Puerto Ricans in Chicago
Puerto Rican population by census tract as of 2020 | |
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| 206,682 (2023, est.) | |
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| Westside Chicago | |
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| Puerto Rican Spanish, Inland Northern American English |
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Puerto Ricans in Chicago are individuals residing in Chicago with ancestral ties to the island of Puerto Rico. Over more than seventy years, they have made significant contributions to the economic, social, and cultural fabric of the city. The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture is located in Humboldt Park, Chicago.
As of 2023, there are 206,682 residents of the Chicago metropolitan area with Puerto Rican heritage, making it the fifth largest metropolitan Puerto Rican community in the mainland US following New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, and Miami, and just ahead of Tampa. These are roughly evenly split between the city of Chicago and its suburbs.