
In 2014, there were approximately 177,448 Puerto Ricans living in Texas, making it home to the ninth largest Puerto Rican population in the United States. The number of Puerto Ricans in Texas more than doubled from 69,504 in 2000, but still accounted for less than 1% of Texas’ total population of almost 27 million.
Puerto Ricans in Texas, the United States, and Puerto Rico, 2014