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Hudson County

Home to one of the largest Coptic Christian (Egyptian) communities in the U.S., anchored by two historic parishes around Journal Square — St. Mark, the first Coptic Orthodox parish founded in the U.S., and St. George & St. Shenouda — alongside a smaller Syrian and Palestinian restaurant and community presence.

Arab ancestry (ACS est.)

n/a (no county-level ACS breakout available)

Arabic spoken at home

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Limited English proficiency share

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Dominant dialect profile

Large Egyptian-American Coptic Christian community concentrated around Journal Square, alongside a smaller Syrian and Palestinian population; distinct from Hudson County's much larger (non-Arab) South Asian and Filipino communities