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| Total population | |
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| Nuyoricans 1,112,123 Americans (2017)[1] 23.15% of nationwide Puerto Rican population in 2010 5.5% of New York state population in 2010[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New York City, New York | |
| Languages | |
| American English (Puerto Rican and New York Latino English), Puerto Rican Spanish, Spanglish | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholic and Protestant |
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Nuyorican is a portmanteau word blending "New York" (or "Nueva York" in Spanish) and "Puerto Rican", referring to Puerto Ricans located in or around New York City, their culture, or their descendants (especially those raised or currently living in the New York metropolitan area). This term is sometimes used for Puerto Ricans living in other areas in the Northeastern US Mainland outside New York State as well. The term is also used by Islander Puerto Ricans (Puerto Ricans from Puerto Rico) to differentiate those of Puerto Rican descent from the Puerto Rico–born.
The term Nuyorican is also sometimes used to refer to the Spanish spoken by New York Puerto Ricans. An estimated 1,800,000 Nuyoricans are said to live in New York City, the largest Puerto Rican community outside Puerto Rico. Nuyoricans are not considered Puerto Ricans by some island Puerto Ricans due to cultural differences, which remains a point of controversy among both groups of Puerto Ricans.[3] Nuyorican has a broad meaning; originally it meant Puerto Ricans, both island-born and mainland-born, living in New York, but many island-born Puerto Ricans use the term to describe assimilated Americans of Puerto Rican descent, living in any US state, or very assimilated people of Puerto Rican ancestry who may be more culturally aligned with African Americans, though still identify as Puerto Rican.[4] Ethnic enclaves centered on Puerto Ricans include Spanish Harlem, Manhattan; Williamsburg, Brooklyn; Bushwick, Brooklyn; and the South Bronx.
Although Florida has received some dispersal of the population, there has been a resurgence in Puerto Rican migration to New York and New Jersey, primarily for economic and cultural considerations,[5][6] topped by another surge of arrivals after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in September 2017 – consequently, the New York City metropolitan area has witnessed a significant increase in its Nuyorican population, individuals in the region of Puerto Rican descent, increasing from 1,177,430 in 2010 to a Census-estimated 1,494,670 in 2016,[7] maintaining New York's status by a significant margin as the most important cultural and demographic center for Puerto Ricans outside San Juan.
- ^ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_15_1YR_DP05&prodType=table=American Archived 2020-01-22 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "2010 Census". census.gov. 2010. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010.
- ^ The Nuyorican's Dilemma: Categorization of Returning Migrants in Puerto Rico
- ^ Meraji, Shereen Marisol (January 22, 2014). "English Only? For Mainland Puerto Ricans, The Answer Is Often 'Yes'". NPR. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Cindy Y. Rodriguez (March 22, 2014). "Why more Puerto Ricans are living in mainland U.S. than in Puerto Rico". CNN. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ^ Dolores Prida (June 8, 2011). "The Puerto Ricans are coming!". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ^ "Selected Population Profile in the United States, 2016 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2017.