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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.34K people in New Jersey with Bulgarian ancestry (0.04% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Brookdale CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Bulgarian ancestry (1.45%), followed by Ocean City city (1.19%), and Secaucus town (0.53%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Bulgarian ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Bulgarian Ancestry in 2021
Brookdale CDP
Ocean City city
Secaucus town
Pompton Lakes borough
Hillsborough CDP
Holiday City-Berkeley CDP
Lake Hopatcong CDP
Elmwood Park borough
Garfield city
Summit city
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Bulgarian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Brookdale CDP 1.45
2 Ocean City city 1.19
3 Secaucus town 0.53
4 Pompton Lakes borough 0.49
5 Hillsborough CDP 0.40
6 Holiday City-Berkeley CDP 0.35
7 Lake Hopatcong CDP 0.27
8 Elmwood Park borough 0.26
9 Garfield city 0.24
9 Summit city 0.24
10 Dumont borough 0.23
11 Ridgewood village 0.22
12 Phillipsburg town 0.21
13 South River borough 0.20
14 Fair Lawn borough 0.18
15 Red Bank borough 0.16
16 Ridgefield Park village 0.14
16 Roselle Park borough 0.14
16 Wanaque borough 0.14
17 Englewood city 0.12
18 Jersey City city 0.11
18 Tenafly borough 0.11
18 The Hills CDP 0.11
19 Kendall Park CDP 0.10
20 Atlantic City city 0.09
20 Fords CDP 0.09
20 Fort Lee borough 0.09
21 Paramus borough 0.08
22 River Edge borough 0.04
23 Springdale CDP 0.03