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Cities in New Jersey by foreign-born share of the population

Palisades Park, NJ had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 117 cities in 2021, at 60.2%. Pine Hill, NJ had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 24.6% and the figure for New Jersey was 22.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60.2Palisades Park, NJ
Lowest3.2Pine Hill, NJ
Median24.6117 cities
New Jersey22.9History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Palisades Park, NJ: 60.2 %Palisades Park, NJ60.2West New York, NJ: 58.6 %West New York, NJ58.6Harrison, NJ: 56.1 %Harrison, NJ56.1Guttenberg, NJ: 55.1 %Guttenberg, NJ55.1Union City, NJ: 54.9 %Union City, NJ54.9Edgewater, NJ: 50.7 %Edgewater, NJ50.7Fairview, NJ: 50.7 %Fairview, NJ50.7Wallington, NJ: 48.9 %Wallington, NJ48.9Fort Lee, NJ: 48.6 %Fort Lee, NJ48.6Elizabeth, NJ: 48.2 %Elizabeth, NJ48.2Cliffside Park, NJ: 47.9 %Cliffside Park, NJ47.9Dover, NJ: 47.5 %Dover, NJ47.5Perth Amboy, NJ: 46.5 %Perth Amboy, NJ46.5Kearny, NJ: 46.5 %Kearny, NJ46.5Garfield, NJ: 45.8 %Garfield, NJ45.8Ridgefield, NJ: 44.9 %Ridgefield, NJ44.9Paterson, NJ: 43.5 %Paterson, NJ43.5Lodi, NJ: 41.6 %Lodi, NJ41.6Jersey City, NJ: 41.6 %Jersey City, NJ41.6Little Ferry, NJ: 40.9 %Little Ferry, NJ40.9Passaic, NJ: 40.7 %Passaic, NJ40.7Secaucus, NJ: 40.4 %Secaucus, NJ40.4Hackensack, NJ: 40.2 %Hackensack, NJ40.2North Plainfield, NJ: 39.8 %North Plainfield, NJ39.8Ridgefield Park, NJ: 38.5 %Ridgefield Park, NJ38.5Plainfield, NJ: 37.2 %Plainfield, NJ37.2Bergenfield, NJ: 36.8 %Bergenfield, NJ36.8Clifton, NJ: 36.5 %Clifton, NJ36.5Elmwood Park, NJ: 36.2 %Elmwood Park, NJ36.2Carteret, NJ: 35 %Carteret, NJ35Englewood, NJ: 34.6 %Englewood, NJ34.6Bound Brook, NJ: 34.6 %Bound Brook, NJ34.6Newark, NJ: 34 %Newark, NJ34Tenafly, NJ: 33.4 %Tenafly, NJ33.4Linden, NJ: 33.3 %Linden, NJ33.3Roselle Park, NJ: 33.1 %Roselle Park, NJ33.1Sayreville, NJ: 32.9 %Sayreville, NJ32.9New Brunswick, NJ: 32.1 %New Brunswick, NJ32.1North Arlington, NJ: 31.9 %North Arlington, NJ31.9Fair Lawn, NJ: 31.8 %Fair Lawn, NJ31.8Palisades Park, NJ: 60.2 %Palisades Park, NJ60.2West New York, NJ: 58.6 %West New York, NJ58.6Harrison, NJ: 56.1 %Harrison, NJ56.1Guttenberg, NJ: 55.1 %Guttenberg, NJ55.1Union City, NJ: 54.9 %Union City, NJ54.9Edgewater, NJ: 50.7 %Edgewater, NJ50.7Fairview, NJ: 50.7 %Fairview, NJ50.7Wallington, NJ: 48.9 %Wallington, NJ48.9Fort Lee, NJ: 48.6 %Fort Lee, NJ48.6Elizabeth, NJ: 48.2 %Elizabeth, NJ48.2Cliffside Park, NJ: 47.9 %Cliffside Park, NJ47.9Dover, NJ: 47.5 %Dover, NJ47.5Perth Amboy, NJ: 46.5 %Perth Amboy, NJ46.5Kearny, NJ: 46.5 %Kearny, NJ46.5Garfield, NJ: 45.8 %Garfield, NJ45.8Ridgefield, NJ: 44.9 %Ridgefield, NJ44.9Paterson, NJ: 43.5 %Paterson, NJ43.5Lodi, NJ: 41.6 %Lodi, NJ41.6Jersey City, NJ: 41.6 %Jersey City, NJ41.6Little Ferry, NJ: 40.9 %Little Ferry, NJ40.9Passaic, NJ: 40.7 %Passaic, NJ40.7Secaucus, NJ: 40.4 %Secaucus, NJ40.4Hackensack, NJ: 40.2 %Hackensack, NJ40.2North Plainfield, NJ: 39.8 %North Plainfield, NJ39.8Ridgefield Park, NJ: 38.5 %Ridgefield Park, NJ38.5Plainfield, NJ: 37.2 %Plainfield, NJ37.2Bergenfield, NJ: 36.8 %Bergenfield, NJ36.8Clifton, NJ: 36.5 %Clifton, NJ36.5Elmwood Park, NJ: 36.2 %Elmwood Park, NJ36.2Carteret, NJ: 35 %Carteret, NJ35Englewood, NJ: 34.6 %Englewood, NJ34.6Bound Brook, NJ: 34.6 %Bound Brook, NJ34.6Newark, NJ: 34 %Newark, NJ34Tenafly, NJ: 33.4 %Tenafly, NJ33.4Linden, NJ: 33.3 %Linden, NJ33.3Roselle Park, NJ: 33.1 %Roselle Park, NJ33.1Sayreville, NJ: 32.9 %Sayreville, NJ32.9New Brunswick, NJ: 32.1 %New Brunswick, NJ32.1North Arlington, NJ: 31.9 %North Arlington, NJ31.9Fair Lawn, NJ: 31.8 %Fair Lawn, NJ31.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Palisades Park, NJ60.2
2West New York, NJ58.6
3Harrison, NJ56.1
4Guttenberg, NJ55.1
5Union City, NJ54.9
6Edgewater, NJ50.7
7Fairview, NJ50.7
8Wallington, NJ48.9
9Fort Lee, NJ48.6
10Elizabeth, NJ48.2
11Cliffside Park, NJ47.9
12Dover, NJ47.5
13Perth Amboy, NJ46.5
14Kearny, NJ46.5
15Garfield, NJ45.8
16Ridgefield, NJ44.9
17Paterson, NJ43.5
18Lodi, NJ41.6
19Jersey City, NJ41.6
20Little Ferry, NJ40.9
21Passaic, NJ40.7
22Secaucus, NJ40.4
23Hackensack, NJ40.2
24North Plainfield, NJ39.8
25Ridgefield Park, NJ38.5
26Plainfield, NJ37.2
27Bergenfield, NJ36.8
28Clifton, NJ36.5
29Elmwood Park, NJ36.2
30Carteret, NJ35
31Englewood, NJ34.6
32Bound Brook, NJ34.6
33Newark, NJ34
34Tenafly, NJ33.4
35Linden, NJ33.3
36Roselle Park, NJ33.1
37Sayreville, NJ32.9
38New Brunswick, NJ32.1
39North Arlington, NJ31.9
40Fair Lawn, NJ31.8
41Bayonne, NJ31.8
42Roselle, NJ31.6
43Atlantic City, NJ29.9
44Freehold, NJ29.3
45Paramus, NJ29.1
46Highland Park, NJ28.8
47Princeton, NJ28.8
48New Milford, NJ28.6
49East Orange, NJ28.5
50Pleasantville, NJ27.9
51Dumont, NJ27.8
52Woodland Park, NJ27.6
53River Edge, NJ27.4
54Long Branch, NJ27.2
55Hasbrouck Heights, NJ27
56Somerville, NJ25.5
57Maywood, NJ25.5
58East Rutherford, NJ25.2
59Rutherford, NJ24.6
60South River, NJ24.5
61Wood-Ridge, NJ24
62Trenton, NJ23.3
63Morristown, NJ22.2
64Bridgeton, NJ21.9
65South Plainfield, NJ21.6
66Summit, NJ21.4
67Eatontown, NJ21.1
68Middlesex, NJ20.7
69Rahway, NJ20.6
70Westwood, NJ19.7
71Hoboken, NJ19.2
72Lindenwold, NJ19
72Totowa, NJ19
74Hawthorne, NJ18.4
75Ridgewood, NJ18.4
76Montvale, NJ18.2
77Franklin Lakes, NJ17.8
78South Amboy, NJ17.7
79Manville, NJ17.6
80Red Bank, NJ17.5
81New Providence, NJ16.9
82Metuchen, NJ16.9
83Asbury Park, NJ16.8
84Lincoln Park, NJ16.5
85Camden, NJ16.1
86Ramsey, NJ15.7
87Oakland, NJ15.6
88Madison, NJ15.5
89Florham Park, NJ15.2
90Hackettstown, NJ14.8
91Bellmawr, NJ14.4
91Pompton Lakes, NJ14.4
93Waldwick, NJ13.9
94Glen Rock, NJ13.8
95Somers Point, NJ13.5
96Hillsdale, NJ12.9
97Chatham, NJ12.5
98Tinton Falls, NJ12.2
99Wanaque, NJ11.5
100Westfield, NJ11.5
101Hammonton, NJ11.3
102Hopatcong, NJ11.3
103Kinnelon, NJ11
104Vineland, NJ11
105Burlington, NJ9.5
106Phillipsburg, NJ9
107Woodbury, NJ8.8
108Ringwood, NJ8.4
109Beachwood, NJ7.6
110Glassboro, NJ7.2
111Millville, NJ6.6
112Gloucester City, NJ6.5
113Point Pleasant, NJ6.5
114Ocean City, NJ6.2
115Collingswood, NJ5.4
116Haddonfield, NJ4.1
117Pine Hill, NJ3.2

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by foreign-born share of the population, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by foreign-born share of the population, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/new-jersey-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Jersey by foreign-born share of the population, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/new-jersey-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by foreign-born share of the population, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Palisades Park, NJ, with 60.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pine Hill, NJ, with 3.2% in 2021.

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