Bangladeshi Americans

Bangladeshi Americans
Bengali: বাংলাদেশী মার্কিনী (Bangladeshi Markin)
Total population
304,245 (0.1%)[1]
Regions with significant populations
[5]
Languages
Religion
Majority:
Islam[6]
Minority:
Hinduism, Christianity,[7] Buddhism and Irreligion (including atheism, agnosticism and secularism)[8]
Related ethnic groups

Bangladeshi Americans (Bengali: বাংলাদেশী মার্কিনী, romanized: Bangladeshī Markinī) are American citizens with Bangladeshi origin or descent.[9] Bengali Americans are predominantly Bangladeshi Americans and are usually Bengali speaking Muslims. Since the early 1970s, Bangladeshi immigrants have arrived in significant numbers to become one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the U.S. New York City is home to two-thirds of the Bangladeshi American population. Meanwhile, Paterson, New Jersey; Atlantic City, New Jersey;[10] and Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey are also home to notable Bangladeshi communities.[11]

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  4. ^ "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2010 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
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  6. ^ "Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity. Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 9 August 2012.
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  9. ^ "AAPI Demographics: Data on Asian American ethnicities, geography, income, and education". USAFacts. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Labour migration in Bangladesh (ILO in Bangladesh)". www.ilo.org. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.