The translation of puerto rican means Puerto Rico or Puerto Rican, that is, the autonomous state of Puerto Rico belongs to the United States; it is not a country; as an autonomous region of the United States, residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens and do not participate in the U.S. Presidential election, but has the power to elect a non-voting Commissioner of the United States House of Representatives.

Puerto Rican is the general name for the residents of the U.S. Puerto Rico in the Caribbean region of Central America. Approximately 3.659 million (2018). General Spanish and English. Mostly Catholic. Puerto Rico's earliest inhabitants were Arawak and Caribbean Indians.

In 2012, white people of European ancestry accounted for approximately 73% of all residents, mixed-race people accounted for 23%, and black people accounted for 4%. There are also more than 20,000 Americans and immigrants from other countries. 20% of the economically independent population is engaged in industry, 17.2% is engaged in commerce, 7.3% is engaged in agriculture, 17% is engaged in construction and transportation, and 33.7% is engaged in the service industry.

Puerto Rican nationals are full U.S. citizens and have the right to vote in national elections after immigrating to the United States.