), ranking the jurisdiction at the 98th percentile nationally among counties and 82nd percentile within New York for Puerto Rican demographic concentrations across both absolute and proportional measures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS show Orange County's Puerto Rican population of 9.1% surpassing both New York's state average of 5.2% and the national average of 1.8%, positioning the county as a high-concentration jurisdiction exceeding demographic benchmarks across all geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data documents Orange County with 36,729 Puerto Rican residents, representing 3.5% of New York's total Puerto Rican population of 1.0 million.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey indicate Orange County's density of 45.2 Puerto Ricans per square mile exceeds New York's average of 22.1 per square mile by exactly double, establishing the county as a significant concentration center for Puerto Rican demographic communities.
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42 Cities in Orange County Ranked by Puerto Rican Population

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ACS data [1] confirm Puerto Rican populations in every incorporated city in the county, with the largest counts in Middletown, New Windsor town, Wallkill town, and Newburgh. The table below provides detailed figures, including total population, density measures, and demographic distributions, based on the current ACS data for all 42 incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Orange County, NY ranked by Puerto Rican population count
Rank by Puerto Rican Population
City
Puerto Rican Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Orange County Puerto Rican Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Middletown 4,710 15.58% 12.82%
2 New Windsor town 3,646 13.12% 9.93%
3 Wallkill town 3,284 10.67% 8.94%
4 Newburgh 3,010 10.51% 8.20%
5 Newburgh town 2,888 9.06% 7.86%
6 Blooming Grove town 2,823 15.12% 7.69%
7 Montgomery town 2,375 10.22% 6.47%
8 2,150 10.09% 5.85%
9 1,751 13.87% 4.77%
10 1,568 4.91% 4.27%
11 1,444 11.84% 3.93%
12 1,407 12.30% 3.83%
13 1,158 8.01% 3.15%
14 1,034 25.52% 2.82%
15 1,026 10.84% 2.79%
16 912 10.47% 2.48%
17 899 15.71% 2.45%
18 832 6.50% 2.27%
19 805 6.24% 2.19%
20 782 11.38% 2.13%
21 776 20.42% 2.11%
22 672 7.39% 1.83%
23 598 9.20% 1.63%
24 521 6.95% 1.42%
25 429 5.74% 1.17%
26 397 12.62% 1.08%
27 366 9.72% 1.00%
28 331 5.76% 0.90%
29 316 6.80% 0.86%
30 265 7.17% 0.72%
31 247 4.49% 0.67%
32 233 6.01% 0.63%
33 190 6.52% 0.52%
34 177 2.67% 0.48%
35 176 6.19% 0.48%
36 139 11.49% 0.38%
37 133 2.84% 0.36%
38 111 3.64% 0.30%
39 91 0.25% 0.25%
40 86 2.85% 0.23%
41 38 5.56% 0.10%
42 16 2.35% 0.04%
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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 Orange County, NY 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 Orange County 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.