Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Number of Households and Percentage of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 6, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of New Jersey households that received Food Stamps or SNAP was 8.36% (i.e. 283,817 households). Percentagewise, among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10,000, Camden city had the highest percentage of its households that received Food Stamps (40.40%), followed by Passaic city (37.92%), and Paterson city (31.55%).

In numerical terms, Newark city had the highest number of households that received Food Stamps or SNAP (25,906), followed by Jersey City city (16,625), and Paterson city (15,678).

The charts below shows the top 10 New Jersey cities and places by the number of households and percentage of households that received Food Stamps or SNAP. The tables below show the ranking for all New Jersey cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar information for other states and for the ranking of all cities and places in the United States.

Related Topics: New Jersey ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021

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Passaic city

Paterson city

Atlantic City city

Trenton city

Pleasantville city

Bridgeton city

Newark city

Phillipsburg town

East Orange city

Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Number of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021

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Jersey City city

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Atlantic City city

Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Percentage of Households (%)
1	Camden city	40.40
2	Passaic city	37.92
3	Paterson city	31.55
4	Atlantic City city	29.26
5	Trenton city	26.94
6	Pleasantville city	26.71
7	Bridgeton city	26.36
8	Newark city	23.61
9	Phillipsburg town	22.92
10	East Orange city	21.20
11	Union City city	21.09
12	Lakewood CDP	20.83
13	Woodbury city	19.91
14	Gloucester City city	19.33
15	Asbury Park city	19.15
16	West New York town	19.12
17	Pine Hill borough	18.36
18	Perth Amboy city	17.76
19	New Brunswick city	16.41
20	Guttenberg town	16.07
21	Millville city	15.84
22	Vineland city	15.13
23	Lindenwold borough	14.54
24	Bayonne city	14.43
25	Freehold borough	14.41
26	Jersey City city	14.38
27	Elizabeth city	13.86
28	Dover town	13.68
29	Plainfield city	13.02
30	Browns Mills CDP	12.81
31	Lodi borough	12.77
32	Long Branch city	11.87
33	Linden city	11.76
34	Clifton city	11.57
35	Sicklerville CDP	11.32
36	Pennsville CDP	11.11
37	Carteret borough	10.78
38	Kearny town	10.65
39	Glassboro borough	10.62
40	Garfield city	10.21
41	Englewood city	10.20
42	Roselle borough	9.92
43	Rahway city	9.70
44	Totowa borough	9.68
45	Highland Park borough	9.61
46	Ridgefield Park village	9.54
47	Hackensack city	9.36
48	Somers Point city	9.13
49	Elmwood Park borough	8.74
50	Bellmawr borough	8.69
51	Fairview borough	8.40
52	Harrison town	7.90
53	Eatontown borough	7.67
54	South River borough	7.57
55	Woodland Park borough	7.53
56	Holiday City-Berkeley CDP	7.38
57	Parsippany CDP	7.34
58	Hackettstown town	7.24
59	Wallington borough	7.06
60	Little Ferry borough	6.96
61	Hammonton town	6.94
62	Palisades Park borough	6.58
63	Bergenfield borough	6.56
64	Williamstown CDP	6.47
65	Collingswood borough	6.45
66	Fords CDP	6.37
67	Cliffside Park borough	6.32
67	Somerville borough	6.32
68	Woodbridge CDP	6.22
69	Sayreville borough	6.17
70	Maywood borough	6.10
71	Tinton Falls borough	5.79
72	Morristown town	5.76
73	Bound Brook borough	5.54
74	Old Bridge CDP	5.31
75	Ridgefield borough	5.28
76	Cherry Hill Mall CDP	5.26
77	Fort Lee borough	5.25
78	Beachwood borough	5.24
79	North Arlington borough	5.05
80	Lake Hopatcong CDP	4.93
81	Roselle Park borough	4.77
82	Hoboken city	4.69
83	Toms River CDP	4.46
84	Red Bank borough	4.39
85	North Plainfield borough	4.31
86	Preakness CDP	4.24
87	Metuchen borough	4.13
88	Echelon CDP	4.09
88	Wanaque borough	4.09
89	Hawthorne borough	4.07
90	Iselin CDP	3.92
91	Fair Lawn borough	3.78
92	Manville borough	3.74
93	Hasbrouck Heights borough	3.72
93	Ocean City city	3.72
93	Pompton Lakes borough	3.72
94	Oak Ridge CDP	3.71
95	West Freehold CDP	3.69
96	Springdale CDP	3.67
97	Middlesex borough	3.59
97	Moorestown-Lenola CDP	3.59
98	Dumont borough	3.56
99	Avenel CDP	3.52
100	Rutherford borough	3.51
101	River Edge borough	3.47
102	Hillsdale borough	3.44
103	Secaucus town	3.39
104	New Providence borough	3.32
105	Princeton Meadows CDP	3.29
106	Franklin Park CDP	3.23
107	Kendall Park CDP	3.16
108	Franklin Lakes borough	2.99
109	Brookdale CDP	2.88
110	Colonia CDP	2.75
111	Princeton	2.73
112	Hillsborough CDP	2.46
113	Hopatcong borough	2.40
113	Madison borough	2.40
114	South Plainfield borough	2.33
115	Lincoln Park borough	2.29
116	Summit city	2.22
117	Waldwick borough	2.21
118	Bradley Gardens CDP	2.16
119	New Milford borough	2.01
120	Westmont CDP	2.00
121	Point Pleasant borough	1.96
122	Ocean Acres CDP	1.95
123	Edgewater borough	1.92
123	Somerset CDP	1.92
124	Westwood borough	1.90
125	Florham Park borough	1.87
126	Paramus borough	1.84
127	Marlton CDP	1.78
128	Pompton Plains CDP	1.77
129	Upper Montclair CDP	1.75
130	Ridgewood village	1.60
131	Mercerville CDP	1.56
132	Hamilton Square CDP	1.51
133	Greentree CDP	1.49
134	Ringwood borough	1.29
135	Haddonfield borough	1.26
135	Westfield town	1.26
136	Short Hills CDP	1.16
137	The Hills CDP	1.08
138	Oakland borough	1.04
139	Robertsville CDP	0.85
140	Martinsville CDP	0.83
141	Blackwells Mills CDP	0.61
142	Ramsey borough	0.57
143	Glen Rock borough	0.52
144	Tenafly borough	0.48

Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Number of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Number of Households
1	Newark city	25906
2	Jersey City city	16625
3	Paterson city	15678
4	Camden city	10093
5	Trenton city	8474
6	Passaic city	7666
7	Elizabeth city	6149
8	East Orange city	5524
9	Union City city	5333
10	Atlantic City city	4731
11	Bayonne city	3900
12	West New York town	3812
13	Clifton city	3676
14	Vineland city	3284
15	Perth Amboy city	3204
16	Lakewood CDP	2739
17	New Brunswick city	2537
18	Plainfield city	2173
19	Millville city	1883
20	Hackensack city	1871
21	Linden city	1826
22	Pleasantville city	1785
23	Sicklerville CDP	1759
24	Bridgeton city	1674
25	Toms River CDP	1569
26	Kearny town	1522
27	Long Branch city	1514
28	Phillipsburg town	1487
29	Asbury Park city	1395
30	Lindenwold borough	1363
31	Hoboken city	1310
32	Garfield city	1201
33	Lodi borough	1179
33	Rahway city	1179
34	Englewood city	1155
35	Sayreville borough	1041
36	Fort Lee borough	954
37	Carteret borough	886
38	Gloucester City city	834
39	Pine Hill borough	831
40	Woodbury city	811
41	Guttenberg town	809
42	Dover town	785
42	Roselle borough	785
43	Glassboro borough	705
44	Cliffside Park borough	651
45	Parsippany CDP	638
46	Highland Park borough	625
47	Harrison town	623
48	Elmwood Park borough	622
49	Freehold borough	621
50	Holiday City-Berkeley CDP	604
51	Bergenfield borough	600
52	Old Bridge CDP	561
53	Pennsville CDP	550
54	Fairview borough	515
55	Morristown town	510
56	Tinton Falls borough	499
57	Browns Mills CDP	483
58	Woodbridge CDP	482
59	Ridgefield Park village	474
60	Palisades Park borough	470
61	Fair Lawn borough	450
62	Eatontown borough	434
63	South River borough	428
64	Collingswood borough	416
65	Somers Point city	410
66	Bellmawr borough	408
67	Woodland Park borough	389
68	Hammonton town	384
69	Totowa borough	368
70	Williamstown CDP	366
71	Wallington borough	347
72	North Plainfield borough	345
73	North Arlington borough	336
74	Somerville borough	310
75	Hawthorne borough	304
76	Little Ferry borough	303
77	Preakness CDP	290
78	Fords CDP	277
79	Cherry Hill Mall CDP	275
80	Secaucus town	271
81	Red Bank borough	265
82	Hackettstown town	264
83	Iselin CDP	251
84	Princeton	249
85	Bound Brook borough	248
85	Roselle Park borough	248
86	Echelon CDP	237
87	Dumont borough	236
87	Rutherford borough	236
88	Maywood borough	229
89	Metuchen borough	217
90	Hillsborough CDP	213
90	Ridgefield borough	213
91	Beachwood borough	205
92	Springdale CDP	200
93	Lake Hopatcong CDP	199
93	Ocean City city	199
93	West Freehold CDP	199
94	Princeton Meadows CDP	197
95	Middlesex borough	196
96	Moorestown-Lenola CDP	193
97	South Plainfield borough	190
98	Somerset CDP	189
99	Avenel CDP	178
100	Summit city	174
100	Wanaque borough	174
101	Colonia CDP	172
101	Franklin Park CDP	172
102	Manville borough	164
102	New Providence borough	164
102	Oak Ridge CDP	164
103	Hasbrouck Heights borough	157
103	Pompton Lakes borough	157
104	Point Pleasant borough	155
105	Paramus borough	154
106	River Edge borough	151
107	Ridgewood village	138
108	Madison borough	137
109	Hopatcong borough	136
110	Westfield town	133
111	Edgewater borough	130
112	Ocean Acres CDP	125
113	New Milford borough	124
114	Westmont CDP	122
115	Hillsdale borough	119
116	Franklin Lakes borough	115
117	Bradley Gardens CDP	110
117	Kendall Park CDP	110
118	Brookdale CDP	102
119	Lincoln Park borough	93
120	Pompton Plains CDP	84
121	Westwood borough	83
122	Florham Park borough	82
123	Marlton CDP	80
124	Mercerville CDP	78
125	Waldwick borough	74
126	Upper Montclair CDP	69
127	Hamilton Square CDP	66
128	Greentree CDP	58
129	Haddonfield borough	54
129	Ringwood borough	54
130	Short Hills CDP	53
130	The Hills CDP	53
131	Oakland borough	44
132	Martinsville CDP	34
132	Robertsville CDP	34
133	Ramsey borough	30
134	Tenafly borough	24
135	Glen Rock borough	19
136	Blackwells Mills CDP	18