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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.20K people in New Jersey with Iranian ancestry (0.08% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Upper Montclair CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (2.52%), followed by The Hills CDP (1.77%), and Franklin Lakes borough (1.60%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Iranian 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 Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Upper Montclair CDP
The Hills CDP
Franklin Lakes borough
Dumont borough
Paramus borough
Guttenberg town
Ridgewood village
Florham Park borough
Cliffside Park borough
Secaucus town
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Upper Montclair CDP 2.52
2 The Hills CDP 1.77
3 Franklin Lakes borough 1.60
4 Dumont borough 1.19
5 Paramus borough 0.95
6 Guttenberg town 0.69
7 Ridgewood village 0.65
8 Florham Park borough 0.48
9 Cliffside Park borough 0.46
10 Secaucus town 0.37
11 Fort Lee borough 0.35
11 Woodland Park borough 0.35
12 Holiday City-Berkeley CDP 0.33
13 Iselin CDP 0.32
13 Rutherford borough 0.32
14 Parsippany CDP 0.31
15 Oakland borough 0.28
16 Summit city 0.27
17 Asbury Park city 0.26
18 Fords CDP 0.22
19 Woodbridge CDP 0.21
20 Princeton 0.20
21 Hoboken city 0.19
21 Metuchen borough 0.19
22 Bound Brook borough 0.18
22 Fair Lawn borough 0.18
23 Westwood borough 0.17
24 Edgewater borough 0.16
25 River Edge borough 0.15
25 Short Hills CDP 0.15
26 Beachwood borough 0.13
26 Blackwells Mills CDP 0.13
26 New Providence borough 0.13
27 Hillsdale borough 0.12
28 Brookdale CDP 0.10
28 Franklin Park CDP 0.10
28 Plainfield city 0.10
28 Roselle Park borough 0.10
29 Atlantic City city 0.08
29 Perth Amboy city 0.08
29 Union City city 0.08
30 Highland Park borough 0.07
31 Harrison town 0.06
31 New Brunswick city 0.06
31 Preakness CDP 0.06
32 Madison borough 0.05
33 Elizabeth city 0.04
33 Lakewood CDP 0.04
33 North Arlington borough 0.04
34 Passaic city 0.03
34 Vineland city 0.03
35 Kearny town 0.02