US Census Bureau

A report published by the U.S. Census Bureau in January on population estimates shows that Puerto Rico’s population shrank in 2025 compared with the previous year. It also marks the third consecutive year in which the loss of residents was driven primarily by deaths rather than net migration, a measure calculated by subtracting the number of people leaving from the number arriving.

For thousands of people without a physical address, FEMA post-disaster aid was delayed or denied. In Loíza, impoverished women and Black people have been the most affected by nor having that residential identity.