Foreign-born enclaves in the tri-state area
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Here are communities in the tri-state area with the highest concentrations of immigrants, based on new estimates from the Census Bureau. Obviously the raw numbers vary widely. New York City has more than 3 million foreign-born residents. Peekskill has about 9,400.
(Not included are communities with fewer than 20,000 people overall.)
West New York, New Jersey, 59.1 percent foreign-born
Union City, New Jersey, 58.4 percent
Spring Valley village, New York 48.7 percent
Fort Lee borough, New Jersey 47.8 percent
Elizabeth city, New Jersey 46.4 percent
Passaic city, New Jersey, 45.8 percent
Port Chester village, New York; Bergenfield borough, New Jersey 45.1 percent
Elmont, New York, Cliffside Park borough, New Jersey, 43.8 percent
Kearny town, New Jersey, 42.8 percent
Garfield city, New Jersey, 40 percent
Brentwood, New York, 39.1 percent
Perth Amboy city, New Jersey, 38.3 percent
Hempstead village, New York, 38.1 percent
Hackensack city, New Jersey, 37.7 percent
Orange, New Jersey, 37.1 percent
Peekskill city, New York; Central Islip, New York; Jersey City, New Jersey; New York City, 36.7 percent
Source: Census Bureau 2005-2007 American Community Survey. Compiled by Tim Henderson/The Journal News.
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