Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 94.21K people in New Jersey with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.02% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Ringwood borough had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (4.60%), followed by Kendall Park CDP (4.53%), and Princeton (4.28%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Ringwood borough
Kendall Park CDP
Princeton
Eatontown borough
Blackwells Mills CDP
Haddonfield borough
Hackettstown town
Highland Park borough
Westwood borough
Rutherford borough
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Ringwood borough 4.60
2 Kendall Park CDP 4.53
3 Princeton 4.28
4 Eatontown borough 3.60
5 Blackwells Mills CDP 3.46
6 Haddonfield borough 3.25
7 Hackettstown town 3.03
8 Highland Park borough 2.72
9 Westwood borough 2.65
10 Rutherford borough 2.61
11 Browns Mills CDP 2.50
11 Tenafly borough 2.50
12 Red Bank borough 2.33
13 Fairview borough 2.23
14 Hoboken city 2.19
15 Hamilton Square CDP 2.15
16 Moorestown-Lenola CDP 2.06
17 Oakland borough 2.01
18 Hasbrouck Heights borough 1.96
18 Summit city 1.96
19 Pennsville CDP 1.89
20 Point Pleasant borough 1.85
21 Ridgewood village 1.78
22 Toms River CDP 1.70
23 Mercerville CDP 1.66
24 Ocean Acres CDP 1.64
25 Collingswood borough 1.61
26 Hopatcong borough 1.59
26 Martinsville CDP 1.59
27 Wanaque borough 1.57
28 Marlton CDP 1.52
28 Millville city 1.52
28 Pompton Lakes borough 1.52
29 Metuchen borough 1.50
30 Gloucester City city 1.48
30 Madison borough 1.48
31 Phillipsburg town 1.43
32 River Edge borough 1.42
33 Glen Rock borough 1.37
33 New Providence borough 1.37
33 The Hills CDP 1.37
34 Long Branch city 1.36
35 Greentree CDP 1.29
36 Westmont CDP 1.28
37 Ramsey borough 1.27
37 Williamstown CDP 1.27
38 Palisades Park borough 1.25
39 Manville borough 1.23
39 Princeton Meadows CDP 1.23
40 Pompton Plains CDP 1.20
41 Dumont borough 1.19
41 Westfield town 1.19
42 Asbury Park city 1.16
43 Lincoln Park borough 1.15
43 Ridgefield Park village 1.15
44 Ocean City city 1.14
45 Bellmawr borough 1.12
45 Iselin CDP 1.12
46 Hillsborough CDP 1.10
47 Franklin Lakes borough 1.09
48 Hillsdale borough 1.08
48 Oak Ridge CDP 1.08
49 Pine Hill borough 1.06
50 Little Ferry borough 1.04
50 Woodbury city 1.04
51 Ridgefield borough 1.02
52 Somers Point city 1.01
53 Florham Park borough 1.00
54 Springdale CDP 0.99
55 Hawthorne borough 0.98
56 Cherry Hill Mall CDP 0.97
56 Morristown town 0.97
57 Colonia CDP 0.93
57 Fair Lawn borough 0.93
58 Roselle Park borough 0.92
58 Somerset CDP 0.92
59 Lindenwold borough 0.90
60 Hammonton town 0.89
61 Short Hills CDP 0.86
61 Somerville borough 0.86
62 Guttenberg town 0.85
62 Middlesex borough 0.85
63 Edgewater borough 0.79
64 Glassboro borough 0.78
64 Lake Hopatcong CDP 0.78
65 South Plainfield borough 0.76
66 Echelon CDP 0.72
66 Upper Montclair CDP 0.72
67 Vineland city 0.71
68 Rahway city 0.69
69 Beachwood borough 0.67
69 Secaucus town 0.67
70 Fords CDP 0.64
70 Holiday City-Berkeley CDP 0.64
70 Waldwick borough 0.64
71 Jersey City city 0.60
71 Preakness CDP 0.60
72 North Arlington borough 0.57
72 Old Bridge CDP 0.57
72 Parsippany CDP 0.57
73 Englewood city 0.56
73 Sayreville borough 0.56
74 Bergenfield borough 0.55
74 Elmwood Park borough 0.55
74 Woodbridge CDP 0.55
75 North Plainfield borough 0.54
76 Bayonne city 0.52
77 New Milford borough 0.50
77 Tinton Falls borough 0.50
77 Union City city 0.50
78 Bradley Gardens CDP 0.49
79 Maywood borough 0.48
79 Pleasantville city 0.48
79 West New York town 0.48
80 Totowa borough 0.47
80 Wallington borough 0.47
81 Bound Brook borough 0.43
81 Fort Lee borough 0.43
82 Robertsville CDP 0.39
83 Dover town 0.38
83 Paramus borough 0.38
84 Clifton city 0.37
84 Freehold borough 0.37
85 Linden city 0.36
86 Sicklerville CDP 0.35
87 Cliffside Park borough 0.33
87 Harrison town 0.33
88 Brookdale CDP 0.32
89 Lodi borough 0.30
90 Hackensack city 0.28
91 Lakewood CDP 0.27
91 Roselle borough 0.27
92 Kearny town 0.25
93 West Freehold CDP 0.24
94 Carteret borough 0.23
95 Trenton city 0.22
96 South River borough 0.18
97 Woodland Park borough 0.17
98 Elizabeth city 0.14
98 Paterson city 0.14
99 New Brunswick city 0.13
100 Bridgeton city 0.12
101 Garfield city 0.11
101 Newark city 0.11
101 Perth Amboy city 0.11
102 Avenel CDP 0.10
102 Franklin Park CDP 0.10
102 Plainfield city 0.10
103 East Orange city 0.07
104 Passaic city 0.05
105 Atlantic City city 0.02