Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 184.78K people in New Jersey with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry (2.00% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, East Orange city had the highest percentage of its population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry (16.22%), followed by Asbury Park city (11.66%), and Roselle borough (10.20%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having West Indian (except Hispanic 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 West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
East Orange city
Asbury Park city
Roselle borough
Englewood city
Plainfield city
Linden city
Hackensack city
Franklin Park CDP
Somerville borough
Somerset CDP
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 East Orange city 16.22
2 Asbury Park city 11.66
3 Roselle borough 10.20
4 Englewood city 7.17
5 Plainfield city 6.95
6 Linden city 6.85
7 Hackensack city 6.61
8 Franklin Park CDP 4.70
9 Somerville borough 4.67
10 Somerset CDP 4.51
11 Elizabeth city 4.49
12 Rahway city 4.47
13 Gloucester City city 4.18
14 Paterson city 4.08
15 Elmwood Park borough 3.99
16 Newark city 3.98
17 Pleasantville city 3.79
18 Lake Hopatcong CDP 3.68
19 Roselle Park borough 3.56
20 Carteret borough 3.43
21 North Plainfield borough 3.36
22 Trenton city 3.11
23 Lindenwold borough 3.03
24 Woodbridge CDP 2.85
25 Pine Hill borough 2.82
26 Avenel CDP 2.74
27 Hillsdale borough 2.71
28 Lodi borough 2.67
29 Bergenfield borough 2.57
30 Jersey City city 2.54
31 Brookdale CDP 2.46
32 Sicklerville CDP 2.41
33 Hasbrouck Heights borough 2.40
34 Ridgefield Park village 2.35
35 Totowa borough 2.28
36 Perth Amboy city 2.19
37 Somers Point city 2.15
37 Vineland city 2.15
38 Long Branch city 2.14
39 Sayreville borough 2.00
40 Cliffside Park borough 1.98
41 Manville borough 1.91
42 Woodbury city 1.85
43 West Freehold CDP 1.81
44 Dover town 1.79
44 River Edge borough 1.79
45 Iselin CDP 1.69
46 Fords CDP 1.68
47 Hawthorne borough 1.66
48 Freehold borough 1.64
49 South Plainfield borough 1.62
50 Atlantic City city 1.58
51 Middlesex borough 1.55
52 Camden city 1.54
53 Collingswood borough 1.53
54 Bayonne city 1.38
54 Westwood borough 1.38
55 Metuchen borough 1.36
56 Garfield city 1.31
56 Williamstown CDP 1.31
57 New Brunswick city 1.30
58 Lincoln Park borough 1.28
59 Fair Lawn borough 1.24
60 Bridgeton city 1.22
61 Princeton 1.20
62 Maywood borough 1.17
62 Morristown town 1.17
63 Highland Park borough 1.15
64 Waldwick borough 1.13
65 Tinton Falls borough 1.12
66 Glassboro borough 1.11
67 Red Bank borough 1.06
68 Eatontown borough 1.02
69 Ramsey borough 0.99
70 Edgewater borough 0.94
71 Madison borough 0.90
72 Pompton Lakes borough 0.89
73 Fort Lee borough 0.88
74 Palisades Park borough 0.86
74 Woodland Park borough 0.86
75 Westfield town 0.85
76 Millville city 0.83
76 New Milford borough 0.83
77 Phillipsburg town 0.78
78 Dumont borough 0.74
78 Secaucus town 0.74
79 Fairview borough 0.70
79 Hoboken city 0.70
79 Hopatcong borough 0.70
80 Clifton city 0.66
81 Westmont CDP 0.65
82 Browns Mills CDP 0.64
82 Greentree CDP 0.64
82 Hackettstown town 0.64
83 Parsippany CDP 0.63
84 Upper Montclair CDP 0.62
85 Blackwells Mills CDP 0.61
85 Oakland borough 0.61
85 Toms River CDP 0.61
86 Holiday City-Berkeley CDP 0.60
87 West New York town 0.59
88 Hillsborough CDP 0.56
89 Florham Park borough 0.55
89 Ridgewood village 0.55
90 Harrison town 0.53
91 Union City city 0.51
92 Colonia CDP 0.49
92 Paramus borough 0.49
93 Beachwood borough 0.48
93 Rutherford borough 0.48
94 Guttenberg town 0.46
95 Ocean Acres CDP 0.45
95 Old Bridge CDP 0.45
96 Hamilton Square CDP 0.44
97 Robertsville CDP 0.39
98 Mercerville CDP 0.37
99 Kendall Park CDP 0.36
99 Summit city 0.36
100 Passaic city 0.34
101 Bound Brook borough 0.33
102 Princeton Meadows CDP 0.32
102 Ringwood borough 0.32
103 Glen Rock borough 0.31
103 Ridgefield borough 0.31
104 Oak Ridge CDP 0.28
105 Springdale CDP 0.27
106 South River borough 0.26
107 The Hills CDP 0.25
108 Marlton CDP 0.23
108 Pennsville CDP 0.23
109 Wallington borough 0.22
110 Echelon CDP 0.21
110 Kearny town 0.21
111 Lakewood CDP 0.17
112 New Providence borough 0.15
113 Hammonton town 0.14
113 Tenafly borough 0.14
114 Bradley Gardens CDP 0.13
114 North Arlington borough 0.13
115 Haddonfield borough 0.11
115 Martinsville CDP 0.11
115 Wanaque borough 0.11
116 Little Ferry borough 0.10
117 Cherry Hill Mall CDP 0.09
118 Short Hills CDP 0.08
119 Point Pleasant borough 0.05
120 Bellmawr borough 0.03