Total Population in Puerto Rico

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
3,234,309
Rank #31 of 52
41th percentile

How Puerto Rico Compares

Puerto Rico
3,234,309
National
330M
99.0% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#28 Oklahoma 4,028,634
#29 Connecticut 3,624,508
#30 Utah 3,392,331
#31 Puerto Rico 3,234,309
#32 Iowa 3,210,507
#33 Nevada 3,184,612
#34 Arkansas 3,049,391
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Highest Population Counties in Puerto Rico

# County Population
1 San Juan Municipio 336,160
2 Bayamón Municipio 182,469
3 Carolina Municipio 152,204
4 Ponce Municipio 132,760
5 Caguas Municipio 125,586
6 Guaynabo Municipio 89,378
7 Arecibo Municipio 86,467
8 Toa Baja Municipio 73,039
9 Mayagüez Municipio 70,828
10 Trujillo Alto Municipio 67,088

Lowest Population Counties in Puerto Rico

# County Population
78 Culebra Municipio 1,387
77 Maricao Municipio 4,988
76 Vieques Municipio 8,078
75 Las Marías Municipio 8,744
74 Maunabo Municipio 10,399
73 Ceiba Municipio 10,995
72 Florida Municipio 11,532
71 Guánica Municipio 12,855
70 Jayuya Municipio 14,566
69 Arroyo Municipio 15,341

Total Population in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has a total population of 3,234,309, ranking #31 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 99.0% below the national value of 330M.

Across Puerto Rico's 78 counties, total population ranges from 1,387 to 336,160. The county with the highest value is San Juan Municipio at 336,160.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.