In 2014 Illinois had the 7th largest Puerto Rican population in the United States with 211,626 Puerto Ricans, comprising 1.6% of Illinois’ almost 12.9 million residents. Between 2000 and 2014 the Puerto Rican population in Illinois grew from 157,851 to 211,626 individuals
Centro Data Sheet: Puerto Ricans in Illinois, the United States, and Puerto Rico, 2014
