Coptic Americans

Coptic Americans
ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ `ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲕⲏ
United States
Total population
c. 500,000 (2018 est.)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Northern New Jersey and the New York City Metropolitan Area;[2][3][4][5] as well as Southern California[2]
Languages
American English
Mainly older people: Arabic (Egyptian Arabic, Sudanese Arabic, Libyan Arabic)
Liturgical: Coptic language
Religion
Primarily Coptic Orthodoxy;[1][6] minority Coptic Catholic[7]

Coptic Americans (Coptic: ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲕⲏ, romanized: niremenkāmi enamerika) are American citizens of Coptic descent or persons of Coptic descent residing in the United States. As of 2018, there were some 500,000 Copts living in the United States.[1]

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  3. ^ "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2012 Supplemental Table 2". United States Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2013-04-01.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2011 Supplemental Table 2". United States Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  5. ^ "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2010 Supplemental Table 2". United States Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  6. ^ Lily Kuo, Coptic Christians live quietly in New Jersey town, Reuters (September 14, 2019).
  7. ^ Estefania Aguirre, New Coptic Catholic leader receives Pope's approval, Catholic News Agency (January 18, 2013): "The Coptic Catholic Church was established in 1824 and there are five parishes in the United States and in Canada."