Cities in New Jersey by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

Chatham, NJ had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 117 cities in 2024, at 99.1%. Perth Amboy, NJ had the lowest, at 67%. The median was 91.7% and the figure for New Jersey was 90.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest99.1Chatham, NJ

Lowest67Perth Amboy, NJ

Median91.7117 cities

New Jersey90.7History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Chatham, NJ	99.1	-0.1 pts
2	Florham Park, NJ	98.9	+0.8 pts
3	Haddonfield, NJ	98.8	+0.3 pts
4	Tenafly, NJ	98.7	-0 pts
5	Ridgewood, NJ	98.5	+0.2 pts
6	Edgewater, NJ	98.2	+0.7 pts
7	Westfield, NJ	97.8	-0 pts
8	Princeton, NJ	97.7	-0.3 pts
9	Franklin Lakes, NJ	97.7	-0.7 pts
10	Ocean City, NJ	97.5	+0.9 pts
11	Waldwick, NJ	97.4	+1 pts
12	Oakland, NJ	97.2	+0.6 pts
13	Glen Rock, NJ	97.2	-0.3 pts
14	Madison, NJ	97.1	+0.4 pts
15	Kinnelon, NJ	97	-1.1 pts
16	Metuchen, NJ	96.9	+0.2 pts
17	Tinton Falls, NJ	96.9	-0.6 pts
18	Hillsdale, NJ	96.7	+0.7 pts
19	Point Pleasant, NJ	96.7	+0.8 pts
20	Ringwood, NJ	96.7	-0.3 pts
21	Fair Lawn, NJ	96.6	-0.2 pts
22	Wood-Ridge, NJ	96.5	-0.2 pts
23	Hoboken, NJ	96.5	-0.5 pts
24	River Edge, NJ	95.9	+0.1 pts
25	New Providence, NJ	95.9	+0.1 pts
26	Dumont, NJ	95.9	+0.6 pts
27	Hawthorne, NJ	95.8	+0.4 pts
28	Rutherford, NJ	95.7	+1.1 pts
29	Montvale, NJ	95.5	+0.6 pts
30	Wanaque, NJ	95.5	+1.6 pts
31	Summit, NJ	95.3	-0.7 pts
32	Beachwood, NJ	95.3	+0.9 pts
33	Pompton Lakes, NJ	95.3	+0.7 pts
34	Secaucus, NJ	95.2	+0.5 pts
35	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ	95.1	+0.5 pts
36	New Milford, NJ	94.8	+0.1 pts
37	Ramsey, NJ	94.5	-1.5 pts
38	Fort Lee, NJ	94.4	-0.5 pts
39	Collingswood, NJ	94.4	0 pts
40	Hopatcong, NJ	94.3	-0.8 pts
41	Somerville, NJ	94.2	+2.8 pts
42	Woodland Park, NJ	94.1	+1.5 pts
43	Paramus, NJ	94	-0.1 pts
44	Westwood, NJ	93.9	-1 pts
45	Wallington, NJ	93.5	+0.2 pts
46	Totowa, NJ	93.5	+0.9 pts
47	Hackettstown, NJ	93.5	+0.4 pts
48	Highland Park, NJ	93.5	-0.3 pts
48	Pine Hill, NJ	93.5	+0.9 pts
50	Somers Point, NJ	92.7	+3.5 pts
51	South Plainfield, NJ	92.5	0 pts
52	Sayreville, NJ	92.5	+0.5 pts
53	Maywood, NJ	92.5	-1.1 pts
54	Eatontown, NJ	92.3	+2.7 pts
55	Ridgefield, NJ	92.2	-1.3 pts
56	Lincoln Park, NJ	92.2	-0.3 pts
57	Roselle Park, NJ	92.1	+0.8 pts
58	North Arlington, NJ	91.9	+0.8 pts
59	Bergenfield, NJ	91.7	-1.2 pts
60	Englewood, NJ	91.4	+1.4 pts
61	Jersey City, NJ	90.8	+0.3 pts
62	Middlesex, NJ	90.7	-0.1 pts
63	Morristown, NJ	90.6	+0.3 pts
64	Elmwood Park, NJ	90.6	0 pts
65	Manville, NJ	90.4	-1.7 pts
66	Hammonton, NJ	90.3	-0.6 pts
67	Glassboro, NJ	90.1	-1.7 pts
68	Bellmawr, NJ	90.1	-0.4 pts
69	Bayonne, NJ	90	-0.6 pts
70	Rahway, NJ	90	+0.4 pts
71	Phillipsburg, NJ	89.9	-0.9 pts
72	Clifton, NJ	89.6	+0.3 pts
73	Harrison, NJ	89.6	+0.8 pts
74	Asbury Park, NJ	89.4	-1 pts
75	Woodbury, NJ	89.1	+1.6 pts
76	Burlington, NJ	88.9	-0.8 pts
77	Red Bank, NJ	88.7	+0.4 pts
78	South Amboy, NJ	88.3	+0.5 pts
79	Guttenberg, NJ	88.2	+1.5 pts
80	Palisades Park, NJ	88.2	-2.2 pts
81	Ridgefield Park, NJ	87.9	-2.2 pts
82	South River, NJ	87.9	+1.5 pts
83	Hackensack, NJ	87.6	+0.1 pts
84	Gloucester City, NJ	87.5	-1.1 pts
85	East Rutherford, NJ	86.7	-1.4 pts
86	Lodi, NJ	86.5	+1.1 pts
87	Cliffside Park, NJ	86.3	+0.5 pts
88	Millville, NJ	85.9	+0.6 pts
89	Bound Brook, NJ	85.8	+0.9 pts
90	East Orange, NJ	85.8	-1.7 pts
91	Garfield, NJ	85.8	+1.3 pts
92	Little Ferry, NJ	85.8	-2 pts
93	Lindenwold, NJ	85.6	-0.3 pts
94	Carteret, NJ	85.4	+0.8 pts
95	Long Branch, NJ	85.4	+1 pts
96	Linden, NJ	85.4	+0.1 pts
97	Roselle, NJ	85	-0.4 pts
98	Kearny, NJ	84.8	+0.6 pts
99	Freehold, NJ	83.6	-0.2 pts
100	North Plainfield, NJ	82.2	-1.6 pts
101	Vineland, NJ	80.1	-0.6 pts
102	Newark, NJ	78.3	+1 pts
103	Atlantic City, NJ	78	+1.9 pts
104	Dover, NJ	77.4	+0.5 pts
105	Union City, NJ	77.1	-0.4 pts
106	West New York, NJ	76	-0.5 pts
107	Trenton, NJ	74.6	-0.9 pts
108	Paterson, NJ	74.2	-1.9 pts
109	Elizabeth, NJ	74.2	-0.1 pts
110	Pleasantville, NJ	74	+0.6 pts
111	Fairview, NJ	72.5	-1.2 pts
112	Plainfield, NJ	71.8	-0.4 pts
113	Bridgeton, NJ	69.7	+3.9 pts
114	Camden, NJ	69.2	-1.3 pts
115	Passaic, NJ	67.6	+1 pts
116	New Brunswick, NJ	67.3	+1.4 pts
117	Perth Amboy, NJ	67	-1.3 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

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 B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-jersey-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Jersey by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-jersey-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-jersey-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_cities_in_new_jersey_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in New Jersey by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-jersey-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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