# Puerto Rico ranks 3rd among US jurisdictions for 2025 residential solar adoption

16% of Puerto Rican households had installed solar panels as of 2025, per census survey data.

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Puerto Rico ranked third among all United States jurisdictions for residential solar penetration in 2025, trailing only Hawaii (30.4%) and California (17.1%). [^1][^2][^5][^6]

From 2010 to 2025, US immigrant population share grew at 0.12 percentage points annually, slowest since 1960s [^3] US Census Bureau released statistics on October 29 showing immigrant share of US population was flat 2024-2025 [^4] Latin American immigrant population in the US fell by approximately 460,000 during 2025 [^7]

US Census Bureau projections state the US will face population decline without sustained high immigration [^8]

## What this stands on

1. According to the Statistics Institute citing 2025 Census Community Survey data, 16% of Puerto Rico households had solar panels installed in 2025. (NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -, News)
2. Puerto Rico ranked third among all United States jurisdictions for residential solar penetration in 2025, trailing only Hawaii (30.4%) and California (17.1%). (NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -, News)
3. From 2010 to 2025, US immigrant population share grew at 0.12 percentage points annually, slowest since 1960s (Cato Institute, News)
4. US Census Bureau released statistics on October 29 showing immigrant share of US population was flat 2024-2025 (Cato Institute, News)
5. A total of 260,820 residential properties in Puerto Rico had solar panels installed as of 2025. (NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -, News)
6. The overall United States national average for residential solar panel penetration was 5.2% in 2025. (NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -, News)
7. Latin American immigrant population in the US fell by approximately 460,000 during 2025 (Cato Institute, News)
8. US Census Bureau projections state the US will face population decline without sustained high immigration (Cato Institute, News)

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