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

Chatham, NJ had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 117 cities in 2023, at 99.2%. Bridgeton, NJ had the lowest, at 65.8%. The median was 91.2% and the figure for New Jersey was 90.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest99.2Chatham, NJ

Lowest65.8Bridgeton, NJ

Median91.2117 cities

New Jersey90.7History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Chatham, NJ	99.2	+0.2 pts
2	Tenafly, NJ	98.7	-0.2 pts
3	Haddonfield, NJ	98.5	0 pts
4	Franklin Lakes, NJ	98.4	-0.5 pts
5	Ridgewood, NJ	98.3	+0.4 pts
6	Florham Park, NJ	98.1	-0.3 pts
7	Princeton, NJ	98.1	+0.2 pts
8	Kinnelon, NJ	98	+0.2 pts
9	Westfield, NJ	97.8	-0.8 pts
10	Tinton Falls, NJ	97.5	-0.1 pts
11	Edgewater, NJ	97.5	-0.2 pts
12	Glen Rock, NJ	97.5	-0.1 pts
13	Hoboken, NJ	97	+1 pts
14	Ringwood, NJ	96.9	-0.3 pts
15	Fair Lawn, NJ	96.8	+0.2 pts
16	Wood-Ridge, NJ	96.8	-0.1 pts
17	Metuchen, NJ	96.7	+0.8 pts
18	Madison, NJ	96.7	-0.4 pts
19	Oakland, NJ	96.6	-0.3 pts
20	Ocean City, NJ	96.6	+0.5 pts
21	Waldwick, NJ	96.4	+1.7 pts
22	Hillsdale, NJ	96	-0.2 pts
23	Ramsey, NJ	96	-0.4 pts
24	Summit, NJ	96	+0.8 pts
25	Point Pleasant, NJ	95.9	-0.1 pts
26	River Edge, NJ	95.8	-2.1 pts
27	New Providence, NJ	95.8	-1.8 pts
28	Hawthorne, NJ	95.5	+1 pts
29	Dumont, NJ	95.3	+0.8 pts
30	Hopatcong, NJ	95	-1 pts
31	Fort Lee, NJ	95	-0.4 pts
31	Montvale, NJ	95	+0.3 pts
33	Westwood, NJ	94.9	+1.2 pts
34	Secaucus, NJ	94.8	-0.2 pts
35	New Milford, NJ	94.7	+0.8 pts
36	Pompton Lakes, NJ	94.6	-0.2 pts
37	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ	94.6	+1.1 pts
37	Rutherford, NJ	94.6	-0.3 pts
39	Beachwood, NJ	94.4	-0.2 pts
40	Collingswood, NJ	94.4	-1 pts
41	Paramus, NJ	94.1	-0.5 pts
42	Wanaque, NJ	94	0 pts
43	Highland Park, NJ	93.7	-2.2 pts
44	Maywood, NJ	93.6	+0.6 pts
45	Ridgefield, NJ	93.5	+1.1 pts
46	Wallington, NJ	93.3	+1.3 pts
47	Hackettstown, NJ	93	-1 pts
48	Bergenfield, NJ	92.9	+1 pts
49	Totowa, NJ	92.6	-0.5 pts
49	Woodland Park, NJ	92.6	+0.9 pts
51	Pine Hill, NJ	92.5	-0.6 pts
52	South Plainfield, NJ	92.5	-0 pts
53	Lincoln Park, NJ	92.5	-0.4 pts
54	Manville, NJ	92.1	-1.4 pts
55	Sayreville, NJ	92	-0.3 pts
56	Glassboro, NJ	91.9	-1.3 pts
57	Somerville, NJ	91.4	+1.3 pts
58	Roselle Park, NJ	91.3	-0.2 pts
59	North Arlington, NJ	91.2	-2.1 pts
60	Hammonton, NJ	90.9	+1.1 pts
61	Middlesex, NJ	90.9	+0.9 pts
62	Phillipsburg, NJ	90.7	-0.1 pts
63	Bayonne, NJ	90.7	+0.9 pts
64	Elmwood Park, NJ	90.6	-0 pts
65	Jersey City, NJ	90.5	+0.5 pts
66	Bellmawr, NJ	90.5	+2.7 pts
67	Morristown, NJ	90.4	-3.1 pts
68	Palisades Park, NJ	90.4	-0.9 pts
69	Asbury Park, NJ	90.3	+0.9 pts
70	Ridgefield Park, NJ	90.1	-1.3 pts
71	Englewood, NJ	90	-1.1 pts
72	Burlington, NJ	89.7	+1.4 pts
73	Rahway, NJ	89.6	-1.1 pts
74	Eatontown, NJ	89.6	-0.8 pts
75	Clifton, NJ	89.3	+0.2 pts
76	Somers Point, NJ	89.2	+0.5 pts
77	Harrison, NJ	88.7	+0.1 pts
78	Gloucester City, NJ	88.5	-0.4 pts
79	Red Bank, NJ	88.3	-3.4 pts
80	East Rutherford, NJ	88.1	-1 pts
81	South Amboy, NJ	87.8	-2.9 pts
82	Little Ferry, NJ	87.7	-2.2 pts
83	East Orange, NJ	87.5	+1.2 pts
83	Woodbury, NJ	87.5	-2.4 pts
85	Hackensack, NJ	87.5	+1.1 pts
86	Guttenberg, NJ	86.8	0 pts
87	South River, NJ	86.4	+2 pts
88	Lindenwold, NJ	85.9	+1.6 pts
89	Cliffside Park, NJ	85.8	-1.6 pts
90	Lodi, NJ	85.4	+0.7 pts
91	Roselle, NJ	85.4	-2.8 pts
92	Millville, NJ	85.4	+0.1 pts
93	Linden, NJ	85.3	-0.4 pts
94	Bound Brook, NJ	84.9	-2.6 pts
95	Carteret, NJ	84.6	+0.9 pts
96	Garfield, NJ	84.4	-0.8 pts
97	Long Branch, NJ	84.4	+0.4 pts
98	Kearny, NJ	84.2	+0.3 pts
99	North Plainfield, NJ	83.8	-0.7 pts
100	Freehold, NJ	83.8	+6.3 pts
101	Vineland, NJ	80.7	-0.1 pts
102	Union City, NJ	77.5	+1.2 pts
103	Newark, NJ	77.2	-0.5 pts
104	Dover, NJ	77	+2.9 pts
105	West New York, NJ	76.4	+1.1 pts
106	Atlantic City, NJ	76.1	+2 pts
107	Paterson, NJ	76.1	-0.5 pts
108	Trenton, NJ	75.6	-0.7 pts
109	Elizabeth, NJ	74.3	0 pts
110	Fairview, NJ	73.7	-1.7 pts
111	Pleasantville, NJ	73.4	-2.2 pts
112	Plainfield, NJ	72.2	-3.3 pts
113	Camden, NJ	70.5	+1 pts
114	Perth Amboy, NJ	68.4	-1.8 pts
115	Passaic, NJ	66.6	-0.9 pts
116	New Brunswick, NJ	65.9	-0.8 pts
117	Bridgeton, NJ	65.8	-3.4 pts

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2022
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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-jersey-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-jersey-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-jersey-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_cities_in_new_jersey_2023,
  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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-jersey-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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