Demographics

Demographics

Racial and Ethnic Composition in Puerto Rico (2010 Census)[153]
Ethnics
White			75.8%
Black or African American			12.4%
Asian			0.2%
Two or more races			3.3%
American Indian			0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander			0.1%
Other races			7.8%
Note: Hispanic or Latino (of any race) makes up 99.0 percent of the population.

Main article: Demographics of Puerto Rico

Main article: Cultural diversity in Puerto Rico

The population of Puerto Rico has been shaped by Amerindian settlement, European colonization, slavery, economic migration, and Puerto Rico's status as unincorporated territory of the United States.