Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the New Jersey Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 5.05%. Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Newark city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (28.92%), followed by Camden city (25.83%), and Elizabeth city (20.76%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Jersey cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all New Jersey cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Newark city
Camden city
Elizabeth city
Fairview borough
Harrison town
Kearny town
Paterson city
Perth Amboy city
Garfield city
Bridgeton city
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Newark city 28.92
2 Camden city 25.83
3 Elizabeth city 20.76
4 Fairview borough 17.15
5 Harrison town 16.81
6 Kearny town 16.28
7 Paterson city 16.15
8 Perth Amboy city 15.76
9 Garfield city 14.48
10 Bridgeton city 14.33
11 Lodi borough 14.28
12 East Orange city 14.25
13 Atlantic City city 13.76
14 Bellmawr borough 13.64
15 Carteret borough 13.48
16 Long Branch city 12.76
17 Holiday City-Berkeley CDP 12.73
18 Cliffside Park borough 12.04
19 South River borough 11.79
20 Millville city 11.46
21 Gloucester City city 11.33
22 Little Ferry borough 10.88
23 Linden city 10.59
24 Iselin CDP 10.58
25 Trenton city 10.34
25 Union City city 10.34
26 Pleasantville city 10.32
27 Secaucus town 10.13
28 Vineland city 9.84
29 Avenel CDP 9.71
30 Roselle borough 9.66
31 Lindenwold borough 9.58
32 West New York town 9.47
33 Browns Mills CDP 9.30
34 Guttenberg town 9.15
35 Pennsville CDP 8.72
36 Somers Point city 8.53
37 Wallington borough 8.49
38 Ridgefield borough 8.38
39 Palisades Park borough 8.06
40 Clifton city 7.98
41 Fords CDP 7.84
42 Elmwood Park borough 7.81
43 Pine Hill borough 7.66
44 Totowa borough 7.33
45 Woodland Park borough 7.15
46 New Brunswick city 7.13
47 Freehold borough 7.08
48 Passaic city 6.99
49 Sayreville borough 6.87
50 Phillipsburg town 6.58
51 Hackensack city 6.56
52 Woodbury city 6.54
53 Oak Ridge CDP 6.48
54 Bayonne city 6.25
55 Sicklerville CDP 6.22
56 North Plainfield borough 6.19
57 New Milford borough 6.13
58 Colonia CDP 6.09
59 Waldwick borough 6.03
60 Rahway city 5.91
61 South Plainfield borough 5.54
62 Wanaque borough 5.51
63 Lakewood CDP 5.47
64 Paramus borough 5.44
65 Manville borough 5.30
66 North Arlington borough 5.25
67 Eatontown borough 5.24
68 Roselle Park borough 5.21
69 Hawthorne borough 5.16
70 Echelon CDP 5.14
71 Jersey City city 5.07
72 Old Bridge CDP 4.97
73 Hammonton town 4.86
74 Somerville borough 4.83
75 Dover town 4.77
75 Ridgefield Park village 4.77
76 Parsippany CDP 4.74
76 Williamstown CDP 4.74
77 Glassboro borough 4.71
78 Westwood borough 4.70
79 Toms River CDP 4.63
80 Dumont borough 4.59
81 Bradley Gardens CDP 4.50
82 Middlesex borough 4.47
83 Fort Lee borough 4.35
84 Plainfield city 4.34
85 Hillsborough CDP 4.33
86 Asbury Park city 4.23
87 Beachwood borough 4.11
88 Bound Brook borough 4.09
89 Bergenfield borough 4.05
90 Ocean Acres CDP 4.04
91 West Freehold CDP 3.87
92 Lake Hopatcong CDP 3.84
93 Woodbridge CDP 3.71
94 Englewood city 3.70
95 Rutherford borough 3.61
96 Marlton CDP 3.58
97 Hasbrouck Heights borough 3.48
98 Kendall Park CDP 3.46
99 Hamilton Square CDP 3.44
100 Maywood borough 3.37
101 Hackettstown town 3.36
102 Preakness CDP 3.28
103 Pompton Lakes borough 3.26
104 Cherry Hill Mall CDP 3.21
105 Hillsdale borough 3.00
106 Hopatcong borough 2.91
107 Greentree CDP 2.87
108 Ringwood borough 2.86
109 Lincoln Park borough 2.65
110 Point Pleasant borough 2.62
111 Red Bank borough 2.58
112 Brookdale CDP 2.52
113 Martinsville CDP 2.51
114 Fair Lawn borough 2.35
115 Pompton Plains CDP 2.34
116 Mercerville CDP 2.25
117 Springdale CDP 2.21
118 Somerset CDP 2.16
119 Summit city 1.99
120 Robertsville CDP 1.91
121 Moorestown-Lenola CDP 1.85
122 Westmont CDP 1.82
123 Ocean City city 1.81
124 Glen Rock borough 1.77
125 River Edge borough 1.76
126 Madison borough 1.70
127 New Providence borough 1.52
128 Metuchen borough 1.45
129 Highland Park borough 1.44
130 Ramsey borough 1.38
130 Ridgewood village 1.38
131 Collingswood borough 1.33
132 Westfield town 1.31
133 Oakland borough 1.26
134 Blackwells Mills CDP 1.24
135 Tinton Falls borough 1.21
136 Haddonfield borough 1.18
137 Edgewater borough 1.15
138 Hoboken city 1.11
139 Upper Montclair CDP 0.93
140 Morristown town 0.92
141 Short Hills CDP 0.89
142 Florham Park borough 0.84
143 Franklin Park CDP 0.78
144 Princeton 0.76
145 The Hills CDP 0.72
146 Franklin Lakes borough 0.69
147 Tenafly borough 0.22
148 Princeton Meadows CDP 0.00