Puerto Rican Population in Philadelphia County, PA by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights
The Puerto Rican population in Philadelphia County, PA is reported at 132,645 residents, according to the latest census estimates - all of whom reside within Philadelphia, the only incorporated city in Philadelphia County included in this analysis*. With no presence recorded outside Philadelphia, the community''s footprint is fully concentrated within the city''s municipal limits. The analysis below takes a closer look at how Puerto Rican residents are situated within Philadelphia County and how this compares to other counties across Pennsylvania.
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1PhiladelphiaPuerto Rican population in Philadelphia is 132,6458.38% of Philadelphia population is Puerto Rican
Overview of Puerto Rican population in Philadelphia County
- Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data shows Philadelphia County contains 132,645 Puerto Rican residents (8.4% of 1.6 million total county population), ranking the jurisdiction at the 99th percentile nationally among counties and 98th percentile within Pennsylvania for Puerto Rican demographic concentrations across both absolute and proportional measures.
- Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS show Philadelphia County's Puerto Rican population of 8.4% surpassing both Pennsylvania's state average of 3.7% 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 indicate Philadelphia County's 132,645 Puerto Rican residents constitute 27.4% of Pennsylvania's total Puerto Rican population of 484,559, placing the county among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations, with 27.4% of all Pennsylvania Puerto Ricans residing within county boundaries.
- Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey indicate Philadelphia County contains $dem_per_sqmi Puerto Ricans per square mile—just over ninety-one times Pennsylvania's average of 10.8 per square mile—placing the county as a demographic outlier with one of the most concentrated Puerto Rican communities documented in United States demographic research.
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Puerto Rican Population in Philadelphia County — Philadelphia
American Community Survey data [1] indicate Puerto Rican population in Philadelphia County, PA at 132,645 residents — all of whom reside within Philadelphia, the only incorporated city included in this analysis*. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data.
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 Philadelphia County, PA 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:
- % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Puerto Rican .
- % of Total Philadelphia 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
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles 2023.
