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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 31.51K people in New Jersey with Nigerian ancestry. Among all New Jersey cities and places, Newark city had the highest population with Nigerian ancestry (6.68K), followed by Jersey City city (1.41K), and East Orange city (1.35K).

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

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

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Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

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Jersey City city

East Orange city

Vauxhall CDP

Camden city

Sicklerville CDP

Avenel CDP

Fords CDP

Trenton city

Linden city

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Newark city	6677
2	Jersey City city	1408
3	East Orange city	1346
4	Vauxhall CDP	1017
5	Camden city	646
6	Sicklerville CDP	505
7	Avenel CDP	330
8	Fords CDP	303
9	Trenton city	295
10	Linden city	285
11	Elizabeth city	240
12	Hackensack city	206
13	Sayreville borough	202
14	Mays Landing CDP	192
15	Palmyra borough	191
16	Roselle borough	183
16	South Plainfield borough	183
17	Plainfield city	173
18	Vineland city	171
19	Old Bridge CDP	170
20	Rahway city	167
21	Paterson city	161
22	Forsgate CDP	152
23	Highland Park borough	146
24	Port Reading CDP	145
25	Parsippany CDP	140
26	Union City city	132
27	Glassboro borough	126
27	South Amboy city	126
28	Beattystown CDP	113
29	Beverly city	111
29	Brookdale CDP	111
30	Oakhurst CDP	109
31	Woodbridge CDP	106
32	New Brunswick city	104
33	Kearny town	91
34	Lake Hopatcong CDP	89
35	Passaic city	88
36	Fair Lawn borough	86
37	Oaklyn borough	85
38	Lodi borough	82
39	Carteret borough	80
40	Cliffside Park borough	77
41	Echelon CDP	76
42	Spotswood borough	72
43	Ampere North CDP	71
44	Watsessing CDP	69
45	Cherry Hill Mall CDP	67
46	Lindenwold borough	65
47	Midland Park borough	63
48	Upper Montclair CDP	58
49	New Milford borough	57
50	Bayonne city	55
50	Franklin Park CDP	55
50	Monmouth Junction CDP	55
50	Robertsville CDP	55
50	Secaucus town	55
51	Bogota borough	50
52	Collingswood borough	47
53	Brooklawn borough	44
54	Tinton Falls borough	43
55	Bergenfield borough	42
56	Somerville borough	40
57	Harrison town	38
58	Kendall Park CDP	37
59	Perth Amboy city	36
59	Phillipsburg town	36
60	Colonia CDP	32
61	Atlantic City city	31
62	McGuire AFB CDP	30
63	Paramus borough	29
64	Fanwood borough	27
64	Palisades Park borough	27
64	Pompton Lakes borough	27
65	Elwood CDP	26
66	Barrington borough	25
66	Leonia borough	25
67	Browns Mills CDP	24
67	New Providence borough	24
68	Ramapo College of New Jersey CDP	23
69	William Paterson University of New Jersey CDP	22
70	Lyons CDP	21
70	Swedesboro borough	21
70	Westmont CDP	21
71	Madison Park CDP	19
71	Red Bank borough	19
72	Woodbury city	16
73	Stockton University CDP	15
74	Eatontown borough	14
75	Fort Dix CDP	13
75	Port Norris CDP	13
75	Wallington borough	13
76	Ocean Grove CDP	12
77	Hammonton town	11
77	Holiday City-Berkeley CDP	11
78	Montclair State University CDP	8
79	Annandale CDP	7
79	Byram Center CDP	7
79	Closter borough	7
79	Pottersville CDP	7
80	Chester borough	5
80	Kean University CDP	5
80	Somerdale borough	5
81	Flanders CDP	4
81	Manville borough	4
82	Bridgewater Center CDP	3
82	Oxford CDP	3
83	Bloomsbury borough	2
83	Caldwell borough	2
83	Little Ferry borough	2
84	Bernardsville borough	1
84	Demarest borough	1
84	Roselle Park borough	1
84	Sea Girt borough	1