Puerto Rican Population in Wayne County, IN by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights
U.S. Census data shows that the Puerto Rican population in Wayne County, IN stands at 117, entirely represented by Richmond (113) and Fountain City (4). No other cities in Wayne County report a measurable Puerto Rican presence, indicating a highly localized community footprint. This analysis ranks all incorporated cities in the county based on their Puerto Rican population.
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Top 5 cities with the largest Puerto Rican population in Wayne County
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1RichmondPuerto Rican population in Richmond is 1130.32% of Richmond population is Puerto Rican
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2Fountain CityPuerto Rican population in Fountain City is 40.56% of Fountain City population is Puerto Rican
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3Cambridge CityPuerto Rican population in Cambridge City is 0- of Cambridge City population is Puerto Rican
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4CentervillePuerto Rican population in Centerville is 0- of Centerville population is Puerto Rican
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5DublinPuerto Rican population in Dublin is 0- of Dublin population is Puerto Rican
Overview of Puerto Rican population in Wayne County
- Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Wayne County with 117 Puerto Rican residents (0.18% of 66,377 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 57th percentile nationally among counties and 55th percentile within Indiana for Puerto Rican population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
- Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data indicate Wayne County's Puerto Rican population of 0.18% remains below Indiana's state average of 0.78% 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 Wayne County contains 117 Puerto Rican residents, representing less than 1% of Indiana's total Puerto Rican population of 53,283.
- Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey documents Wayne County with 0.29 Puerto Ricans per square mile, below Indiana's average of 1.5 per square mile, placing the county among the least concentrated jurisdictions within the state.
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6 Cities in Wayne County Ranked by Puerto Rican Population
American Community Survey data [1] show Puerto Rican populations in two incorporated cities: Richmond ( rank_1_geo_dempop residents) and rank_2_geo_name ( rank_2_geo_dempop residents). The table below provides additional context, including total population, population density, and demographic distributions, based on the current ACS data for incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
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 Wayne County, IN 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 Wayne 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.