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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 304.14K people in New Jersey with American ancestry (3.29% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Lakewood CDP had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (15.07%), followed by Woodbury city (10.35%), and Westfield town (7.96%).

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

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Lakewood CDP

Woodbury city

Westfield town

Springdale CDP

Manville borough

Carteret borough

Short Hills CDP

Pennsville CDP

Perth Amboy city

The Hills CDP

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Lakewood CDP	15.07
2	Woodbury city	10.35
3	Westfield town	7.96
4	Springdale CDP	7.09
5	Manville borough	6.93
6	Carteret borough	6.78
7	Short Hills CDP	6.65
8	Pennsville CDP	6.09
9	Perth Amboy city	5.99
10	The Hills CDP	5.77
11	Elmwood Park borough	5.45
12	Roselle Park borough	5.42
13	West Freehold CDP	5.29
14	Toms River CDP	4.77
15	Lake Hopatcong CDP	4.75
16	Robertsville CDP	4.72
17	Holiday City-Berkeley CDP	4.69
18	New Providence borough	4.57
19	Pine Hill borough	4.52
20	Avenel CDP	4.48
21	Martinsville CDP	4.30
22	Pompton Lakes borough	4.28
23	Tinton Falls borough	4.24
24	Hawthorne borough	4.14
25	Point Pleasant borough	4.12
25	Summit city	4.12
26	Freehold borough	4.11
27	Franklin Lakes borough	4.07
28	Fair Lawn borough	4.04
29	Hasbrouck Heights borough	4.02
30	New Brunswick city	3.98
31	Colonia CDP	3.91
32	Lincoln Park borough	3.88
33	Fords CDP	3.86
34	Oak Ridge CDP	3.84
35	Browns Mills CDP	3.83
36	Iselin CDP	3.79
37	Hamilton Square CDP	3.74
38	Cherry Hill Mall CDP	3.71
39	Metuchen borough	3.70
40	New Milford borough	3.65
41	Bayonne city	3.62
41	Red Bank borough	3.62
42	Tenafly borough	3.60
43	Bergenfield borough	3.55
44	Princeton	3.54
45	Old Bridge CDP	3.51
46	Newark city	3.49
47	Madison borough	3.44
48	Englewood city	3.43
49	Ocean Acres CDP	3.42
50	Florham Park borough	3.41
51	Marlton CDP	3.38
52	Oakland borough	3.31
52	Woodland Park borough	3.31
53	North Arlington borough	3.28
53	Phillipsburg town	3.28
54	Long Branch city	3.26
54	Vineland city	3.26
55	Little Ferry borough	3.25
56	Hillsborough CDP	3.23
57	Williamstown CDP	3.10
58	Glen Rock borough	3.08
59	Asbury Park city	3.04
59	Kendall Park CDP	3.04
60	Woodbridge CDP	3.01
61	Brookdale CDP	3.00
61	Roselle borough	3.00
62	Ramsey borough	2.96
63	Kearny town	2.92
63	Millville city	2.92
64	Plainfield city	2.89
65	East Orange city	2.84
66	Upper Montclair CDP	2.80
67	Ocean City city	2.76
68	Preakness CDP	2.74
69	Moorestown-Lenola CDP	2.73
69	Somerville borough	2.73
70	Bridgeton city	2.72
71	Hillsdale borough	2.70
72	Hoboken city	2.66
73	Greentree CDP	2.65
74	Hopatcong borough	2.62
75	Hammonton town	2.59
75	Linden city	2.59
76	Gloucester City city	2.55
77	Middlesex borough	2.53
78	Dumont borough	2.52
78	Maywood borough	2.52
78	Parsippany CDP	2.52
79	Collingswood borough	2.51
80	Pleasantville city	2.40
81	Paramus borough	2.39
82	Morristown town	2.38
83	Jersey City city	2.35
83	Pompton Plains CDP	2.35
84	Mercerville CDP	2.34
85	Ridgewood village	2.33
85	Sicklerville CDP	2.33
86	Blackwells Mills CDP	2.32
87	Bound Brook borough	2.31
87	Harrison town	2.31
88	Ringwood borough	2.25
89	Westwood borough	2.17
90	Fort Lee borough	2.16
90	Hackettstown town	2.16
91	Glassboro borough	2.15
92	Hackensack city	2.14
92	Wanaque borough	2.14
93	North Plainfield borough	2.12
94	Rahway city	2.09
95	Camden city	2.06
95	Sayreville borough	2.06
96	Elizabeth city	2.05
97	Lindenwold borough	2.04
98	Somers Point city	2.03
99	Lodi borough	2.01
99	West New York town	2.01
100	River Edge borough	1.98
101	South Plainfield borough	1.94
102	Dover town	1.93
103	Wallington borough	1.91
104	Trenton city	1.90
105	Princeton Meadows CDP	1.89
106	Somerset CDP	1.83
107	Garfield city	1.82
108	Guttenberg town	1.81
108	Secaucus town	1.81
109	Franklin Park CDP	1.76
110	Beachwood borough	1.74
111	Haddonfield borough	1.73
112	Bradley Gardens CDP	1.70
113	Highland Park borough	1.69
114	Palisades Park borough	1.66
114	Union City city	1.66
115	Passaic city	1.65
116	Clifton city	1.63
117	Ridgefield borough	1.57
118	South River borough	1.47
119	Waldwick borough	1.46
120	Eatontown borough	1.41
121	Cliffside Park borough	1.39
121	Fairview borough	1.39
122	Ridgefield Park village	1.37
123	Rutherford borough	1.24
123	Westmont CDP	1.24
124	Echelon CDP	1.22
125	Atlantic City city	1.13
126	Edgewater borough	1.09
127	Paterson city	1.01
128	Bellmawr borough	0.54
129	Totowa borough	0.52