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esult of the royal decree of graces of 1815 puerto rico went from being two thirds black and mulatto in the beginning of the 19th century to being nearly 80 white by the middle of the 20th century this was compounded by more flexible attitudes to race under spanish rule as epitomized by the regla del sacar 35 36 37 38 39 under spanish rule puerto rico had laws such as regla del sacar or gracias al sacar which allowed persons of mixed ancestry to pay a fee to be classified as white 40 which was the opposite of the one drop rule in us society after the american civil war 41 42 two men sit by the side of a road with the ocean behind them in puerto rico studies have shown that the racial ancestry mixture of the average puerto rican regardless of racial self identity is about 64 european 21 african and 15 indigenous with european ancestry strongest on the west side of the island and west african ancestry strongest on the east side and the levels of indigenous ancestry which according to some research ranges from about 5 35 generally highest in the southwest of the island 43 44 45 a study of a sample of 96 healthy self identified white puerto ricans and self identified black puerto ricans in the u s showed that although all carried a contribution from all 3 ancestral populations european african and amerindian the proportions showed significant variation depending on individuals although often correlating with their self identified race african ancestry ranged from less than 10 to over 50 while european ancestry ranged from under 20 to over 80 amerindian ancestry showed less fluctuation generally hovering between 5 and 20 irrespective of self identified race 46 47 48 the majority of the european ancestry in puerto ricans comes from southern spain more specifically the canary islands this is also true for many dominicans and cubans canarians are of partial guanche ancestry a north african berber ethnic group who were the original inhabitants before spanish conquest this means that by extension many puerto ricans have minuscule amounts of north african blood through the indigenous guanches of the canary islands 49 50 race and ethnicity white ramón power y giralt was a puerto rican military officer and politician main articles white puerto ricans and spanish settlement of puerto rico in the 1899 census taken the year spain ceded puerto rico to the united states following its invasion and annexation in the spanish american war 61 8 of the people were identified as white in the 2020 united states census the total of puerto ricans that self identified as white was 17 1 or 560 592 out of the 3 285 874 people living in puerto rico 30 down from 75 8 in the 2010 census reflecting a change in perceptions of race in puerto rico 35 51 52 for every united states census until 2010 most puerto ricans self identified as white 35 53 54 55 56 57 the european ancestry of puerto ricans comes primarily from one source spaniards including canarians catalans castilians galicians asturians andalusians and basques the canarian cultural influence in puerto rico is one of the most important components in which many villages were founded from these immigrants which started from 1493 to 1890 and beyond many spaniards especially canarians chose puerto rico because of its hispanic ties and relative proximity in comparison with other former spanish colonies they searched for security and stability in an environment similar to that of the canary islands and puerto rico was the most suitable this began as a temporary exile which became a permanent relocation and the last significant wave of spanish or european migration to puerto rico 58 59 other sources of european populations are corsicans french italians portuguese especially azoreans greeks germans irish scots maltese dutch english and danes black main article afro puerto ricans in the 2020 census 7 0 of people self identified as black 51 africans were brought by spanish conquistadors citation needed the vast majority of the africans who were brought to puerto rico did so as a result of the atlantic slave trade which took people from many groups in the african continent the slave trade particularly took west africans including the yoruba 60 and igbo peoples 60 and central africans like the kongo people indigenous main articles indigenous peoples of the caribbean mestizo and taíno indigenous people make up the third largest racial identity among puerto ricans comprising 0 5 of the population 51 30 although this self identification may be ethno political in nature since unmixed indigenous people no longer exist as a discrete genetic population native american admixture in puerto ricans ranges between about 5 and 35 with around 15 being the approximate average 61 47 48 45 puerto rico s self identified indigenous population therefore consist mostly of indigenous identified persons oftentimes with predominant indigenous ancestry but not always from within the genetically mestizo population of mixed european and amerindian ancestry even when most other puerto ricans of their exact same mixture would identify either as mixed race or even as white citation needed asian main articles asian puerto ricans chinese immigration to puerto rico and indo caribbean for its 2020 census the u s census bureau listed the following groups to constitute asian 62 asian indian bangladeshi bhutanese cambodian chinese filipino hmong indonesian japanese korean laotian malaysian nepalese pakistani sri lankan taiwanese thai vietnamese and other asian though the largest groups come from china and india these groups represented 0 1 of the population other josé campeche is the first known puerto rican visual artist main articles mulatto and multiracial people of some other race alone or two or more races constituted 75 3 of the population in the 2020 census 30 although the average puerto rican is of mixed race 63 few actually identified as multiracial two or more races in the 2010 census only 3 3 did so 31 64 they more often identified with their predominant heritage or phenotype however in the 2020 census the amount of puerto ricans identifying as multiracial went up to 49 8 and an additional 25 5 identified as some other race showing a marked change in the way puerto ricans view themselves this may show that puerto ricans are now more open to embracing all sides of their mixed race heritage and do not view themselves as part of the standard race dynamic in the united states hence the high number of people identifying as some other race a similar phenomenon went on in the mainland united states with the overall us hispanic latino population 65 most have significant ancestry from two or more of the founding source populations of spaniards africans and indigenous people although spanish ancestry is predominant in a majority of the population small amounts of puerto ricans may have additional ancestries from other parts of the world similar to many other latin american ethnic groups puerto ricans are multi generationally mixed race though most are european dominant in ancestry puerto ricans who are evenly mixed can accurately be described as mulatto quadroon or tri racial very similar to mixed populations in cuba and the dominican republic according to the national geographic genographic project the average puerto rican individual carries 12 native american 65 west eurasian mediterranean northern european and or middle eastern and 20 sub saharan african dna 66 in genetic terms even many of those of pure spanish origin would have north and in some cases west african ancestry brought from founder populations particularly in the canary islands 67 along with european west african and indigenous many puerto ricans have small amounts of north african blood due to settlers from canary islands the spanish province from which most puerto ricans draw their european ancestry being of partial north african blood very few self identified black puerto ricans are of unmixed african ancestry while a genetically unmixed amerindian population in puerto rico is technically extinct despite a minuscule segment of self identified amerindian puerto ricans due to a minor amerindian component in their ancestral mixture research data shows that 60 of puerto ricans carry maternal lineages of native american origin and the typical puerto rican has between 5 and 15 native american admixture 66 modern identity main article culture of puerto rico a puerto rican family lives here sign on a wall in san juan the puerto rico of today has come to form some of its own social customs cultural matrix historically rooted traditions and its own unique pronunciation vocabulary and idiomatic expressions within the spanish language known as puerto rican spanish even after the attempted assimilation of puerto rico into the united states in the early 20th century the majority of the people of puerto rico feel pride in their puerto rican nationality 68 regardless of the individual s particular racial ethnic political or economic background many puerto ricans are consciously aware of the rich contribution of all cultures represented on the island this diversity can be seen in the everyday lifestyle of many puerto ricans such as the profound latin african and indigenous influences regarding food music dance and architecture 69 better source needed emigration see also stateside puerto ricans during the spanish colonial period there was significant migration from puerto rico to santo domingo cuba the virgin islands and venezuela and vice versa because migration between neighboring colonies especially under the same european power was common nearly all puerto ricans who migrated to these areas during these times assimilated and intermixed with the local populations in the early days of us rule from 1900 to the 1940s the puerto rican economy was small and undeveloped it relied heavily on agriculture at this time puerto rican migration waves were mainly to dominican republic 70 the virgin islands and us cities such as boston philadelphia baltimore miami new orleans and most importantly metropolitan area surrounding new york city and north jersey over 5 000 puerto ricans migrated to hawaii from 1900 to 1901 71 72 73 74 puerto rican migration to the us northeast started as early as the 1890s however it was a very very small flow at the time during the 1940s puerto rican desire for independence slowly started to decline while desire for statehood and dependence on the us started rise due to this more puerto ricans started to look at the us more favorably and take full advantage of their us citizenship huge flows of puerto ricans started to arrive in the united states particularly industrial cities in the northeast and midwest coinciding with a strong decline in puerto ricans migrating to other countries and even other areas in the us like baltimore new orleans and hawaii 75 76 from 1940 to 1960 the stateside puerto rican population rose from 69 967 to 892 513 the majority of which went to the new york metro area 77 for the bulk of the 1900s new york city was the center of the puerto rican diaspora 78 79 however since the start of the 2000s the puerto rican population in the nyc area has declined and the total puerto rican population in the mainland united states has since spread out with florida especially the orlando area being the most popular destination 80 81 in the modern day there are about 5 9 million puerto ricans in the us mainland 82 large concentrations can be found in the northeast region and in florida in the metropolitan areas of new york orlando philadelphia miami chicago tampa and boston among others although over 95 of puerto ricans living outside of puerto rico live in the mainland united states there is a significant and growing number of puerto ricans mainly from puerto rico itself but also to a lesser degree from the 50 states living in other countries puerto rican populations in other countries are very small not large enough to have dominance over certain neighborhoods and cities like in florida and the us northeast unsurprisingly puerto rico s neighbors have the biggest puerto rican communities outside puerto rico and the us mainland to the west dominican republic with as high as 34 000 puerto ricans according to some sources 83 84 85 86 87 and to the east us virgin islands with 7 759 8 9 of the territory s population second highest percentage of any us state or territory after puerto rico 95 5 and before connecticut 8 0 88 89 there are small numbers of puerto ricans in other countries like canada spain mexico united kingdom and other countries in europe and the caribbean latin america due to puerto rico being a us territory the vast majority of puerto ricans leaving the island go to the mainland united states comprising puerto ricans of all income brackets and lifestyles however majority of the small number of puerto ricans living outside of the united states including outside of puerto rico and other territories are usually financially well off and entrepreneurial owning homes and businesses in the countries they choose to settle in 90 91 92 93 statistical counts of puerto rican populations in other countries usually only center on ethnic puerto ricans born in puerto rico other ethnic groups born in puerto rico who move away usually wouldn t be included in a puerto rican population count especially if they have ancestry of at least one parent born in target country for example people of dominican cuban or mexican etc ancestry born in puerto rico and later returning to their ancestral country wouldn t be counted in a puerto rican population count but likely rather counted as a returning emigrant similarly puerto ricans born in the mainland united states would be counted under an american statistic so the puerto rican populations abroad may be slightly larger as some may be stateside born and counted as american rather than puerto rican on local government statistics on immigrants 94 6 95 96 language spanish and english are the official languages of the entire commonwealth a 1902 english only language law was abolished on april 5 1991 then on january 28 1993 the legislative assembly of puerto rico approved law number 1 again making spanish and english the official languages of puerto rico 63 97 all official business of the u s district court for the district of puerto rico is conducted in english the official languages 98 of the executive branch of government of puerto rico 99 are spanish and english with spanish being the primary language english is the primary language of less than 10 of the population puerto rican spanish is the dominant language of business education and daily life on the island 100 the us census bureau s 2015 update provides the following 101 94 1 of adults speak spanish 5 8 speak only english and little to no spanish 78 3 do not speak english very well 15 8 are fully bilingual in both english and spanish 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