Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Population in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all New Jersey cities and places, Newark city had the highest population (307.46K), followed by Jersey City city (285.14K), and Paterson city (158.10K).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Jersey cities and places.
You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities and places in the United States.
You can also similar information for each New Jersey county.
Related Topics: New Jersey Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Population in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark city | 307456 |
| 2 | Jersey City city | 285143 |
| 3 | Paterson city | 158102 |
| 4 | Elizabeth city | 135541 |
| 5 | Trenton city | 90018 |
| 6 | Clifton city | 89054 |
| 7 | Camden city | 71555 |
| 8 | Passaic city | 69748 |
| 9 | Bayonne city | 69561 |
| 10 | East Orange city | 68948 |
| 11 | Union City city | 65965 |
| 12 | Vineland city | 60561 |
| 13 | Hoboken city | 58257 |
| 14 | New Brunswick city | 56310 |
| 15 | Perth Amboy city | 55458 |
| 16 | Plainfield city | 55021 |
| 17 | West New York town | 51648 |
| 18 | Hackensack city | 45777 |
| 19 | Sayreville borough | 45194 |
| 20 | Linden city | 43697 |
| 21 | Kearny town | 40332 |
| 22 | Fort Lee borough | 39911 |
| 23 | Atlantic City city | 38453 |
| 24 | Fair Lawn borough | 35214 |
| 25 | Garfield city | 32517 |
| 26 | Long Branch city | 32448 |
| 27 | Westfield town | 30843 |
| 28 | Princeton | 30552 |
| 29 | Rahway city | 29975 |
| 30 | Englewood city | 29162 |
| 31 | Bergenfield borough | 28252 |
| 32 | Millville city | 27371 |
| 33 | Bridgeton city | 26722 |
| 34 | Paramus borough | 26491 |
| 35 | Ridgewood village | 26240 |
| 36 | Lodi borough | 26006 |
| 37 | Cliffside Park borough | 25645 |
| 38 | Carteret borough | 25221 |
| 39 | South Plainfield borough | 24297 |
| 40 | Glassboro borough | 23439 |
| 41 | North Plainfield borough | 22717 |
| 42 | Summit city | 22577 |
| 43 | Roselle borough | 22480 |
| 44 | Lindenwold borough | 21614 |
| 45 | Secaucus town | 21309 |
| 46 | Elmwood Park borough | 21300 |
| 47 | Pleasantville city | 20604 |
| 48 | Morristown town | 20278 |
| 49 | Palisades Park borough | 20175 |
| 50 | Tinton Falls borough | 19413 |
| 51 | Hawthorne borough | 19398 |
| 52 | Harrison town | 19337 |
| 53 | Point Pleasant borough | 19234 |
| 54 | Rutherford borough | 18732 |
| 55 | Dover town | 18460 |
| 56 | Dumont borough | 18221 |
| 57 | New Milford borough | 16923 |
| 58 | North Arlington borough | 16363 |
| 59 | South River borough | 15999 |
| 60 | Madison borough | 15912 |
| 61 | Phillipsburg town | 15264 |
| 62 | Tenafly borough | 15260 |
| 63 | Asbury Park city | 15218 |
| 64 | Highland Park borough | 15007 |
| 64 | Metuchen borough | 15007 |
| 65 | Fairview borough | 14945 |
| 66 | Hammonton town | 14774 |
| 67 | Ramsey borough | 14717 |
| 68 | Edgewater borough | 14671 |
| 69 | Middlesex borough | 14539 |
| 70 | Hopatcong borough | 14492 |
| 71 | Collingswood borough | 14153 |
| 72 | Roselle Park borough | 13950 |
| 73 | New Providence borough | 13665 |
| 74 | Eatontown borough | 13645 |
| 75 | Woodland Park borough | 13310 |
| 76 | Ridgefield Park village | 13158 |
| 77 | Florham Park borough | 13004 |
| 78 | Red Bank borough | 12907 |
| 79 | Oakland borough | 12694 |
| 80 | Somerville borough | 12593 |
| 81 | Freehold borough | 12548 |
| 82 | Haddonfield borough | 12525 |
| 83 | Glen Rock borough | 12083 |
| 84 | Hasbrouck Heights borough | 12060 |
| 85 | River Edge borough | 12026 |
| 86 | Bound Brook borough | 12019 |
| 87 | Wallington borough | 11819 |
| 88 | Bellmawr borough | 11688 |
| 89 | Guttenberg town | 11636 |
| 90 | Ringwood borough | 11598 |
| 91 | Gloucester City city | 11463 |
| 92 | Ridgefield borough | 11432 |
| 93 | Ocean City city | 11302 |
| 94 | Westwood borough | 11224 |
| 95 | Wanaque borough | 11128 |
| 96 | Beachwood borough | 11034 |
| 97 | Pompton Lakes borough | 11007 |
| 98 | Franklin Lakes borough | 10994 |
| 99 | Totowa borough | 10930 |
| 100 | Little Ferry borough | 10927 |
| 101 | Manville borough | 10916 |
| 102 | Lincoln Park borough | 10915 |
| 103 | Pine Hill borough | 10748 |
| 104 | Somers Point city | 10471 |
| 105 | Wood-Ridge borough | 10103 |
| 106 | Waldwick borough | 10088 |
| 107 | Hillsdale borough | 10084 |
| 108 | Maywood borough | 10032 |
| 109 | Hackettstown town | 10031 |
| 110 | Kinnelon borough | 9991 |
| 111 | Woodbury city | 9987 |
| 112 | Burlington city | 9983 |
| 113 | East Rutherford borough | 9969 |
| 114 | Keansburg borough | 9777 |
| 115 | Matawan borough | 9662 |
| 116 | Park Ridge borough | 9453 |
| 117 | South Amboy city | 9339 |
| 118 | Leonia borough | 9274 |
| 119 | Chatham borough | 9270 |
| 120 | Bogota borough | 9218 |
| 121 | Ventnor City city | 9214 |
| 122 | Absecon city | 9130 |
| 123 | Cresskill borough | 9122 |
| 124 | Haledon borough | 8952 |
| 125 | Caldwell borough | 8893 |
| 126 | Clayton borough | 8864 |
| 127 | Boonton town | 8821 |
| 128 | Pitman borough | 8809 |
| 129 | North Haledon borough | 8714 |
| 130 | Audubon borough | 8693 |
| 131 | West Long Branch borough | 8605 |
| 132 | Closter borough | 8549 |
| 133 | Raritan borough | 8485 |
| 134 | Montvale borough | 8452 |
| 135 | Newton town | 8440 |
| 136 | Northfield city | 8433 |
| 137 | Kenilworth borough | 8356 |
| 138 | Runnemede borough | 8313 |
| 139 | Upper Saddle River borough | 8308 |
| 140 | Oradell borough | 8196 |
| 141 | Butler borough | 8128 |
| 142 | Spotswood borough | 8097 |
| 143 | Bernardsville borough | 7883 |
| 144 | Fanwood borough | 7721 |
| 145 | Brigantine city | 7681 |
| 146 | Bloomingdale borough | 7680 |
| 146 | Glen Ridge borough | 7680 |
| 147 | Dunellen borough | 7590 |
| 148 | Berlin borough | 7511 |
| 149 | Haddon Heights borough | 7484 |
| 150 | Palmyra borough | 7449 |
| 151 | Washington borough | 7339 |
| 152 | Rumson borough | 7292 |
| 153 | Wharton borough | 7257 |
| 154 | Emerson borough | 7256 |
| 155 | Keyport borough | 7210 |
| 156 | Barrington borough | 7043 |
| 157 | Mountainside borough | 7013 |
| 158 | Milltown borough | 7000 |
| 159 | Midland Park borough | 6979 |
| 160 | Stratford borough | 6964 |
| 161 | Linwood city | 6952 |
| 162 | Allendale borough | 6819 |
| 163 | Rockaway borough | 6601 |
| 164 | North Caldwell borough | 6599 |
| 165 | Watchung borough | 6443 |
| 166 | Carlstadt borough | 6349 |
| 167 | Prospect Park borough | 6302 |
| 168 | Roseland borough | 6216 |
| 169 | Fair Haven borough | 6215 |
| 170 | Paulsboro borough | 6212 |
| 171 | Morris Plains borough | 6150 |
| 172 | Oceanport borough | 6143 |
| 173 | Little Silver borough | 6113 |
| 174 | Woodcliff Lake borough | 6094 |
| 175 | Manasquan borough | 5952 |
| 176 | Mount Arlington borough | 5918 |
| 177 | Belmar borough | 5893 |
| 178 | Hightstown borough | 5880 |
| 179 | Old Tappan borough | 5844 |
| 180 | Union Beach borough | 5727 |
| 181 | Jamesburg borough | 5717 |
| 182 | Norwood borough | 5605 |
| 183 | Somerdale borough | 5547 |
| 184 | Englewood Cliffs borough | 5352 |
| 185 | Salem city | 5325 |
| 186 | Clementon borough | 5321 |
| 187 | Margate City city | 5253 |
| 188 | Wildwood city | 5153 |
| 189 | Brielle borough | 4987 |
| 190 | Harrington Park borough | 4969 |
| 191 | Mendham borough | 4956 |
| 192 | Franklin borough | 4954 |
| 193 | Flemington borough | 4908 |
| 194 | Demarest borough | 4895 |
| 195 | Spring Lake Heights borough | 4893 |
| 196 | Penns Grove borough | 4862 |
| 197 | South Bound Brook borough | 4848 |
| 198 | Point Pleasant Beach borough | 4834 |
| 199 | Northvale borough | 4772 |
| 200 | Highlands borough | 4643 |
| 201 | Mount Ephraim borough | 4638 |
| 202 | Neptune City borough | 4618 |
| 203 | Mountain Lakes borough | 4572 |
| 204 | Buena borough | 4509 |
| 205 | Atlantic Highlands borough | 4423 |
| 206 | Garwood borough | 4405 |
| 207 | Egg Harbor City city | 4387 |
| 208 | Magnolia borough | 4338 |
| 209 | Westville borough | 4279 |
| 210 | Medford Lakes borough | 4271 |
| 211 | Ho-Ho-Kus borough | 4229 |
| 212 | Shrewsbury borough | 4189 |
| 213 | Bradley Beach borough | 4178 |
| 214 | Lambertville city | 4163 |
| 215 | Riverdale borough | 4111 |
| 216 | Bordentown city | 3999 |
| 217 | Oaklyn borough | 3924 |
| 218 | Merchantville borough | 3813 |
| 219 | South Toms River borough | 3700 |
| 220 | Woodstown borough | 3698 |
| 221 | Netcong borough | 3667 |
| 222 | North Wildwood city | 3638 |
| 223 | Tuckerton borough | 3633 |
| 224 | High Bridge borough | 3598 |
| 225 | Stanhope borough | 3551 |
| 226 | Saddle River borough | 3359 |
| 227 | Haworth borough | 3318 |
| 228 | Hamburg borough | 3296 |
| 229 | Monmouth Beach borough | 3213 |
| 230 | Lawnside borough | 3146 |
| 231 | Moonachie borough | 3110 |
| 232 | Wildwood Crest borough | 3109 |
| 233 | Woodbury Heights borough | 3095 |
| 234 | National Park borough | 3037 |
| 235 | Woodlynne borough | 2902 |
| 236 | Spring Lake borough | 2805 |
| 237 | Clinton town | 2789 |
| 238 | Pennington borough | 2787 |
| 239 | Cape May city | 2782 |
| 240 | Riverton borough | 2761 |
| 241 | Swedesboro borough | 2715 |
| 242 | Lakehurst borough | 2668 |
| 243 | Peapack and Gladstone borough | 2549 |
| 244 | Belvidere town | 2529 |
| 245 | Beverly city | 2497 |
| 246 | East Newark borough | 2476 |
| 247 | Seaside Heights borough | 2472 |
| 248 | Helmetta borough | 2443 |
| 249 | Englishtown borough | 2355 |
| 250 | Alpha borough | 2340 |
| 251 | Wenonah borough | 2290 |
| 252 | Ogdensburg borough | 2276 |
| 253 | Gibbsboro borough | 2231 |
| 254 | Essex Fells borough | 2186 |
| 255 | Pine Beach borough | 2179 |
| 256 | Woodbine borough | 2136 |
| 257 | Sea Isle City city | 2131 |
| 258 | Sussex borough | 2041 |
| 259 | Laurel Springs borough | 1976 |
| 260 | Ocean Gate borough | 1957 |
| 261 | Avon-by-the-Sea borough | 1922 |
| 262 | Hopewell borough | 1901 |
| 263 | Sea Girt borough | 1879 |
| 264 | Lavallette borough | 1824 |
| 265 | Folsom borough | 1809 |
| 266 | Brooklawn borough | 1806 |
| 267 | Newfield borough | 1782 |
| 268 | Alpine borough | 1747 |
| 269 | Allentown borough | 1739 |
| 270 | Lake Como borough | 1696 |
| 271 | Glen Gardner borough | 1685 |
| 272 | Chester borough | 1677 |
| 273 | Lebanon borough | 1673 |
| 274 | Island Heights borough | 1670 |
| 275 | Estell Manor city | 1666 |
| 276 | Victory Gardens borough | 1584 |
| 277 | Chesilhurst borough | 1532 |
| 278 | Farmingdale borough | 1505 |
| 279 | Seaside Park borough | 1463 |
| 280 | Sea Bright borough | 1450 |
| 281 | Hampton borough | 1448 |
| 282 | Frenchtown borough | 1381 |
| 283 | Pemberton borough | 1367 |
| 284 | Elmer borough | 1359 |
| 285 | Surf City borough | 1278 |
| 286 | Milford borough | 1236 |
| 287 | Avalon borough | 1232 |
| 288 | Ship Bottom borough | 1122 |
| 289 | Port Republic city | 1107 |
| 290 | Beach Haven borough | 1060 |
| 291 | Califon borough | 1018 |
| 292 | West Cape May borough | 1008 |
| 293 | Audubon Park borough | 987 |
| 294 | Bay Head borough | 948 |
| 295 | Hi-Nella borough | 925 |
| 296 | Far Hills borough | 920 |
| 297 | Deal borough | 897 |
| 298 | Longport borough | 888 |
| 299 | Interlaken borough | 826 |
| 300 | Roosevelt borough | 810 |
| 301 | Bloomsbury borough | 800 |
| 302 | Stone Harbor borough | 796 |
| 303 | Branchville borough | 794 |
| 304 | Rocky Hill borough | 742 |
| 305 | Wrightstown borough | 718 |
| 306 | Barnegat Light borough | 638 |
| 307 | Andover borough | 601 |
| 308 | West Wildwood borough | 546 |
| 309 | Fieldsboro borough | 532 |
| 310 | Stockton borough | 502 |
| 311 | Corbin City city | 482 |
| 312 | Allenhurst borough | 469 |
| 313 | Millstone borough | 448 |
| 314 | Shiloh borough | 441 |
| 315 | Harvey Cedars borough | 402 |
| 316 | Rockleigh borough | 400 |
| 317 | Mantoloking borough | 329 |
| 318 | Cape May Point borough | 302 |
| 319 | Loch Arbour village | 232 |
| 320 | Teterboro borough | 70 |
| 321 | Tavistock borough | 2 |