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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.30K people in New Jersey with Kenyan ancestry (0.05% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, North Arlington borough had the highest percentage of its population with Kenyan ancestry (1.32%), followed by Jersey City city (0.48%), and Maywood borough (0.42%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Kenyan 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 Kenyan Ancestry in 2021
North Arlington borough
Jersey City city
Maywood borough
Roselle Park borough
Avenel CDP
Somerset CDP
Somerville borough
Lodi borough
Princeton
Hackensack city
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Kenyan Ancestry in 2021
0 of 0
Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 North Arlington borough 1.32
2 Jersey City city 0.48
3 Maywood borough 0.42
3 Roselle Park borough 0.42
4 Avenel CDP 0.29
4 Somerset CDP 0.29
5 Somerville borough 0.28
6 Lodi borough 0.25
7 Princeton 0.22
8 Hackensack city 0.18
8 Hillsborough CDP 0.18
9 Glen Rock borough 0.16
9 Princeton Meadows CDP 0.16
10 Metuchen borough 0.14
10 Sayreville borough 0.14
10 Trenton city 0.14
11 Morristown town 0.13
12 Newark city 0.10
13 Cliffside Park borough 0.09
14 Old Bridge CDP 0.06
15 East Orange city 0.02
15 Passaic city 0.02