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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 31.51K people in New Jersey with Nigerian ancestry (0.34% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Fords CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (2.35%), followed by Newark city (2.18%), and East Orange city (1.95%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Nigerian 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 Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Fords CDP
Newark city
East Orange city
Avenel CDP
Brookdale CDP
Sicklerville CDP
Highland Park borough
Camden city
Lake Hopatcong CDP
Roselle borough
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Fords CDP 2.35
2 Newark city 2.18
3 East Orange city 1.95
4 Avenel CDP 1.93
5 Brookdale CDP 1.10
6 Sicklerville CDP 1.08
7 Highland Park borough 0.98
8 Camden city 0.89
9 Lake Hopatcong CDP 0.85
10 Roselle borough 0.81
11 South Plainfield borough 0.76
12 Linden city 0.66
13 Parsippany CDP 0.64
14 Glassboro borough 0.62
15 Old Bridge CDP 0.60
16 Echelon CDP 0.56
16 Rahway city 0.56
17 Woodbridge CDP 0.50
18 Cherry Hill Mall CDP 0.49
18 Jersey City city 0.49
19 Upper Montclair CDP 0.48
20 Hackensack city 0.45
20 Robertsville CDP 0.45
20 Sayreville borough 0.45
21 Franklin Park CDP 0.40
22 Kendall Park CDP 0.35
23 New Milford borough 0.34
24 Collingswood borough 0.33
24 Trenton city 0.33
25 Carteret borough 0.32
25 Lodi borough 0.32
25 Plainfield city 0.32
25 Somerville borough 0.32
26 Lindenwold borough 0.31
27 Cliffside Park borough 0.30
28 Vineland city 0.28
29 Secaucus town 0.26
30 Fair Lawn borough 0.25
31 Browns Mills CDP 0.24
31 Phillipsburg town 0.24
31 Pompton Lakes borough 0.24
32 Tinton Falls borough 0.23
33 Kearny town 0.22
34 Harrison town 0.20
35 New Brunswick city 0.19
35 Union City city 0.19
36 Elizabeth city 0.18
36 New Providence borough 0.18
37 Colonia CDP 0.17
38 Woodbury city 0.16
39 Bergenfield borough 0.15
39 Red Bank borough 0.15
39 Westmont CDP 0.15
40 Palisades Park borough 0.13
40 Passaic city 0.13
41 Paramus borough 0.11
41 Wallington borough 0.11
42 Eatontown borough 0.10
42 Paterson city 0.10
43 Holiday City-Berkeley CDP 0.09
44 Atlantic City city 0.08
44 Bayonne city 0.08
44 Hammonton town 0.08
45 Perth Amboy city 0.07
46 Manville borough 0.04
47 Little Ferry borough 0.02
48 Roselle Park borough 0.01