Editing Demographics of Puerto Rico (section)

===Emigration===
Emigration has been a major part of Puerto Rico's recent history as well. Starting in the [[Aftermath of World War II|post-World War II]] period waves of Puerto Ricans moved to the [[Contiguous United States|continental United States]], particularly to New York City, [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]], [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] New York; [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]], and [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], New Jersey; [[Providence, Rhode Island]]; [[Boston]], [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], Massachusetts; [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] and [[New Haven, Connecticut]]; [[Cleveland]], Ohio; [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], and [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], Miami, Florida; [[Philadelphia]], [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]], [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]], Pennsylvania; and [[Chicago]], Illinois. This continued even as Puerto Rico's economy improved and its birth rate declined.

{{further|Puerto Ricans in the United States}}