Editing Hudson County, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:India Square JC jeh.JPG|thumb|left|[[India Square]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], known as "Bombaytown" or "Little [[Bombay]]",<ref name=Kiniry>{{cite book |last=Kiniry |first=Laura |series=Moon Handbooks |title=New Jersey |publisher=Avalon Travel Publishing |year=2006 |page=34 |isbn=1-56691-949-5}}</ref> is home to the highest concentration of [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|Asian Indians]] in the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref name=Wirstiuk>{{cite news |url=http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/ |title=Neighborhood Spotlight: Journal Square|author=Laryssa Wirstiuk |newspaper=Jersey City Independent|date=April 21, 2014|access-date=April 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630085618/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|archive-date=June 30, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>]]

{{US Census population
|1840=  9483
|1850= 21822
|1860= 62717
|1870=129067
|1880=187944
|1890=275126
|1900=386048
|1910=537231
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|footnote=Historical sources: 1790-1990<ref>Forstall, Richard L. [https://books.google.com/books?id=sezaSI_LPA8C&pg=PA108 ''Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 from the Twenty-one Decennial Censuses''], pp. 108-109. [[United States Census Bureau]], March 1996. {{ISBN|9780934213486}}. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref><br>1970-2010<ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf#page=32 ''New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts; 2010 Census of Population and Housing''], {{webarchive | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019110730/https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf | date=October 19, 2012}} p. 6, CPH-2-32. [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed August 29, 2016.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000>[https://archive.today/20200212083350/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0500000US34017 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000; Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Hudson County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 21, 2013.</ref><br>2010-2019<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=Census2010Press>[https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb11-cn15.html U.S. Census Bureau Delivers New Jersey's 2010 Census Population Totals], [[United States Census Bureau]], February 3, 2011. Accessed February 5, 2011.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hudsoncountynewjersey/ QuickFacts Hudson County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 24, 2025.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/2020-census-a-look-at-two-nj-counties-on-opposite-ends-of-the-population-growth/ar-AANwTk2|title=2020 Census: A look at two NJ counties on opposite ends of the population growth|author=Zimmer, David M.|publisher=[[NorthJersey.com]]|via=[[MSN News]]|date=August 20, 2021|accessdate=August 22, 2021|archive-date=August 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822222254/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/2020-census-a-look-at-two-nj-counties-on-opposite-ends-of-the-population-growth/ar-AANwTk2}}</ref>
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Hudson County is the most densely populated county in New Jersey and the [[County statistics of the United States#Population density|sixth-most densely populated county]] in the United States,<ref>[https://www.census.gov/popclock/embed.php?component=populous U.S. and World Population Clock: Most Populous States, Counties and Cities], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 24, 2025.</ref> with {{Convert|15691.5|PD/sqmi}} as of the 2020 census.<ref name=Census2020/> The only city in Hudson County among the 100 most populous cities in the United States was [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], which was ranked 77th in the [[United States Census Bureau]]'s rankings based on the 2016 [[Population Estimates Program|population estimate]].<ref>[https://www.census.gov PEPANNRSIP Geography-United States: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places Over 50,000, Ranked by July 1, 2016 Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016 - United States -- Places Over 50,000 Population 2016 Population Estimates], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed October 26, 2017.</ref>

Of municipalities with over 50,000 people, [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]] is the [[List of United States cities by population density|most densely populated in the United States]], while several Hudson County municipalities are among the most densely populated in the United States as well as [[List of the most densely populated cities|worldwide]].<ref name=StandUp>Sullivan, Al. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/5531402/article-Stand-up-and-be-counted-Census-2010-brings-its-road-show-to-Hudson-County "Stand up and be counted; Census 2010 brings its road show to Hudson County"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024042728/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/5531402/article-Stand-up-and-be-counted-Census-2010-brings-its-road-show-to-Hudson-County |date=October 24, 2017 }}, ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', January 13, 2010. Accessed August 31, 2014.</ref> [[Guttenberg, New Jersey|Guttenburg]] is the most densely populated municipality in the United States.<ref>[https://betterwaterfront.org/diversity-density-and-change-in-hoboken-and-other-hudson-county-municipalities/ "Diversity, density and change in Hoboken and other Hudson County municipalities"], Fund for a Better Waterfront. Accessed August 21, 2023. "Hudson is the most densely populated county in New Jersey, which is the most densely populated state in the country. Hudson County also contains the four most densely populated cities in the nation: Guttenberg, Union City, West New York and Hoboken."</ref><ref>Sheingold, Dave. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/hudson/guttenberg/2018/06/13/americas-most-crowded-place-guttenberg-hudson-county/645594002/ "America's most crowded place: Hudson County's town of Guttenberg"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 13, 2018. Accessed August 21, 2023. "Welcome to the town of Guttenberg, N.J., the most crowded municipality in the United States."</ref>

[[North Hudson, New Jersey|North Hudson]] has the second-largest Cuban American population in the United States behind [[Miami, Florida|Miami]].<ref name=StandUp/> [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] is the 21st-most ethnically diverse city in the United States and the most ethnically diverse on the [[East Coast of the United States]].<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/top35.html Top 100 Most Racially Diverse Cities (pop. 5,000+)], accessed February 25, 2007</ref> Hudson has three communities on the list of the 100 cities (population 5,000 and up) with the highest percent of foreign-born residents: [[West New York]] (65.2%), [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]] (58.7%), and [[Guttenberg, New Jersey|Guttenberg]] (48.7%)<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/top11.html Top 100 Cities with Highest Percentage of Foreign-Born Residents (pop. 5000+)], [[City-Data]]. Accessed February 25, 2007.</ref> Hudson County has the smallest proportion of persons over age 65 in New Jersey.<ref name="CGS2012">[http://cenewscenter.rutgers.edu/articles/2013/03/2012-new-jersey-legislative-district-data-book-available-order "2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book Available for Order"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025184455/http://cenewscenter.rutgers.edu/articles/2013/03/2012-new-jersey-legislative-district-data-book-available-order |date=October 25, 2017 }}, Rutgers Continuing Education News Center. Accessed December 13, 2014.</ref>

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county had 724,854 people, 266,664 households, and 160,697 families. The [[population density]] was {{convert|15691.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 312,706 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6770|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The county's racial makeup was 28.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.84% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 17.02% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 40.4% of the population.<ref name=Census2020/>

Of the 266,664 households, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 30.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 21.3% had a male householder with no wife present and 39.73% were non-families. 68.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.11.

About 20.3% of the county's population was under age 18, 7.7% was from age 18 to 24, 47.6% was from age 15 to 44, and 12.2% was age 65 or older. The median age was 35.5 years. The gender makeup of the city was 49.76% male and 50.23% female. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males.

The county's median household income was $78,808, and the median family income was $76,019. About 13.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020|title=Hudson County {{!}} Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US34017|access-date=January 19, 2022|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 634,266 people, 246,437 households, and 148,355 families in the county. The [[population density]] was 13,731.4 per square mile (5,301.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 270,335 housing units at an average density of 5,852.5 per square mile (2,259.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 54.05% (342,792) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 13.23% (83,925) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.64% (4,081) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 13.39% (84,924) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.05% (344) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 14.25% (90,373) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 4.39% (27,827) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 42.23% (267,853) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 246,437 households, 27.6% had children under the age of 18; 37.8% were married couples living together; 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 39.8% were non-families. Of all households, 29.9% were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.2.<ref name=Census2010/>

20.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 10% from 18 to 24, 36% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 95.9 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===Community diversity===
Hudson County is a major [[port of entry]] for [[immigration to the United States]] and a major [[employment center]] at the approximate core of the New York City metropolitan region; and given its proximity to [[Manhattan]], Hudson County has evolved a globally [[cosmopolitanism|cosmopolitan]] ambience of its own, demonstrating a robust and growing demographic and cultural diversity with respect to metrics including nationality, religion, race, and [[domestic partnership|domiciliary partnership]]. [[Cuba]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Ecuador]], [[Philippines]], and [[India]] are the five most common nations of birth for [[foreign born|foreign-born]] Hudson County residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city-data.com/county/Hudson_County-NJ.html |title=Hudson County, New Jersey |publisher=[[City-Data]] |access-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref> Jersey City is one of the most [[ethnic diversity|ethnically diverse]] cities in the world.<ref name=DiverseJC1>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/02/jersey_city_named_most_ethnically_linguistically_d.html|title=Jersey City named most diverse city in America: report |author=Summer Dawn Hortillosa |newspaper=The Jersey Journal|date=February 17, 2015|access-date=May 15, 2015|via=nj.com}}</ref><ref name=DiverseJC2>{{cite web|url=http://www.movoto.com/jersey-city-nj/jersey-city-facts/|title=53 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Jersey City|author=Spencer McKee|publisher=Movoto|access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

====Latin American====
There were an estimated 273,611 [[Hispanic American]]s in Hudson County, according to the 2013 [[American Community Survey]],<ref name=2013Est>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP05/0500000US34017|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates - Hudson County, New Jersey|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213014648/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP05/0500000US34017|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> representing a 2.1% increase from 267,853 Hispanic Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States Census.<ref name=2010Census>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US34017|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 - Demographic Profile Data - Hudson County, New Jersey|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212102332/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US34017|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Several municipalities in [[North Hudson, New Jersey|northern Hudson County]] are listed among those places in the United States with the [[List of United States cities by population density|highest population densities]], with several towns more dense overall than adjacent [[New York City]]. Numerous towns on the [[Hudson Palisades]] in northern Hudson County have populations where more than 50% of the residents are [[foreign born|foreign-born]], often with a [[List of U.S. communities with Hispanic majority populations#New Jersey|Hispanic majority]].<ref name = reshape>{{Citation   | last = Roberts   | first = Sam   | title = Region Reshaped as Immigrants Move to Suburbs   | newspaper = The New York Times   | date = December 14, 2010 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/15/nyregion/15nycensus.html?scp=1&sq=Region%20Is%20Reshaped%20as%20Minorities%20Go%20to%20Suburbs&st=cse   | access-date = May 14, 2015 }}</ref>

=====Puerto Rican American=====
{{main|Puerto Rican migration to New York City}}
There were an estimated 58,197 [[Puerto Rican American]]s in Hudson County, according to the 2013 American Community Survey,<ref name=2013Est/> representing a 3.1% increase from 56,436 Puerto Rican Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States Census.<ref name=2010Census/>

=====Cuban American=====
{{main|Havana on the Hudson}}
There were an estimated 28,900 [[Cuban American]]s in Hudson County, according to the 2013 American Community Survey,<ref name=2013Est/> representing a 0.9% increase from 28,652 Cuban Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States Census.<ref name=2010Census/> The Cuban Day Parade of New Jersey, since its inception at the millennium, has run along [[Bergenline Avenue]] and grown to be the centerpiece of large festivities which have taken place at [[Schuetzen Park (New Jersey)|Scheutzen Park]] or Celia Cruz Park.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | last = Schmidt
  | first = Margaret
  | title = Cuban Parade of New Jersey
  | journal = Jersey Journal
  | date = May 30, 2009
| url = http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/05/cuban_parade_of_new_jersey_in.html
  | access-date = May 14, 2015}}
</ref><ref>{{cite news
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====European American====
There were an estimated 194,192 [[non-Hispanic whites]] in Hudson County, according to the 2013 American Community Survey,<ref name=2013Est/> representing a 0.7% decrease from 195,501 non-Hispanic whites enumerated in the 2010 United States Census.<ref name=2010Census/>

=====Italian American=====
{{main|Italian Americans in New York City}}
[[Italian American]]s have historically played an important cultural role in Hudson County.

=====Western European American=====
Ever since the settling of [[New Netherland]] in the 1600s, comprising what is now the Gateway Region of northeastern New Jersey as well as portions of [[Downstate New York]] in the New York City metropolitan area, the [[Dutch people|Dutch]] and [[British people|British]], along with [[Germanic people|German]] and [[Irish American]]s, have established an integral role in the subsequent long-term development of Hudson County over the centuries.

=====Irish American=====
{{main|Irish Americans in New York City}}
[[Irish American]]s, specifically [[Irish Catholics]] played a significant role in the politics of Jersey City. Many of the city's mayors were of Irish descent. The [[Greenville, Jersey City]] neighborhood was the center of the city's Irish community until the 1950s and early 1960s.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}

====Asian American====
There were an estimated 89,164 [[Asian American]]s in Hudson County, according to the 2013 American Community Survey,<ref name=2013Est/> representing a 5.0% increase from 84,924 Asian Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States Census.<ref name=2010Census/>

=====Indian American=====
{{main|India Square|Indians in the New York City metropolitan region}}
[[India Square]], also known as "[[Little India (location)|Little India]]" or "Little [[Bombay]]",<ref name=Kiniry/> home to the highest concentration of [[Asian Indian]]s in the [[Western Hemisphere]],<ref name=Wirstiuk/> is a rapidly growing [[Indian American]] [[ethnic enclave]] in Jersey City. This area has been home to the largest outdoor [[Navratri]] festivities in New Jersey as well as several [[Hindu temple]]s;<ref>[http://www.thenewjournalsquare.com/html/press/indiasquare.htm "India Square"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015155533/http://www.thenewjournalsquare.com/html/press/indiasquare.htm |date=October 15, 2013 }}, accessed July 26, 2006</ref> while an annual, color-filled spring [[Holi]] [[festival]] has taken place in Jersey City since 1992, centered upon India Square and attracting significant participation and international media attention.<ref>.{{cite news |last=Rogoza |first=Rafael |title=Thousands of colorful revelers partake in 21st Annual Phagwah Parade in Jersey City |newspaper=The Jersey Journal |date=March 30, 2013 |url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/03/thousands_of_colorful_revelers.html#incart_river_default |access-date=March 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Colorful Holi Hai festival in Jersey City celebrates rites of spring|author=Matthew Speiser|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|date=March 29, 2015 |url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/03/indian_festival_in_jersey_city_celebrates_diversit.html#incart_river|access-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref> There were an estimated 39,477 Indian Americans in Hudson County, according to the 2013 American Community Survey,<ref name=2013Est/> representing a 6.0% increase from 37,236 Indian Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States Census.<ref name=2010Census/>

=====Filipino American=====
{{main|Filipinos in New Jersey|Filipinos in the New York City metropolitan region}}
7% of Jersey City's population is [[Filipino people|Filipino]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The History of Filipino-Americans in Jersey City|url=https://www.filipinohome.com/timeline.html|access-date=October 25, 2021|website=www.filipinohome.com}}</ref> The [[Five Corners, Jersey City|Five Corners]] district is home to a thriving Filipino community and Jersey City's [[Little Manila#New Jersey|Little Manila]], which is the second largest Asian American subgroup in the city. A variety of Filipino restaurants, shippers and freighters, doctors' officers, bakeries, stores, and an office of [[The Filipino Channel]] have made Newark Avenue their home. The largest Filipino-owned grocery store on the [[East Coast of the United States]], Phil-Am Food, has been there since 1973. An array of Filipino-owned businesses can also be found at the section of [[West Side, Jersey City|West Side]] of Jersey City, where many of its residents are of Filipino descent. In 2006, a [[Red Ribbon (Bakeshop)|Red Ribbon]] pastry shop, one of the Philippines' most famous food chains, opened its first branch on the East Coast in the Garden State.[http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business04_feb13_2006.] [[Manila Avenue (Hudson County)|Manila Avenue]] in [[Downtown Jersey City]] was named for the Philippine capital city because of the many Filipinos who built their homes on this street during the 1970s. A memorial, dedicated to the Filipino American veterans of the [[Vietnam War]], was built in a small square on Manila Avenue. A park and statue dedicated to [[Jose P. Rizal]], a national hero of the Philippines, exists in downtown Jersey City.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 25, 2013|title=rizal statue jersey city |url=http://www.highbeam.com/Search?searchTerm=rizal%20statue%20jersey%20city|access-date=October 25, 2021|website=archive.ph|archive-date=January 25, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125112400/http://www.highbeam.com/Search?searchTerm=rizal%20statue%20jersey%20city|url-status=dead}}</ref> Jersey City is the host of the annual [[Philippine-American Friendship Day]] Parade, an event that occurs yearly in June, on its last Sunday. The City Hall of Jersey City raises the Philippine flag in correlation to this event and as a tribute to the contributions of the Filipino community. The Santakrusan Procession along Manila Avenue has taken place since 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Journal|first=Kate Kowsh/The Jersey|date=May 30, 2011|title=Amid Delays, 33rd Annual Santacruzan procession circles downtown neighborhood|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2011/05/amid_delays_santacruzan_street.html|access-date=October 25, 2021|website=nj|language=en}}</ref> There were an estimated 21,622 [[Filipino American]]s in Hudson County, according to the 2013 American Community Survey,<ref name=2013Est/> representing a 4.8% increase from 20,638 Filipino Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States Census.<ref name=2010Census/>

=====Chinese American=====
Hudson County, highly accessible to [[Lower Manhattan]] in New York City and its [[Chinatown, Manhattan|Chinatown]] by [[rapid transit]], was home to an estimated 13,381 [[Chinese American]]s, according to the 2013 American Community Survey,<ref name=2013Est/> representing a notably rapid growth of 19.1% from the 11,239 Chinese Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States Census.<ref name=2010Census/>

====African American====
There were an estimated 83,576 [[African American]]s in Hudson County, according to the 2013 American Community Survey,<ref name=2013Est/> representing a 0.4% decrease from 83,925 African Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States Census.<ref name=2010Census/> However, modest growth in the [[African immigration to the United States|African immigrant]] population, most notably the growing [[Nigerian American]] population in Jersey City, is partially offsetting the decline in Hudson County's American-born black population, which as a whole has been experiencing an exodus from northern New Jersey to the [[Southern United States]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Dave Sheingold|title=North Jersey black families leaving for lure of new South |url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/116554018_Black_families_leaving_for_lure_of_new_South.html |publisher=North Jersey Media Group|date=February 24, 2011|access-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref>

====Arab American====
[[Arab American]]s numbered an estimated 14,518 individuals in Hudson County in the 2012 American Community Survey, representing 2.3% of the county's total population,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usa.com/hudson-county-nj-population-and-races.htm|title=Hudson County Population and Races|publisher=World Media Group|access-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref> the second highest percentage in New Jersey after [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usa.com/rank/new-jersey-state--arab-as-first-ancestry-population-percentage--county-rank.htm?hl=Hudson&hlst=NJ&yr=6000|title=New Jersey Arab as First Ancestry Population Percentage County Rank|publisher=World Media Group|access-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref> Arab Americans are most concentrated in Jersey City and Bayonne, led by [[Egyptian American]]s, including the largest population of [[Coptic Christian]]s in the United States.<ref name=DiverseJC1/><ref name=DiverseJC2/>

====Muslim American====
Hudson County's [[Muslim American]] population includes a significant [[Latin American|Latino]] contingent comprising adherents converting from other religious affiliations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/embracing-islam/|title=Embracing Islam - Why Latinos are drawn to Muslim beliefs, culture|author=Carmen Cusido|publisher=New Jersey Monthly|date=February 8, 2010|access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

====Jewish American====
A growing [[Jewish American]] population has been noted in Hudson County, particularly in Jersey City. A significant Jewish presence has also been established in [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/09/with_growing_jewish_community_hudson_county_synagogues_prepare_for_rosh_hashanah.html|title=With growing Jewish community, Hudson County synagogues prepare for Rosh Hashanah |author=Matthew Speiser|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|date=September 23, 2014|access-date=May 14, 2015|quote='We are so excited because of the influx of people,' said Rabbi Deborah Hachen of Temple Beth-El in Jersey City. 'We have 20-plus new households joining us for our service this year.'}}</ref>

====Same-sex couples====
{{main|Same-sex marriage in New Jersey}}
There were 2,726 [[Domestic partnership|same-sex couples]] in Hudson County in 2010, second in New Jersey only to Essex County,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outinjersey.net/component/content/article?id=1345:where-do-gay-couples-live-in-new-jersey|title=Where do gay couples live in New Jersey?|author=Peter Frycki|publisher=Out in New Jersey|date=April 1, 2011|access-date=May 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518080331/http://www.outinjersey.net/component/content/article?id=1345:where-do-gay-couples-live-in-new-jersey|archive-date=May 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> prior to the commencement of same-sex marriages in New Jersey on October 21, 2013.<ref name=DroppedAppeal>{{cite web |url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/Christie_administration_withdraws_appeal_of_ruling_allowing_gay_marriage_in_NJ.html?page=all |title=Christie drops appeal of ruling allowing gay marriage in NJ |author1=Melissa Hayes |author2=Kibret Markos |author3=Chris Harris |author4=Scott Fallon |publisher=North Jersey Media Group|date=October 21, 2013|access-date=May 14, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209185716/http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/Christie_administration_withdraws_appeal_of_ruling_allowing_gay_marriage_in_NJ.html?page=all|archive-date=February 9, 2014}}</ref>