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Bangladeshi Americans
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<p>Bangladeshi Americans are <a href="/facts/Americans/srd9GJ5U">American citizens</a> with <a href="/facts/Bangladeshi/Mj4SVCCE">Bangladeshi</a> origin or descent. Bengali Americans are predominantly Bangladeshi Americans and are usually <a href="/facts/Bengali_Muslims/UJF9SIfj">Bengali speaking Muslims</a>. 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, <a href="/facts/Paterson,_New_Jersey/FDnvPfyk">Paterson, New Jersey</a>; <a href="/facts/Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey/qFbBT6Ek">Atlantic City, New Jersey</a>; and <a href="/facts/Monroe_Township,_Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey/xlwQkAH7">Monroe Township</a>, <a href="/facts/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey/GEWKRxpR">Middlesex County</a>, New Jersey are also home to notable Bangladeshi communities. </p>