PeopleGroups Initiative

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area, is by far the largest populous Metro Area in the United States.

Total Population: 20,182,305

(An increase of 3.14 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

Foreign Born - 3,791,179
Language Spoken at Home - 11,533,510

[Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Foreign Born and Language Spoken at Home]

Quick Facts

Ride the Subway in NY to catch a vision for NY's people group diversity! New York City Subway has 842 miles of subway track to serve 5.4 million every weekday.

Home to over 1 million Asian and 600,000 European foreign born people.

New York City alone has 3 large “Chinatowns” (Manhattan’s Chinatown, Sunset Park in Brooklyn and Downtown Flushing, Queens) with as many as 7 smaller ones in Metro New York.

Home to the largest South Asian Indian population in the Western Hemisphere.

Home to the largest total Asian population in the United States.

Home to the largest Jewish and Israeli populations outide of the nation of Israel.

Home to the largest Arab, Palestinian population in the United States, with its Little Ramallah in Paterson, New Jersey.

Largest population of Puerto Rican outside their home country.

New York City alone is 36% Foreign Born.

Read about ... New York City Ethnic Enclaves

Learn about the ... Unreached PGs of the New York Metro Area

Profile

Two Key Words describe the Metro - DENSITY and DIVERSITY of the Population. The New York Metro Area is, without a doubt, one of the most ethno-linguistically and culturally diverse cities in the world.

It's almost impossible to walk down the street without seeing the vibrant interweaving of other cultures and hearing people speak languages other than English. To be in the New York Metro Area is to be in an area of countless tongues. The languages of the world are deeply ingrained in every corner of the Metro Area, and with them, their distinctive cultures.

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People Group Highlights

Displaying 76-100 of 159 results.

PG Name	Country Of Birth	IMB Affinity Group	Affinity Bloc	Primary Religion	Baseline Population Total

Nahuatl, Central	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	500
Mixtec, Southeastern Guerrero	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	3,000
Argentine	Argentina	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	50,000
Cakchiquel	Guatemala	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Ethnic Religions	49
Belizean	Belize	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Other / Marginal	7,313
Bolivian	Bolivia	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	5,800
Brazilian	Brazil	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Other / Marginal	22,000
Venezuelan	Venezuela	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	11,523
Salvadoran	El Salvador	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Other / Marginal	97,658
Peruvian	Peru	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	49,303
Panamanian	Panama	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity	21,163
Nicaraguan	Nicaragua	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	17,987
Honduran	Honduras	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	47,096
Haitian	Haiti	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity	123,832
Guatemalan	Guatemala	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	47,377
Ecuadorian	Ecuador	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	170,480
Dominican	Dominican Republic	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Other / Marginal	409,450
Cuban	Cuba	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	25,574
Costa Rican	Costa Rica	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	7,241
Colombian	Colombia	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	93,449
Chilean	Chile	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	10,693
Uruguayan	Uruguay	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity	4,908
Puinave	Colombia	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Ethnic Religions	300
Piapoco	Colombia	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Ethnic Religions	125
Motilon, Bari	Colombia	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity	1,000

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Get Involved

To get started with mobilizing yourself or your church for the New York Metro mission field, initiatives and contact info follows ...

Disclaimer!!! The following links do not constitute an endorsement or support for the mission organization and/or entity.

Global Gates - based out of the NY Metro Area

Visit their website and learn more about people group initiatives and engagement in Metro NY.

Visit EthNYcity - the most exhaustive resource on PGs and Nationalities in the New York Metro Area.

Ethnic Links

Walking Around (New York City's Ethnic Neighborhoods) - a guide and list for those who enjoy exploring the worlds and different ethnic groups that are within New York.

New York Ethnic Neighborhoods - New York Times map of the various ethnic groups within NYC.

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