Puerto Rican Population in Rock County, MN by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

In Rock County, MN, Puerto Rican residents total 22 across the county. Of that, 17 live in Luverne, while Hills reports none. This points to a partially concentrated presence centered in Luverne, with the rest likely residing in unincorporated parts of Rock County or smaller incorporated cities not captured in this ranking. The section below explores how this distribution plays out across the county and similar regions within Minnesota.

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

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  • 1
    Luverne
    Puerto Rican population in Luverne is 17
    0.35% of Luverne population is Puerto Rican
  • 2
    Hills
    Puerto Rican population in Hills is 0
    - of Hills population is Puerto Rican

Overview of Puerto Rican population in Rock County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Rock County with 22 Puerto Rican residents (0.23% of 9,628 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 32nd percentile nationally among counties and 32nd percentile within Minnesota for Puerto Rican population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data indicate Rock County's Puerto Rican population of 0.23% remains below Minnesota's state average of 0.31% and the national average of 1.8%, placing the county below demographic benchmarks across multiple geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Rock County contains 22 Puerto Rican residents, representing less than 1% of Minnesota's total Puerto Rican population of 17,869.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey documents Rock County with 0.046 Puerto Ricans per square mile, below Minnesota's average of 0.22 per square mile, placing the county among the least concentrated jurisdictions within the state.
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Rock County Cities by Puerto Rican Population

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ACS demographic data [1] documents 17 Puerto Rican residents in Luverne — one of the two incorporated cities in the county included in this analysis*. The following table provides complete population breakdowns, demographic concentrations, density statistics for both cities in Rock County, MN.
cities in Rock County, MN ranked by Puerto Rican population count
Rank by Puerto Rican Population
City
Puerto Rican Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Rock County Puerto Rican Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Luverne 17 0.35% 77.27%
2 Hills 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 Rock County, MN 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 Rock 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.