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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.56K people in New Jersey with South African ancestry (0.03% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Beachwood borough had the highest percentage of its population with South African ancestry (0.75%), followed by Ringwood borough (0.75%), and Madison borough (0.43%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having South African 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 South African Ancestry in 2021
Beachwood borough
Ringwood borough
Madison borough
Ramsey borough
Highland Park borough
Princeton
The Hills CDP
Pompton Lakes borough
Glen Rock borough
Lakewood CDP
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with South African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Beachwood borough 0.75
1 Ringwood borough 0.75
2 Madison borough 0.43
3 Ramsey borough 0.36
4 Highland Park borough 0.28
5 Princeton 0.26
5 The Hills CDP 0.26
6 Pompton Lakes borough 0.24
7 Glen Rock borough 0.21
7 Lakewood CDP 0.21
8 Hopatcong borough 0.20
9 Edgewater borough 0.16
10 Hillsborough CDP 0.13
10 Westfield town 0.13
11 Rahway city 0.12
11 Tenafly borough 0.12
12 Marlton CDP 0.08
12 West New York town 0.08
12 Woodbridge CDP 0.08
13 East Orange city 0.07
13 Haddonfield borough 0.07
14 New Brunswick city 0.06
15 Bradley Gardens CDP 0.05
16 Atlantic City city 0.04