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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.50M people in New Jersey with Other Groups ancestry (37.94% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Passaic city had the highest percentage of its population with Other Groups ancestry (78.86%), followed by Bridgeton city (77.66%), and Perth Amboy city (76.27%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Other Groups 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 Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Passaic city
Bridgeton city
Perth Amboy city
Union City city
Dover town
Paterson city
West New York town
Atlantic City city
Camden city
Pleasantville city
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Passaic city 78.86
2 Bridgeton city 77.66
3 Perth Amboy city 76.27
4 Union City city 76.01
5 Dover town 74.20
6 Paterson city 73.69
7 West New York town 73.58
8 Atlantic City city 71.88
9 Camden city 71.78
10 Pleasantville city 70.79
11 Princeton Meadows CDP 69.76
12 Elizabeth city 67.51
13 Palisades Park borough 66.76
14 Trenton city 66.57
15 Plainfield city 66.46
16 Guttenberg town 65.19
17 Newark city 63.61
18 Carteret borough 62.85
19 Harrison town 62.21
20 Jersey City city 61.37
21 New Brunswick city 61.18
22 North Plainfield borough 60.94
23 Fairview borough 60.23
24 Edgewater borough 59.67
25 Roselle borough 59.10
26 Ridgefield borough 57.25
27 Ridgefield Park village 56.99
28 Bergenfield borough 56.36
29 Lindenwold borough 56.00
30 Fort Lee borough 55.90
31 Freehold borough 55.06
32 East Orange city 53.45
33 Somerset CDP 53.36
34 Hackensack city 53.19
35 Iselin CDP 53.11
36 Englewood city 52.52
37 Bound Brook borough 51.84
38 Kearny town 51.20
39 Parsippany CDP 50.81
40 Little Ferry borough 49.60
41 Franklin Park CDP 49.52
42 Secaucus town 49.17
43 Tenafly borough 48.27
44 Avenel CDP 47.91
45 Clifton city 46.89
46 Kendall Park CDP 45.75
47 Lodi borough 45.19
48 Bayonne city 45.08
49 Woodbridge CDP 45.07
50 Vineland city 45.06
51 Short Hills CDP 43.88
52 Fords CDP 43.53
53 Rahway city 43.24
54 Linden city 43.23
55 Cliffside Park borough 43.10
56 Echelon CDP 42.71
57 Highland Park borough 41.55
58 Asbury Park city 41.12
59 Roselle Park borough 41.07
60 Paramus borough 41.06
61 Garfield city 40.82
62 Maywood borough 40.41
63 Red Bank borough 40.05
64 Bradley Gardens CDP 39.95
65 Sayreville borough 39.84
66 Morristown town 39.73
67 Dumont borough 39.63
68 The Hills CDP 39.45
69 Browns Mills CDP 38.90
70 River Edge borough 38.86
71 Elmwood Park borough 38.27
72 New Milford borough 38.10
73 Sicklerville CDP 38.08
74 North Arlington borough 37.74
75 South Plainfield borough 37.35
76 Somerville borough 36.83
77 Hillsborough CDP 35.70
78 Rutherford borough 35.06
79 Hoboken city 34.87
80 Middlesex borough 34.71
81 Lakewood CDP 34.63
82 Brookdale CDP 34.37
83 Fair Lawn borough 34.23
84 Long Branch city 33.94
85 Blackwells Mills CDP 33.58
86 Princeton 33.53
87 Woodbury city 33.47
88 Pine Hill borough 33.11
89 Hasbrouck Heights borough 32.62
90 Woodland Park borough 32.34
91 Metuchen borough 32.14
92 Millville city 31.85
93 South River borough 31.67
94 Hawthorne borough 31.33
95 Greentree CDP 30.77
96 Glassboro borough 30.73
97 Eatontown borough 30.70
98 Westwood borough 30.53
99 Somers Point city 30.40
100 Springdale CDP 30.24
101 Colonia CDP 29.79
102 Summit city 29.49
103 Old Bridge CDP 28.73
104 Preakness CDP 28.63
105 Ridgewood village 27.41
106 Robertsville CDP 26.83
107 Cherry Hill Mall CDP 26.55
108 Hammonton town 26.42
108 Totowa borough 26.42
109 Bellmawr borough 26.13
110 Hackettstown town 26.06
111 Manville borough 26.00
112 Glen Rock borough 25.64
113 Wallington borough 25.15
114 Florham Park borough 24.82
115 Phillipsburg town 24.38
116 Westfield town 24.17
117 New Providence borough 23.67
118 Mercerville CDP 23.49
119 Upper Montclair CDP 23.47
120 West Freehold CDP 22.86
121 Tinton Falls borough 22.60
122 Collingswood borough 22.31
123 Martinsville CDP 22.06
124 Wanaque borough 21.91
125 Madison borough 21.48
126 Waldwick borough 21.30
127 Franklin Lakes borough 20.96
128 Williamstown CDP 20.92
129 Hillsdale borough 20.75
130 Lincoln Park borough 20.67
131 Pompton Lakes borough 20.09
132 Oakland borough 19.71
133 Toms River CDP 19.35
134 Gloucester City city 18.61
135 Hopatcong borough 18.35
136 Beachwood borough 17.90
137 Moorestown-Lenola CDP 16.49
138 Ramsey borough 15.51
139 Ocean City city 15.17
140 Ringwood borough 15.04
141 Marlton CDP 13.62
142 Pennsville CDP 13.36
143 Holiday City-Berkeley CDP 13.03
144 Ocean Acres CDP 12.03
145 Lake Hopatcong CDP 11.69
146 Point Pleasant borough 11.33
147 Pompton Plains CDP 11.09
148 Westmont CDP 10.48
149 Haddonfield borough 10.46
150 Oak Ridge CDP 10.37
151 Hamilton Square CDP 10.34