For many years the Bronx has been a second home to the majority of Puerto Rican immigrants coming to the U.S. In fact for a long time now the Bronx has held the record for the largest Puerto Rican population outside of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican presence is felt all over the Bronx, from the annual Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade in Grand Concourse to the surplus of Bodegas on street corners, the Bronx continues to remain the epicenter of Nuyorican culture.

This trend has been consistent up until the last couple of years, there now appears to be a slight shift in the Puerto Rican make up of the Bronx. According to a study on New York City Latino Population at Lehman College , there has been a steady decline in the number of Puerto Rican immigrants entering the borough. Quite a few Puerto Ricans are returning to Puerto Rico or moving to places like Florida, Arizona and California. Instead there has been a surge in the Dominican population which is the second largest ethnic group in the Bronx. Washington Heights is not the only place in New York City where Dominicans have established themselves.
 
According to the recent Census, Dominicans currently make up 10 percent of the population in the Bronx. Places like Morris Heights, University Heights, Soundview and Norwood all have thriving Dominican communities. Like Dominicans Ghanaians have also been migrating to the Bronx in record numbers. Based on a report by Immigration and Naturalization services Ghana is the third place of origin for immigrants coming to the Bronx. Immigrants from the West African nation of Ghana have come to New York and settle in the Tremont, High Bridge and Morris Heights sections of the Bronx.

There are a number of Ghanaian based organizations here in the Bronx like the Adansiman Organization. Another shift in the population has been seen with the migration of Bangladeshis coming to the Bronx from Queens. Bangladeshis have moved from predominately South Asian communities in Queens to places like Parkchester and Castle Hill. There are even bilingual programs specifically catered to students from Bangladesh in the Norwood and Fordham sections of the Bronx.

The Bronx is beginning to see a growth in global representation similar to the borough of Queens which is currently the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. Traditionally the Bronx has been home to ethnic groups like the Irish, the Italians and the Germans and some of these ethnic groups still remain in the borough although not as much as in past times.

Other ethnic groups that are growing in numbers include Vietnamese and Cambodian whom of which mostly reside in the University Heights section and the Central American and Guyanese population which mostly reside in the Tremont section. Due to the increased expense of living in New York City, affordable homes and apartments has add to the appeal of the Bronx and it is why many immigrants from various backgrounds choose to make the Bronx their home away from home.