Editing Jersey City, New Jersey (section)

=== Race and ethnicity ===
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|-
! Historical Racial composition
!2020<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3436000|title=2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171): Jersey City city, New Jersey|website=census.gov|language=en|access-date=2022-03-12}}</ref>!! 2010<ref name=JCQuickFacts>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34/3436000.html State & County QuickFacts – Jersey City (city), New Jersey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508141538/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34/3436000.html |date=May 8, 2012 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 1, 2015.</ref> !! 1990<ref name="pop">Gibson, Campbell; and Jung, Kay. [https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html "Historical Census Statistics On Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For Large Cities And Other Urban Places In The United States"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |date=August 12, 2012 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], February 2005. Accessed June 1, 2015.</ref> !! 1970<ref name="pop"/> !! 1940<ref name="pop"/>
|-
| [[White American|White]]
|27.3%|| 32.7% || 48.2% || 77.8% || 95.5%
|-
| —Non-Hispanic
|23.8%|| 21.5% || 36.6% || 69.5%<ref name="fifteen">From 15% sample</ref> || n/a
|-
| [[African American|Black or African American]]
|19.9%|| 25.8% || 29.7% || 21.0% || 4.5%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)
|24.9%|| 27.6% || 24.2% || 9.1%<ref name="fifteen"/> || n/a
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]]
|28.0%|| 23.7% || 11.4% || 0.5% || −
|-
| [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]]
|9.7%|| 4.4% || - || - || -
|}
[[File:Ethnic Origins in Jersey City.png|thumb|Ethnic origins in Jersey City]]
Jersey City has been called "one of the most [[ethnic diversity|diverse]] cities in the world" and for several years has been ranked as the most ethnically diverse city in the [[United States]].<ref name="Jersey CityEthnicallyDiverse1">[https://www.sustainablejersey.com/fileadmin/media/Actions_and_Certification/Actions/Equity/Jersey_City_Equity___Lead_Report.pdf "A major port of entry for immigration to the United States, Jersey City is one of the most diverse cities in the world."], Sustainable Jersey, January 2022. Accessed April 26, 2024.</ref> The city 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 area; and given its proximity to [[Manhattan]], Jersey City has evolved a globally [[cosmopolitanism|cosmopolitan]] ambiance of its own, demonstrating a robust and growing demographic and cultural diversity concerning metrics including "nationality, religion, race, and [[domestic partnership|domiciliary partnership]]."<ref name=DiverseJC1>Hortillosa, Summer Dawn. [https://www.sustainablejersey.com/fileadmin/media/Actions_and_Certification/Actions/Equity/Jersey_City_Equity___Lead_Report.pdf "A major port of entry for immigration to the United States, Jersey City is one of the most diverse cities in the world."], Sustainable Jersey, January 2022. Accessed April 26, 2024.</ref><ref name="Most Diverse">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/09/this-new-jersey-city-is-still-the-most-ethnically-diverse-in-the-entire-country.html|title=This New Jersey city is still the most ethnically diverse in the entire country|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=September 7, 2022|access-date=February 3, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2023/04/19/jersey-city-second-most-ethically-diverse-city/|title=Jersey City second-most ethnically diverse city in the U.S.|publisher=New York Amsterdam News|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=February 3, 2025}}</ref>

Jersey City has undertaken several measures to engage its different immigrant communities. In 2017, Jersey City designated itself a "[[sanctuary city]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2017/02/fulop_says_he_will_make_jersey_city_a_sanctuary_ci.html|title=Fulop says he will sign order making Jersey City a true 'sanctuary city'|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=February 2, 2017|access-date=February 3, 2025}}</ref> In 2018, Jersey City created the Division of Immigrant Affairs within the Department of Health and Human Services. The office works to address the concerns of immigrant communities and build partnerships with nonprofit organizations that serve them specifically in health and human services, immigration legal services, education and English language acquisition, job training, enrollment in public benefits and civic engagement. In 2020, Jersey City became the first municipality in the United States accredited for offering free legal services to immigrants as part of the [[United States Department of Justice]] (DOJ) Recognition and Accreditation Program. Additionally, The New American Economy (NAE) Research Award named Jersey City to receive NAE research to further address socioeconomic disparities within immigrant populations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/news/pressreleases2020/jcsetsnationalprecedentshiftsimmigrationnarrative|title=JC Sets National Precedent. Shifts Immigration Narrative|website=jerseycitynj.gov|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=February 3, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/jersey-city/sections/law-and-justice/articles/in-jersey-city-justice-for-all-more-than-just-words|title=In Jersey City 'Justice for All' More than Just Words|website=tapinto.net|date=November 14, 2020|access-date=February 3, 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Jersey City, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Jersey: 1990 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-32-1.pdf |access-date=June 19, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Jersey City city, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US3436000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jersey City city, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3436000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jersey City city, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3436000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|83,601
|56,736
|53,236
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69,624
|36.58%
|23.63%
|21.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23.81%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|63,290
|64,389
|59,060
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54,199
|27.69%
|26.82%
|23.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.53%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|638
|544
|586
|style='background: #ffffe6; |638
|0.28%
|0.23%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|24,895
|38,623
|58,106
|style='background: #ffffe6; |81,425
|10.89%
|16.09%
|23.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27.84%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|117
|95
|style='background: #ffffe6; |101
|N/A
|0.05%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|718
|2,218
|2,423
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,204
|0.31%
|0.92%
|0.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.44%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|N/A
|9,476
|5,835
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,481
|N/A
|3.95%
|2.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.24%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|55,395
|67,952
|68,256
|style='background: #ffffe6; |72,777
|24.24%
|28.31%
|27.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.89%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''228,537'''
|'''240,055'''
|'''247,597'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''292,449'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

The U.S. Census accounts for race by two methodologies. "Race alone" and "Race alone less Hispanics" where Hispanics are delineated separately as if a separate race.

According to the [[2020 U.S. Census]], the racial makeup (including Hispanics in the racial counts) was 27.32% (79,905) [[White (U.S. Census)|White alone]], 19.87% (58,103) [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black alone]], 0.66% (1,916) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American alone]], 28.01% (81,903) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian alone]], 0.06% (178) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander alone]], 14.35% (41,970) [[Race (United States Census)|Other Race alone]], and 9.74% (28,474) [[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial or Mixed Race]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=P1: Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jersey City city, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=p2&g=160XX00US3436000|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

According to the [[2020 U.S. Census]], the racial and ethnic makeup (where Hispanics are excluded from the racial counts and placed in their own category) was 23.81% (69,624) [[Non-Hispanic whites|White alone (non-Hispanic)]], 18.53% (54,199) [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black alone (non-Hispanic)]], 0.22% (638) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American alone (non-Hispanic)]], 27.84% (81,425) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian alone (non-Hispanic)]], 0.03% (101) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander alone (non-Hispanic)]], 1.44% (4,204) [[Race (United States Census)|Other Race alone (non-Hispanic)]], 3.24% (9,481) [[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial or Mixed Race (non-Hispanic)]], and 24.89% (72,777) [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]].<ref name=2020CensusP2/>

There were an estimated 55,493 [[non-Hispanic whites]] in Jersey City, according to the 2013–2017 American Community Survey,<ref name="2017est"/> representing a 4.2% increase from 53,236 non-Hispanic whites enumerated in the 2010 United States census.<ref name="2010Census"/>

An estimated 63,788 [[African Americans]] resided in Jersey City, or 24.0% of the city's population in 2017,<ref name="2017est"/> representing a slight decrease from 64,002 African Americans enumerated in the [[2010 United States Census|2010 United States census]].<ref name="2010Census"/> This is in contrast with Hudson County overall, where there were an estimated 84,114 African Americans, according to the 2013–2017 American Community Survey,<ref name="2017EstHudson">[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/0500000US34017 ACS Demographic And Housing Estimates 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Hudson County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213015812/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/0500000US34017 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref> representing a 2.3% increase from 83,925 African Americans enumerated in the county in the 2010 United States census.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US34017 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from 2010 Demographic Profile Data] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102332/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US34017 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref> However, modest growth in the [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African immigrant]] population, most notably the growing [[Nigerian Americans|Nigerian American]] and [[Kenyan Americans|Kenyan American]] populations<ref>Schmidt, Margaret. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/02/kenyan_immigrants_in_jersey_ci.html "Kenyan immigrants in Jersey City celebrate Obama"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', February 15, 2009. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref><ref>Duffy, Peter. [http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-02-05/news/kenyan-unrest-jersey-style/ "Kenyan Unrest, Jersey Style"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407065609/http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-02-05/news/kenyan-unrest-jersey-style/ |date=April 7, 2014 }}, ''[[The Village Voice]]'', February 5, 2008. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref> in Jersey City, is partially offsetting the decline in the city's American-born black population, which as a whole has been experiencing an exodus from northern New Jersey to the [[Southern United States]].<ref>Sheingold, Dave. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/black-families-leaving-for-lure-of-new-south-1.907191 "North Jersey black families leaving for lure of new South"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 20, 2011. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref>

Approximately 76,637 [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino and Hispanic Americans]] lived in Jersey City, composing 28.8% of the population in 2017,<ref name="2017est" /> representing a 12.3% increase from 68,256 Latino or Hispanic Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States census.<ref name="2010Census">[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3436000 DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 – Demographic Profile Data – Jersey City city, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135813/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3436000 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 16, 2016.</ref><ref name="DiverseJC1" /> [[Stateside Puerto Ricans]], making up a third of the city's Latin American or Hispanic population, constituted the largest Hispanic group in Jersey City.<ref name="2017est" /> Since 1961, Jersey City has hosted its annual Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival which has grown to be the largest in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2024/08/64-years-of-celebrating-puerto-rican-culture-continues-this-weekend-with-jersey-city-parade-festival.html|title=64 years of celebrating Puerto Rican culture continues this weekend with Jersey City parade, festival|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=August 14, 2024|access-date=January 30, 2025}}</ref> While [[Cuban Americans]] are not as highly concentrated in Jersey City as they are in [[Havana on the Hudson|northern Hudson County]], Jersey City has hosted the annual Cuban Parade and Festival of New Jersey at [[Exchange Place (Jersey City)|Exchange Place]] on its [[Downtown Jersey City|downtown waterfront]] since it was established in 2001.<ref>Speiser, Matthew. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/05/cuban_festival_takes_over_jersey_city.html "Cuban festival takes over Exchange Place on Jersey City waterfront"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', May 31, 2015. Accessed March 16, 2016. "The salsa music was so loud they probably could have heard it across the river in Manhattan. Such was the atmosphere at the 15th annual Cuban festival at Exchange Place this afternoon on the Jersey City waterfront."</ref>

An estimated 67,526 [[Asian Americans]] live in Jersey City, constituting 25.4% of the city's population,<ref name="2017est">[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3436000 DP05: ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates from the 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Jersey City city, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213110256/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3436000 |date=February 13, 2020}} Accessed January 25, 2019.</ref> representing a 15.2% increase from 58,595 Asian Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States census.<ref name="2010Census" /> [[File:India Square JC jeh.JPG|thumb|[[India Square]], in the [[Bombay, Jersey City|Bombay]] neighborhood of Jersey City, is home to the highest concentration of [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|Asian Indian]]s in the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref name="JCI2014">Wirstiuk, Laryssa. [http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/ "Neighborhood Spotlight: Journal Square"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630085618/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/ |date=June 30, 2018 }}, ''Jersey City Independent'', April 21, 2014. Accessed July 3, 2018. "India Square, for example, is situated between John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Tonnelle Avenue on Newark Ave., and is home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere."</ref>|alt=]][[India Square]], also known as "[[Little India (location)|Little India]]", "Little [[Bombay]]",<ref name="Kiniry, Laura 2006. pg. 34">Kiniry, Laura. ''Moon Handbooks New Jersey'', Avalon Travel Publishing, 2006. pg. 34 {{ISBN|1-56691-949-5}}</ref> or "Little [[Gujarat]]",<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Goldschmidt|first=Bridget|date=March 23, 2021|title=Quicklly Brings Digital Marketplace to New York-New Jersey Metro Area|url=https://progressivegrocer.com/quicklly-brings-digital-marketplace-new-york-new-jersey-metro-area|magazine=Progressive Grocer|publication-place=Chicago|publisher=EnsembleIQ|access-date=November 25, 2024}}</ref> home to the highest concentration of [[Asian Indian]]s in the [[Western Hemisphere]],<ref name="JCI2014" /> is a rapidly growing [[Indian American]] [[ethnic enclave]] in Jersey City. Indian Americans constituted 10.9% of the overall population of Jersey City in 2010,<ref name="Census2010" /> the highest proportion of any major U.S. city. India Square has been home to the largest outdoor [[Navratri]] festivities in New Jersey as well as several [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Hindu temple|temples]];<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>Rogoza, Rafal. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/03/thousands_of_colorful_revelers.html "Thousands of colorful revelers partake in 21st Annual Phagwah Parade in Jersey City"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', March 30, 2013, updated March 31, 2013. Accessed July 6, 2015. "The 29-year-old Princeton Avenue resident was one of the thousands of people who descended on Lincoln Park in Jersey City this afternoon for the 21st Annual Phagwah Parade and Holi Hai Day festivities, a colorful Hindu spring harvest tradition that is celebrated by revelers who playfully shower each other with various colors of organic powder."</ref><ref>Speiser, Matthew. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/03/indian_festival_in_jersey_city_celebrates_diversit.html "Colorful Holi Hai festival in Jersey City celebrates rites of spring"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', March 29, 2015. Accessed November 14, 2016.</ref> In 2017 there were an estimated 31,578 Indian Americans in Jersey City,<ref name="2017est" /> representing a 16.5% increase from 27,111 Indian Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States census.<ref name="2010Census" />
[[File:PhilAmJC.JPG|thumb|[[Filipinos in the New York metropolitan area|Filipino]] grocery store in Jersey City]]
[[Filipinos in the New York metropolitan area|Filipino Americans]], numbering 16,610 residents, made up 6.2% of Jersey City's population in 2017.<ref name="2017est" /><ref>[http://www.filipinohome.com/timeline.html Timeline], Filipino-Americans in Jersey City. Accessed June 28, 2017.</ref> The [[Five Corners, Jersey City|Five Corners]] district serves as a prominent [[Filipino-Americans in New Jersey|Little Manila]] of Jersey City, being home to a thriving Filipino community that forms the second-largest Asian-American subgroup in the city.<ref name="Census2010" /> A variety of Filipino restaurants, shippers and freighters, doctors' offices, bakeries, stores, and even an office of [[The Filipino Channel]] have made [[Newark Plank Road|Newark Avenue]] their home in recent decades. The largest Filipino-owned grocery store on the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]], Phil-Am Food, has been established on the avenue since 1973.<ref>Silvestre, Edmund M. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070712/http://www.filipinoreporter.us/life-and-style/food/2906-phil-am-foods-future-is-now.html "Phil-Am Food's future is now"]}}, ''[[Filipino Reporter]]'', March 2, 2014. Accessed November 14, 2016. "For four decades now, Phil-Am Food, the largest Filipino-owned grocery store on the U.S. East Coast, has served as a bastion of vibrant Filipino community here as it consistently provides patrons a sense of being 'back home' with its extensive array of Philippine food products no other Pinoy store in this coast can match."</ref> An array of Filipino-owned businesses can also be found in the West Side section of the city, where many residents are of Filipino descent. In 2006, [[Red Ribbon Bakeshop]], one of the Philippines' most famous food chains, opened its first branch on the East Coast: a new pastry outlet in Jersey City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business04_feb13_2006|title=The Standard – Latest News in the Philippines|work=manilastandardtoday.com|access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> [[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 the 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, are also located in Downtown Jersey City.<ref>Nash, Margo. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/01/nyregion/jersey-footlights.html "Jersey Footlights"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 1, 2005. Accessed August 22, 2018. "The Knights made an agreement five years ago with Bret Schundler, who was mayor then, allowing them to lease a street corner at Columbus Drive and Brunswick Street for 20 years at $1 a year to build tiny Rizal Park with a statue of Rizal (1861–1896). The city paid for the upkeep, the Knights paid for the monument and insurance. Each year since then the Knights have held ceremonies at the park on June 19 to mark Rizal's birth."</ref> Furthermore, Jersey City hosts the annual [[Philippine–American Friendship Day]] Parade along West Side Avenue ending at [[Lincoln Park (Jersey City)|Lincoln Park]] with a day long festival, an event that occurs yearly on the last Sunday in June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/jersey-city/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/pafcom-highlights-filipino-independence-and-u-s-ties|title=PAFCOM Highlights Filipino Independence and U.S. Ties-The Parade And Festival Was A Celebration Of Arts And Culture|website=tapinto.net|date=July 1, 2024|access-date=May 6, 2025}}</ref> The City Hall of Jersey City raises the Philippine flag in correlation with this event and as a tribute to the contributions of the local Filipino community. The city's annual Santacruzan procession has taken place since 1977 along Manila Avenue.<ref>Kowsh, Kate. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2011/05/amid_delays_santacruzan_street.html "Amid Delays, 33rd Annual Santacruzan procession circles downtown neighborhood"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', May 29, 2011. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref>

Behind English and Spanish, [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] is the third-most-common language spoken in Jersey City.<ref>Stirling, Stephen. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/11/the_44_nj_towns_where_english_is_not_the_dominant_language.html#19 "The 44 N.J. towns where English is not the dominant language"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], November 14, 2016. Accessed November 14, 2016. "When divided up by language, rather than region, a clearer picture emerges of the patchwork of immigrant communities represented in Jersey City. While English and Spanish are the two main languages spoken here, Tagalog, a Filipino dialect, is third."</ref>

Jersey City was home to an estimated 9,379 [[Chinese American]]s in 2017,<ref name=2017est/> representing a notably rapid growth of 66.2% from the 5,643 Chinese Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States census.<ref name=2010Census/> Chinese nationals have also been obtaining [[EB-5 visa|EB-5 immigrant visas]] by investing US$500,000 apiece in new [[Downtown Jersey City]] residential [[skyscraper]]s.<ref>[[Keith Bradsher|Bradsher, Keith]]; Tang, Ailin; and Drucker, Jesse. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/07/business/trump-kushner-china-investors-visas.html?_r=0 "Trump Looms as Kushner Companies Courts Investors in China"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 7, 2017. Accessed June 28, 2017. "At the event in Beijing, Mr. Kushner's sister, Nicole Meyer, cited her brother's service to the company, which he led as chief executive until January. She said the project in Jersey City 'means a lot to me and my entire family.{{' "}}</ref>

New Jersey's largest [[Vietnamese Americans|Vietnamese American]] population resides in Jersey City. There were an estimated 1,813 Vietnamese Americans in Jersey City, according to the 2013–2017 American Community Survey,<ref name=2017est/> representing a 12.8% increase from 1,607 Vietnamese Americans enumerated in the 2010 United States census.<ref name=2010Census/>

[[Arab Americans]] numbered an estimated 18,628 individuals in Hudson County per the 2013–2017 American Community Survey, representing 2.8% of the county's total population.<ref>[http://www.usa.com/hudson-county-nj-population-and-races.htm Hudson County Population and Races], USA.com. Accessed June 28, 2017.</ref> Arab Americans are the second- highest percentage in New Jersey after [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]].<ref>[http://www.usa.com/rank/new-jersey-state--arab-as-first-ancestry-population-percentage--county-rank.htm?hl=Hudson&hlst=NJ&yr=9000 New Jersey Arab as First Ancestry Population Percentage County Rank], USA.com. Accessed June 28, 2017.</ref> Arab Americans are most concentrated in Jersey City, led by [[Egyptian Americans]], including the largest population of [[Copts|Coptic Christians]] in the United States.<ref name="DiverseJC1"/>