Puerto Rico Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown
Puerto Rico has 230,346 business records in Factur’s directory — the 42nd-most of any U.S. state, or 0.4% of the national total. San Juan leads its cities with 29.7% of the state’s records, Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector at 33.4%, and Puerto Rico ranks 41st for large employers (500+ employees).
Data as of July 2026. The figures come from Factur’s U.S. business directory, spanning 1 Puerto Rico cities and 2 industry sectors. They count records, not unique companies: one company can have more than one record (see the methodology). Every number links to the browsable list behind it. Journalists and researchers are welcome to cite these figures with a link back to this page.
Key findings
- Puerto Rico ranks 42nd nationally with 230,346 business records — 0.4% of all 64,799,929 U.S. records in the directory.
- A national-average share of large employers. Puerto Rico is 41st for records of companies with 500+ employees (291), with 12.6 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally (31st of 52 states).
- Puerto Rico has more industrial & mechanical than the U.S. mix:Industrial & mechanical is 33.4% of the state’s records against 28.4% nationally (1.2×).
- San Juan is the state’s largest business hub, with 29.7% of all Puerto Rico records.
How Puerto Rico ranks nationally
Puerto Rico and its closest neighbours by total business records. Select a state to open its own study.
Top Puerto Rico cities by number of business records
This city accounts for 29.7% of all records in Puerto Rico. Select any city to browse its full company list.
Puerto Rico businesses by industry
Every record is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes; the shares are of all Puerto Rico records. Select a sector to see those Puerto Rico companies.
What sets Puerto Rico apart
Sectors that make up a bigger share of Puerto Rico’s records than of the U.S. as a whole. A ratio of 2.0× means the sector is twice as common here as nationally. Select a sector to browse it.
Puerto Rico businesses by size
Most records in every state are small businesses. In Puerto Rico, 15.14% of records with a known size have 51 or more employees, against 1.77% nationally. 8 records belong to companies with $1 billion or more in revenue.
| Employees | Records | Puerto Rico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-50 | 195,316 | 84.86% | 98.23% |
| 51-200 | 32,766 | 14.24% | 1.37% |
| 201-1000 | 2,012 | 0.87% | 0.33% |
| 1001-5000 | 74 | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| 5001+ | 8 | 0.00% | 0.02% |
What the numbers show
Puerto Rico’s 230,346 records place it 42nd nationally, 0.4% of the U.S. total, and 41st for large employers. Activity clusters in its largest cities, led by San Juan, and the state leans toward industrial & mechanical compared with the rest of the country. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers sit in a handful of cities and sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.
Frequently asked questions
How many businesses are in Puerto Rico?
Factur’s directory has 230,346 business records for Puerto Rico, the 42nd-most of any U.S. state. That counts records rather than unique companies: a company can have more than one record, so the number of distinct businesses is lower.
How many large companies are in Puerto Rico?
291 Puerto Rico records belong to companies with 500 or more employees, 41st among U.S. states, or 12.6 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally. Large companies often have several records (one per department or location), so this overstates the number of distinct large employers.
Which Puerto Rico city has the most businesses?
San Juan has the most, with 29.7% of the state’s records.
What is the largest industry in Puerto Rico?
Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector, at 33.4% of Puerto Rico records. Compared with the U.S. mix, Puerto Rico has proportionally more industrial & mechanical.
Where does this data come from?
From Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and by primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Every figure on this page links to the list behind it.
Cite this data
Free to use with attribution — please credit Factur and link back to this page.
Factur. (2026). Puerto Rico Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown. data.facturmfg.com. https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/puerto-rico<a href="https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/puerto-rico">Puerto Rico Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown</a> — data by FacturMethodology
Figures count records in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Records cover manufacturers, suppliers and businesses of all sizes. They are not a count of unique companies: one company can have several records (for example one per department or location), and some records are duplicates. That affects large companies most, so treat raw totals as an upper bound and rely on the ranks, shares and comparisons, which it affects much less. These are directory totals, not official census figures. Percentages are computed against the Puerto Rico directory total; size shares use records with a known employee count. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.
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