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Cities in New Jersey by population speaking a language other than English at home

Union City, NJ had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 117 cities in 2021, at 82.3%. Haddonfield, NJ had the lowest, at 5.3%. The median was 34.5% and the figure for New Jersey was 31.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest82.3Union City, NJ
Lowest5.3Haddonfield, NJ
Median34.5117 cities
New Jersey31.9History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Union City, NJ: 82.3 %Union City, NJ82.3Perth Amboy, NJ: 81.1 %Perth Amboy, NJ81.1West New York, NJ: 79.2 %West New York, NJ79.2Elizabeth, NJ: 76.4 %Elizabeth, NJ76.4Palisades Park, NJ: 76.1 %Palisades Park, NJ76.1Guttenberg, NJ: 74.6 %Guttenberg, NJ74.6Dover, NJ: 73.4 %Dover, NJ73.4Passaic, NJ: 73.4 %Passaic, NJ73.4Harrison, NJ: 72 %Harrison, NJ72Fairview, NJ: 68.7 %Fairview, NJ68.7Kearny, NJ: 68.1 %Kearny, NJ68.1Ridgefield, NJ: 65.9 %Ridgefield, NJ65.9Paterson, NJ: 65.8 %Paterson, NJ65.8Wallington, NJ: 65.6 %Wallington, NJ65.6Garfield, NJ: 65.1 %Garfield, NJ65.1Cliffside Park, NJ: 64.2 %Cliffside Park, NJ64.2Carteret, NJ: 58.9 %Carteret, NJ58.9Fort Lee, NJ: 58.1 %Fort Lee, NJ58.1Ridgefield Park, NJ: 56.4 %Ridgefield Park, NJ56.4Lodi, NJ: 56.1 %Lodi, NJ56.1Clifton, NJ: 55.8 %Clifton, NJ55.8Edgewater, NJ: 55.7 %Edgewater, NJ55.7Plainfield, NJ: 55.2 %Plainfield, NJ55.2Elmwood Park, NJ: 55.1 %Elmwood Park, NJ55.1North Plainfield, NJ: 55 %North Plainfield, NJ55New Brunswick, NJ: 55 %New Brunswick, NJ55Little Ferry, NJ: 54.9 %Little Ferry, NJ54.9Bound Brook, NJ: 53 %Bound Brook, NJ53Linden, NJ: 52.4 %Linden, NJ52.4Freehold, NJ: 52.2 %Freehold, NJ52.2Jersey City, NJ: 52.1 %Jersey City, NJ52.1Secaucus, NJ: 51.1 %Secaucus, NJ51.1Newark, NJ: 50.9 %Newark, NJ50.9Pleasantville, NJ: 50.2 %Pleasantville, NJ50.2Atlantic City, NJ: 49.5 %Atlantic City, NJ49.5North Arlington, NJ: 49.4 %North Arlington, NJ49.4Hackensack, NJ: 49.3 %Hackensack, NJ49.3Bergenfield, NJ: 49.3 %Bergenfield, NJ49.3Bayonne, NJ: 48.1 %Bayonne, NJ48.1Bridgeton, NJ: 47.5 %Bridgeton, NJ47.5Union City, NJ: 82.3 %Union City, NJ82.3Perth Amboy, NJ: 81.1 %Perth Amboy, NJ81.1West New York, NJ: 79.2 %West New York, NJ79.2Elizabeth, NJ: 76.4 %Elizabeth, NJ76.4Palisades Park, NJ: 76.1 %Palisades Park, NJ76.1Guttenberg, NJ: 74.6 %Guttenberg, NJ74.6Dover, NJ: 73.4 %Dover, NJ73.4Passaic, NJ: 73.4 %Passaic, NJ73.4Harrison, NJ: 72 %Harrison, NJ72Fairview, NJ: 68.7 %Fairview, NJ68.7Kearny, NJ: 68.1 %Kearny, NJ68.1Ridgefield, NJ: 65.9 %Ridgefield, NJ65.9Paterson, NJ: 65.8 %Paterson, NJ65.8Wallington, NJ: 65.6 %Wallington, NJ65.6Garfield, NJ: 65.1 %Garfield, NJ65.1Cliffside Park, NJ: 64.2 %Cliffside Park, NJ64.2Carteret, NJ: 58.9 %Carteret, NJ58.9Fort Lee, NJ: 58.1 %Fort Lee, NJ58.1Ridgefield Park, NJ: 56.4 %Ridgefield Park, NJ56.4Lodi, NJ: 56.1 %Lodi, NJ56.1Clifton, NJ: 55.8 %Clifton, NJ55.8Edgewater, NJ: 55.7 %Edgewater, NJ55.7Plainfield, NJ: 55.2 %Plainfield, NJ55.2Elmwood Park, NJ: 55.1 %Elmwood Park, NJ55.1North Plainfield, NJ: 55 %North Plainfield, NJ55New Brunswick, NJ: 55 %New Brunswick, NJ55Little Ferry, NJ: 54.9 %Little Ferry, NJ54.9Bound Brook, NJ: 53 %Bound Brook, NJ53Linden, NJ: 52.4 %Linden, NJ52.4Freehold, NJ: 52.2 %Freehold, NJ52.2Jersey City, NJ: 52.1 %Jersey City, NJ52.1Secaucus, NJ: 51.1 %Secaucus, NJ51.1Newark, NJ: 50.9 %Newark, NJ50.9Pleasantville, NJ: 50.2 %Pleasantville, NJ50.2Atlantic City, NJ: 49.5 %Atlantic City, NJ49.5North Arlington, NJ: 49.4 %North Arlington, NJ49.4Hackensack, NJ: 49.3 %Hackensack, NJ49.3Bergenfield, NJ: 49.3 %Bergenfield, NJ49.3Bayonne, NJ: 48.1 %Bayonne, NJ48.1Bridgeton, NJ: 47.5 %Bridgeton, NJ47.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Union City, NJ82.3
2Perth Amboy, NJ81.1
3West New York, NJ79.2
4Elizabeth, NJ76.4
5Palisades Park, NJ76.1
6Guttenberg, NJ74.6
7Dover, NJ73.4
8Passaic, NJ73.4
9Harrison, NJ72
10Fairview, NJ68.7
11Kearny, NJ68.1
12Ridgefield, NJ65.9
13Paterson, NJ65.8
14Wallington, NJ65.6
15Garfield, NJ65.1
16Cliffside Park, NJ64.2
17Carteret, NJ58.9
18Fort Lee, NJ58.1
19Ridgefield Park, NJ56.4
20Lodi, NJ56.1
21Clifton, NJ55.8
22Edgewater, NJ55.7
23Plainfield, NJ55.2
24Elmwood Park, NJ55.1
25North Plainfield, NJ55
26New Brunswick, NJ55
27Little Ferry, NJ54.9
28Bound Brook, NJ53
29Linden, NJ52.4
30Freehold, NJ52.2
31Jersey City, NJ52.1
32Secaucus, NJ51.1
33Newark, NJ50.9
34Pleasantville, NJ50.2
35Atlantic City, NJ49.5
36North Arlington, NJ49.4
37Hackensack, NJ49.3
38Bergenfield, NJ49.3
39Bayonne, NJ48.1
40Bridgeton, NJ47.5
41Woodland Park, NJ47.3
42Tenafly, NJ46.7
43Roselle, NJ45.3
44South River, NJ44.8
45Roselle Park, NJ44.3
46Camden, NJ43.9
47Fair Lawn, NJ41.4
48New Milford, NJ41.1
49Sayreville, NJ40.5
50Englewood, NJ38.2
51Paramus, NJ38.1
52Trenton, NJ37.1
53Long Branch, NJ36.8
54River Edge, NJ36.2
55Maywood, NJ36.2
56Vineland, NJ35.1
57Hasbrouck Heights, NJ34.7
58East Rutherford, NJ34.6
59Princeton, NJ34.5
60Dumont, NJ34.4
61Rutherford, NJ34.1
62Totowa, NJ34.1
63Somerville, NJ33.3
64Morristown, NJ32.9
65Highland Park, NJ32.8
66Wood-Ridge, NJ31.8
67Middlesex, NJ31.2
68South Plainfield, NJ30.3
69Rahway, NJ30.1
70Lindenwold, NJ29.2
71Hammonton, NJ27.2
72Summit, NJ27
73South Amboy, NJ26.9
74Hawthorne, NJ26.8
75Hoboken, NJ26.4
76Asbury Park, NJ25.5
77Pompton Lakes, NJ24.7
78Red Bank, NJ24.7
79Metuchen, NJ24.3
80Lincoln Park, NJ24.1
81Oakland, NJ23.9
82Hackettstown, NJ23.8
83Eatontown, NJ23.6
84Franklin Lakes, NJ22.5
85Ridgewood, NJ22.3
86Westwood, NJ21.6
87East Orange, NJ21.5
88Manville, NJ21.1
89Montvale, NJ20.8
90Bellmawr, NJ20.5
91Madison, NJ20.2
92New Providence, NJ19.9
93Florham Park, NJ18.5
94Hillsdale, NJ18.2
95Ramsey, NJ17.5
96Glen Rock, NJ17.2
96Somers Point, NJ17.2
98Hopatcong, NJ16.3
99Waldwick, NJ16.2
100Westfield, NJ16.1
101Woodbury, NJ15.5
102Wanaque, NJ15.3
103Chatham, NJ14.8
104Gloucester City, NJ14.6
105Tinton Falls, NJ14.5
106Phillipsburg, NJ14.1
107Glassboro, NJ14
108Millville, NJ13.6
109Burlington, NJ13.4
110Collingswood, NJ12
111Kinnelon, NJ10.7
112Point Pleasant, NJ10.5
113Ringwood, NJ10.4
114Ocean City, NJ10.1
115Beachwood, NJ9.3
116Pine Hill, NJ8.2
117Haddonfield, NJ5.3

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 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 language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, 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-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Jersey by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-jersey-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Union City, NJ, with 82.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Haddonfield, NJ, with 5.3% in 2021.

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