This table presents an estimate of the post-Hurricane Maria emigration from Puerto Rico from 2017 to 2019, as of October 2017. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the source projected that up to 470,335 Puerto Rican residents would leave the island in the presented period, which would represent 14 percent of the total population. Besides hurricanes, Puerto Rico is located in an area particularly prone to earthquakes.
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Center for Puerto Rican Studies. (October 1, 2017). Estimate of post-Hurricane Maria emigration from Puerto Rico between 2017 and 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/807834/estimate-post-maria-puerto-rico-migrants/
Center for Puerto Rican Studies. "Estimate of post-Hurricane Maria emigration from Puerto Rico between 2017 and 2019." Chart. October 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/807834/estimate-post-maria-puerto-rico-migrants/
Center for Puerto Rican Studies. (2017). Estimate of post-Hurricane Maria emigration from Puerto Rico between 2017 and 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/807834/estimate-post-maria-puerto-rico-migrants/
Center for Puerto Rican Studies. "Estimate of Post-hurricane Maria Emigration from Puerto Rico between 2017 and 2019." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Oct 2017, /statistics/807834/estimate-post-maria-puerto-rico-migrants/
Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Estimate of post-Hurricane Maria emigration from Puerto Rico between 2017 and 2019 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/807834/estimate-post-maria-puerto-rico-migrants/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Estimate of post-Hurricane Maria emigration from Puerto Rico between 2017 and 2019 [Graph], Center for Puerto Rican Studies, October 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/807834/estimate-post-maria-puerto-rico-migrants/
