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Puerto Rican migration to New York began in the 19th century and became the largest Hispanic group to migrate to the state. This migration increased in 1917 with the enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act , which granted U.S. citizenship to all Puerto Ricans, [ 4 ] and especially in the 1940s and 1950s.
A much higher proportion of Hispanics choose mixed race rather than white in the 2020 census as compared to previous censuses. [10] Hispanics accounted for 51.1% of population growth between 2010-2020 and 56% between 2000 and 2010. [11] The proportion of the population which is Hispanic increased at least slightly in every state.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, They were almost two-and-a-half million Hispanics (2,490,350) living in New York City in 2020. [1] [2] Latino immigrants are concentrated in Queens and the Bronx. Dominicans are the largest foreign Latino born group in New York City, followed by Mexicans. [3]
Historical population of NY. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2023, New York was the fourth largest state in population after California, Texas, and Florida, with a population of 19,571,216, a decrease of over 600,000 people, or −3.1%, since the 2020 census. [2]
Percentage Speaking Spanish at Home Population Speaking Spanish at Home (in thousands) New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 18,066,122 20.24 3656 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 12,450,222 36.0128 4483 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 8,898,149 17.3754 1546 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,060,749 23.0874 1630
This list of U.S. cities by American Hispanic and Latino population covers all incorporated cities and Census-designated places with a population over 100,000 and a proportion of Hispanic and Latino residents over 30% in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and the population in each city that is either Hispanic or Latino.
In 2011, Hispanics accounted for 16.7% of the national population, or around 52 million people. [7] [8] [9] The Hispanic growth rate over the April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 period was 28.7%—about four times the rate of the nation's total population (at 7.2%). [10]
An English dialect spoken by Puerto Ricans and other Hispanic groups is called New York Latino English; Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B are examples of people who speak with the New York Latino dialect. When speaking in English, American Hispanics may often insert Spanish tag and filler items such as tú sabes , este , and órale , into sentences as ...