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Title: Puerto Ricans in the United States, 1900—2008: Demographic, Economic, and Social Aspects

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Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: Introduction: This report examines demographic and socioeconomic factors concerning Puerto Ricans in the United States between 1990 and 2008. Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates. Results: By 2008 there were as many Puerto Ricans living in the United States — about 4 million — as living in Puerto Rico. About two-thirds of all Puerto Ricans in the United States were born on the U.S. mainland in 2008. When Puerto Ricans began migrating to the U.S. during the 1940s they largely settled in the New York metropolitan area. By 1960 about 80% of all Puerto Ricans lived in the states of New York and New Jersey. However, like most previous migrant groups in U.S. history they began moving away from original areas of settlement. By 2008 about one-third of all Puerto Ricans lived in New York and New Jersey. Puerto Rican households experienced rising median income levels in real terms between 1980 and 2008. However, in 2008 these incomes were still significantly lower than the other major race/ethnic groups in the U.S. and among Latino national sub-groups only Mexicans and Dominicans had lower median household incomes. Discussion: There was a very clear and stratified . . .

Url: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/clacls_pubs/28

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Authors: Bergad, Laird

Publisher: Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Other, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography, Race and Ethnicity

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