Census: 42.7% of Puerto Rico’s population ‘highly’ socially vulnerable
May 29, 2024
The agency used the most recent numbers available, released in 2022. #NewsismyBusiness
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Census: 50% or more of residents in 36 P.R. towns live in poverty
December 20, 2019
During the 2014-2018 period, 50% or more of the population in 36 of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities lived in poverty. Of those 36 towns, in six of them — Maricao, Guánica, Adjuntas, Lajas, Jayuya and Comerío — the level of poverty reached between 60% to 64%, according to the latest statistics revealed in the U.S. […]
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Census Bureau urged to include PR in national stats
July 17, 2017
The Committee urged the Census Bureau to include all American citizens, including those residing in Puerto Rico and other territories, in their estimates of the resident population and other national statistics.
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