Puerto Ricans were part of the second wave of immigrants, and make up one of the largest groups of Hispanics in the United States today.
One dot represents 1,000 Puerto Ricans (Angelo Falcon, “Atlas of Stateside Puerto Ricans” (2000))
In 2008, the Puerto Rican Population in the New York Metropolitan area was 1.2 million[1].
Distribution of the Puerto Rican Population in the NY Metropolitan United States: 1990 
Distribution of the Puerto Rican Population in the NY Metropolitan, United States: 2008
Over time the percent of Puerto Ricans found in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan have decreased from 63% in 1990 to 52% in 2008[1].
NEW YORK CITY SHARE OF STATESIDE PUERTO RICANS 1910-2000
(Angelo Falcon, “Atlas of Stateside Puerto Ricans” (2000))
[1] Sonia G. Collazo, Camille L. Ryan, Kurt J. Bauman,“Profile of the Puerto Rican Population in United States and Puerto Rico: 2008” U. S. Census Bureau Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division (April 2010): 7
