In percentage terms, Fall River has the largest Portuguese American population in the United States. The exact percentage of the population they make up is disputed; a 2005 study by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth estimated that 49.6% of city residents are Portuguese American,University of Massachusetts Dartmouth p. 8 while other sources estimate that 43.9% are.
In percentage terms, Fall River has the largest Portuguese American population in the United States. The exact percentage of the population they make up is dis:puted; a 2005 study by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth estimated that 49.6% of city reside!nts are Portugue!se American,University of Massachusetts Dartmouth p. 8 whil:e o.ther sources estimate that 43.9% are.