The per capita Korean American population of Bergen County, 6.3% by the 2010 census, (increasing to 6.9% by the 2011 American Community Survey), is the highest of any county in the United States, with all of the nation's top ten municipalities by percentage of Korean population and an absolute total of 56,773 Korean Americans (increasing to 63,247 by the 2011 American Community Survey) living in the county. The concentration of Korean Americans in nearby Palisades Park in turn is the highest of any municipality in Bergen County,Pérez-Peña, Richard. "As Koreans Pour In, a Town Is Remade", The New York Times, December 15, 2010. Accessed June 13, 2022. "Since the 1980s, the towns of eastern Bergen County -- Edgewater, Englewood Cliffs, Leonia, Fort Lee and others -- seem to have exerted a magnetic pull on Asian immigrants, particularly Koreans. But none more so than Palisades Park, whose population is now 54 percent Asian-American and 44 percent Korean-American, the Census Bureau reported this week." at 52% of the population, enumerating 10,115 residents of Korean ancestry; while Fort Lee has nearly as many Koreans by absolute numbers, at 8,318, representing 23.5% of its 2010 population. Along with Koreatowns in New York City and Long Island, the Bergen County Koreatowns serve as the nexus for an overall Korean American population of 218,764 individuals in the Greater New York Combined Statistical Area, the second largest population of ethnic Koreans outside of Korea.
the per capita korean american population of bergen county 63% by the 2010 census (increasing to 69% by the 2011 american community survey) is the highest of any county in the united states with all of the nation's top ten municipalities by percentage of korean population and an absolute total of 56773 korean americans (increasing to 63247 by the 2011 american community survey) living in the county the concentration of korean americans in nearby palisades park in turn is the highest of any municipality in bergen countypérez-peña richard "as koreans pour in a town is remade" the new york times december 15 2010 accessed june 13 2022 "since the 1980s the towns of eastern bergen county -- edgewater englewood cliffs leonia fort lee and others -- seem to have exerted a magnetic pull on asian immigrants particularly koreans but none more so than palisades park whose population is now 54 percent asian-american and 44 percent korean-american the census bureau reported this week" at 52% of the population enumerating 10115 residents of korean ancestry; while fort lee has nearly as many koreans by absolute numbers at 8318 representing 235% of its 2010 population along with koreatowns in new york city and long island the bergen county koreatowns serve as the nexus for an overall korean american population of 218764 individuals in the greater new york combined statistical area the second largest population of ethnic koreans outside of korea