Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Population with Ghanaian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 12.80K people in New Jersey with Ghanaian ancestry. Among all New Jersey cities and places, Newark city had the highest population with Ghanaian ancestry (2.34K), followed by Elizabeth city (875), and East Orange city (622).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Ghanaian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New Jersey.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Population with Ghanaian Ancestry in 2021
Newark city
Elizabeth city
East Orange city
Jersey City city
Hackensack city
Parsippany CDP
Iselin CDP
Hillsborough CDP
Carteret borough
Paterson city
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Population with Ghanaian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Newark city 2336
2 Elizabeth city 875
3 East Orange city 622
4 Jersey City city 509
5 Hackensack city 374
6 Parsippany CDP 319
7 Iselin CDP 280
8 Hillsborough CDP 235
9 Carteret borough 171
10 Paterson city 159
11 Hoboken city 137
12 Avenel CDP 108
13 Budd Lake CDP 99
13 Jamesburg borough 99
14 Short Hills CDP 97
15 Sayreville borough 91
16 Englewood city 89
17 Madison Park CDP 88
17 Phillipsburg town 88
17 Somerset CDP 88
18 Toms River CDP 83
19 Pleasantville city 78
20 Pine Lake Park CDP 70
21 Atlantic City city 62
21 Bergenfield borough 62
22 Princeton Meadows CDP 54
23 Dumont borough 52
23 Elmwood Park borough 52
24 Spotswood borough 51
25 Keasbey CDP 47
26 Collingswood borough 46
27 Rahway city 45
28 Keansburg borough 42
29 Metuchen borough 40
29 New Brunswick city 40
30 Old Bridge CDP 39
31 Mercerville CDP 34
32 Franklin Park CDP 33
33 Fords CDP 29
34 Smithville CDP 28
35 Pemberton Heights CDP 25
36 Burlington city 23
37 Highland Park borough 22
37 Linden city 22
37 Monmouth Junction CDP 22
37 South River borough 22
38 Beverly city 19
38 Maywood borough 19
39 Voorhees CDP 18
40 Fort Lee borough 17
40 Glassboro borough 17
40 Watsessing CDP 17
41 Magnolia borough 14
41 Port Morris CDP 14
42 Belle Mead CDP 13
42 The College of New Jersey CDP 13
43 Belmar borough 10
43 Lavallette borough 10
43 Martinsville CDP 10
43 Runnemede borough 10
44 Secaucus town 9
45 Montclair State University CDP 7
46 Bradley Gardens CDP 6
47 Kean University CDP 4
48 Deal borough 3
49 Skillman CDP 1