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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 79.21K people in New Jersey with Portuguese ancestry (0.86% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, South River borough had the highest percentage of its population with Portuguese ancestry (10.32%), followed by Kearny town (8.90%), and North Arlington borough (6.89%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Portuguese 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 Portuguese Ancestry in 2021

South River borough

Kearny town

North Arlington borough

Linden city

Colonia CDP

Harrison town

Elizabeth city

Lodi borough

Long Branch city

Roselle Park borough

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	South River borough	10.32
2	Kearny town	8.90
3	North Arlington borough	6.89
4	Linden city	5.85
5	Colonia CDP	4.78
6	Harrison town	4.23
7	Elizabeth city	3.79
8	Lodi borough	3.70
9	Long Branch city	3.59
10	Roselle Park borough	3.39
11	Rahway city	3.11
12	Newark city	3.09
13	Sayreville borough	2.41
14	Eatontown borough	2.30
15	Carteret borough	2.29
16	Westfield town	2.14
17	Florham Park borough	2.08
18	Ringwood borough	1.96
19	Fords CDP	1.58
20	Iselin CDP	1.48
21	Madison borough	1.47
22	Morristown town	1.36
23	Oakland borough	1.28
24	Martinsville CDP	1.24
25	Blackwells Mills CDP	1.22
25	Rutherford borough	1.22
26	Brookdale CDP	1.20
27	Lake Hopatcong CDP	1.17
28	Lindenwold borough	1.16
29	Bradley Gardens CDP	1.01
30	Metuchen borough	0.99
30	Old Bridge CDP	0.99
31	Avenel CDP	0.98
31	South Plainfield borough	0.98
31	The Hills CDP	0.98
32	Little Ferry borough	0.97
33	Highland Park borough	0.96
34	Hopatcong borough	0.92
35	Toms River CDP	0.89
36	Totowa borough	0.88
37	Hasbrouck Heights borough	0.81
38	Woodbridge CDP	0.79
39	Tinton Falls borough	0.78
40	Dumont borough	0.75
41	Bound Brook borough	0.74
42	Somerville borough	0.73
43	Cliffside Park borough	0.71
43	Summit city	0.71
44	Roselle borough	0.68
45	Princeton	0.64
45	Robertsville CDP	0.64
45	Westmont CDP	0.64
46	Browns Mills CDP	0.63
46	Garfield city	0.63
46	Hackettstown town	0.63
47	Beachwood borough	0.62
47	Fair Lawn borough	0.62
48	Holiday City-Berkeley CDP	0.54
48	West Freehold CDP	0.54
48	Woodland Park borough	0.54
49	Upper Montclair CDP	0.52
50	Parsippany CDP	0.49
51	North Plainfield borough	0.47
52	Millville city	0.45
53	Franklin Lakes borough	0.44
54	Marlton CDP	0.43
55	Clifton city	0.41
55	Fort Lee borough	0.41
55	Pompton Lakes borough	0.41
56	Waldwick borough	0.40
57	Ocean Acres CDP	0.39
58	Oak Ridge CDP	0.37
59	Paramus borough	0.36
60	Hammonton town	0.35
60	Hoboken city	0.35
61	Guttenberg town	0.34
62	Hillsdale borough	0.33
62	New Brunswick city	0.33
63	Greentree CDP	0.32
64	New Milford borough	0.30
65	Plainfield city	0.29
66	Asbury Park city	0.28
67	Echelon CDP	0.27
68	Freehold borough	0.26
68	Hillsborough CDP	0.26
69	Jersey City city	0.25
69	Mercerville CDP	0.25
70	Perth Amboy city	0.24
70	West New York town	0.24
71	Somers Point city	0.23
72	Hackensack city	0.22
72	Union City city	0.22
73	Franklin Park CDP	0.21
74	Red Bank borough	0.20
74	Wallington borough	0.20
74	Westwood borough	0.20
75	Glassboro borough	0.19
75	Hawthorne borough	0.19
75	Somerset CDP	0.19
76	Camden city	0.18
76	Lincoln Park borough	0.18
76	Secaucus town	0.18
77	Dover town	0.17
77	Fairview borough	0.17
78	Collingswood borough	0.16
78	Edgewater borough	0.16
78	New Providence borough	0.16
79	Ramsey borough	0.15
80	Atlantic City city	0.14
80	Haddonfield borough	0.14
81	Pennsville CDP	0.13
82	East Orange city	0.12
82	Glen Rock borough	0.12
83	Bayonne city	0.11
83	Point Pleasant borough	0.11
84	Kendall Park CDP	0.10
84	Lakewood CDP	0.10
84	Middlesex borough	0.10
84	Moorestown-Lenola CDP	0.10
84	Preakness CDP	0.10
85	Elmwood Park borough	0.09
85	Paterson city	0.09
86	Sicklerville CDP	0.08
86	Trenton city	0.08
87	Manville borough	0.07
87	Williamstown CDP	0.07
88	River Edge borough	0.06
88	Woodbury city	0.06
89	Pleasantville city	0.04
90	Bellmawr borough	0.03
90	Ocean City city	0.03