Editing New Jersey (section)

===Languages===

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|+Most common non-English languages spoken in New Jersey
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! Language !! Percentage of population<br /><small>(as of 2010)</small><ref name="MLA Data"/>
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| [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || 14.59%
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|[[Chinese language|Chinese]] (including [[Cantonese language|Cantonese]] and [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]]) || 1.23%
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| [[Italian language|Italian]] || 1.06%
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| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] || 1.06%
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| [[Filipino language|Filipino]] || 0.96%
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| [[Korean language|Korean]] || 0.89%
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| [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || 0.83%
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| [[Polish language|Polish]] || 0.79%
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| [[Hindi language|Hindi]] || 0.71%
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| [[Arabic language|Arabic]] || 0.62%
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| [[Russian language|Russian]] || 0.56%
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As of 2010, 71.31% (5,830,812) of New Jersey residents age{{nbsp}}5 and older spoke English at home as a [[primary language]], while 14.59% (1,193,261) spoke Spanish, 1.23% (100,217) Chinese (which includes [[Cantonese]] and [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]]), 1.06% (86,849) Italian, 1.06% (86,486) [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], 0.96% (78,627) [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]], and [[Korean language|Korean]] was spoken as a [[main language]] by 0.89% (73,057) of the population over the age of five. In total, 28.69% (2,345,644) of New Jersey's population age{{nbsp}}5 and older spoke a [[mother language]] other than English.<ref name="MLA Data">{{cite web|url=http://www.mla.org/map_data|title=New Jersey|publisher=[[Modern Language Association]]|access-date=August 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201170638/http://www.mla.org/map_data|archive-date=December 1, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A diverse collection of languages has since evolved amongst the state's population, given that New Jersey has become [[multiculturalism|cosmopolitan]] and is home to [[ethnic enclave]]s of non-English-speaking communities:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/yearbook-immigration-statistics-2012-legal-permanent-residents|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2012 Supplemental Table 1|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=June 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403073333/http://www.dhs.gov/yearbook-immigration-statistics-2012-legal-permanent-residents|archive-date=April 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/LPR11.shtm|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2011 Supplemental Table 1|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=June 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808080130/http://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/LPR11.shtm|archive-date=August 8, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/LPR10.shtm|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2010 Supplemental Table 1|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=June 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712200141/https://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/LPR10.shtm|archive-date=July 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/LPR09.shtm|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2009 Supplemental Table 1|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=June 19, 2013|archive-date=August 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808080125/http://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/LPR09.shtm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* [[Albanian language|Albanian]] – [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]], [[Garfield, New Jersey|Garfield]]
* [[Arabic language|Arabic]] – [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]], Paterson, [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]
* [[Armenian language|Armenian]] – [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]]
* [[Bengali language|Bengali]] – Paterson
* [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[Hindi]] – Jersey City, all of Middlesex County, Cherry Hill, [[Parsippany, New Jersey|Parsippany]], [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]]
* [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] – [[Gloucester City, New Jersey|Gloucester City]], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]], [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset]], and [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]] counties
* Japanese – [[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater]] and [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] [[borough (New Jersey)|boroughs]] in Bergen County
* [[Korean language|Korean]] – [[Bergen County, New Jersey#Korean American|Bergen County (numerous municipalities)]]; [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]]; and [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey#Demographics|Cherry Hill]]
* [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]] – Bergen County
* [[Malayalam]] – Bergen County
* [[Polish language|Polish]] – Bergen County ([[Garfield, New Jersey|Garfield]], [[Wallington, New Jersey|Wallington]]); Mercer County ([[Top Road, Trenton, New Jersey|Top Road]], [[Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Lawrence Township]], [[Hopewell, New Jersey|Hopewell]]); [[Linden, New Jersey|Linden]]
* [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] – [[Ironbound]] section of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]; [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]]
* Russian – [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]] borough of Bergen County, Princeton area and Mercer County
* [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] – [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]], [[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]] (''Edison-South''), and all of Middlesex County; Fair Lawn, Parsippany
* [[Turkish language|Turkish]] – [[Little Istanbul]] section of Paterson, [[Mount Ephraim, New Jersey|Mount Ephraim]], Delran, Cherry Hill
* [[Urdu]] – Mount Ephraim has a significant number of residents of Pakistani origin.
* [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] – [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]],<ref name=VietnameseNewYearAtlanticCity>{{cite web|url=https://www.acnj.gov/News/View/417/city-of-atlantic-city-celebrates-vietnamese-new-year|title=City of Atlantic City Celebrates Vietnamese New Year|publisher=City of Atlantic City|date=January 30, 2023|access-date=July 4, 2023|archive-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705034234/https://www.acnj.gov/News/View/417/city-of-atlantic-city-celebrates-vietnamese-new-year|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Little Saigon, Philadelphia|Camden/Cherry Hill]], [[Edison Township, New Jersey|Edison Township]], [[Jersey City]], [[Woodlynne, New Jersey|Woodlynne]]<ref name=HighestVietnamesePercentageNewJersey>{{cite web|url=http://www.usa.com/rank/new-jersey-state--vietnamese-population-percentage--city-rank.htm|title=New Jersey Vietnamese Population Percentage City Rank Based on US Census 2010 data|publisher=World Media Group|access-date=July 4, 2023|archive-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705001036/http://www.usa.com/rank/new-jersey-state--vietnamese-population-percentage--city-rank.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]] – [[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood Township]], [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]], [[Jackson Township, New Jersey|Jackson]]
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File:Constitution Park Fort Lee New Jersey.JPG|High-rise residential complexes in the borough of [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]]
File:Downtown-paterson-nj2.jpg|[[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]], sometimes known as Silk City,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.patersonnj.gov/|title=City of Paterson—Silk City|access-date=April 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109161822/http://www.patersonnj.gov/|archive-date=November 9, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> has become a prime destination for an internationally diverse pool of immigrants,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yumimmigrantcity.com/restaurants/machu-picchu/a-brief-history-of-peruvian-immigration-to-the-united-states/|title=A Brief History of Peruvian Immigration to the United States|publisher=yumimmigrantcity.com|access-date=April 2, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731004838/http://yumimmigrantcity.com/restaurants/machu-picchu/a-brief-history-of-peruvian-immigration-to-the-united-states/|archive-date=July 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://thealternativepress.com/articles/patersons-bengali-community-takes-pride-in-akhta|title=Paterson's Bengali Community Takes Pride in Akhtaruzzaman's Upset Victory|author1=Joe Malinconico|author2=Charlie Kratovil|name-list-style=amp|magazine=The Alternative Press|date=May 9, 2012|access-date=April 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514190904/http://thealternativepress.com/articles/patersons-bengali-community-takes-pride-in-akhta|archive-date=May 14, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> with at least 52 distinct ethnic groups.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/political-battle-brewing-over-paterson-s-plans-for-hispanic-heritage-month-event-1.1096285|title=Political battle brewing over Paterson's plans for Hispanic Heritage Month event|author=Joe Malinconico|newspaper=Northjersey.com |date=September 25, 2014|access-date=September 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926133042/http://www.northjersey.com/news/political-battle-brewing-over-paterson-s-plans-for-hispanic-heritage-month-event-1.1096285|archive-date=September 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
File:Jersey City Skyline 2023 150 cropped.jpg|Skyscrapers in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], 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|work=The Jersey Journal|date=February 17, 2015|access-date=May 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518105950/http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/02/jersey_city_named_most_ethnically_linguistically_d.html|archive-date=May 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</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 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094715/http://www.movoto.com/jersey-city-nj/jersey-city-facts/|archive-date=May 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
File:CamdenNJ FedCourt.jpg|Federal Courthouse in [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], which is connected to [[Philadelphia]] via the [[Benjamin Franklin Bridge]] in the background
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