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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 2023, at 81.9%. Haddonfield, NJ had the lowest, at 5.7%. The median was 37% and the figure for New Jersey was 32.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.9Union City, NJ
Lowest5.7Haddonfield, NJ
Median37117 cities
New Jersey32.7History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Union City, NJ: 81.9 %Union City, NJ81.9Perth Amboy, NJ: 80.9 %Perth Amboy, NJ80.9Guttenberg, NJ: 79.7 %Guttenberg, NJ79.7Dover, NJ: 78.1 %Dover, NJ78.1West New York, NJ: 77.6 %West New York, NJ77.6Elizabeth, NJ: 76.6 %Elizabeth, NJ76.6Palisades Park, NJ: 75.8 %Palisades Park, NJ75.8Passaic, NJ: 72.9 %Passaic, NJ72.9Fairview, NJ: 70.7 %Fairview, NJ70.7Garfield, NJ: 67.3 %Garfield, NJ67.3Harrison, NJ: 66.7 %Harrison, NJ66.7Paterson, NJ: 66 %Paterson, NJ66Kearny, NJ: 64.6 %Kearny, NJ64.6Cliffside Park, NJ: 64 %Cliffside Park, NJ64Wallington, NJ: 62.3 %Wallington, NJ62.3Fort Lee, NJ: 60.6 %Fort Lee, NJ60.6Ridgefield, NJ: 60.2 %Ridgefield, NJ60.2North Plainfield, NJ: 59 %North Plainfield, NJ59Plainfield, NJ: 58.5 %Plainfield, NJ58.5Little Ferry, NJ: 57.6 %Little Ferry, NJ57.6Edgewater, NJ: 56.7 %Edgewater, NJ56.7Linden, NJ: 56.6 %Linden, NJ56.6New Brunswick, NJ: 56.5 %New Brunswick, NJ56.5Carteret, NJ: 55.6 %Carteret, NJ55.6Clifton, NJ: 55.3 %Clifton, NJ55.3Ridgefield Park, NJ: 55 %Ridgefield Park, NJ55Pleasantville, NJ: 54 %Pleasantville, NJ54Elmwood Park, NJ: 53.4 %Elmwood Park, NJ53.4Freehold, NJ: 53.3 %Freehold, NJ53.3Bound Brook, NJ: 53.2 %Bound Brook, NJ53.2Lodi, NJ: 52.5 %Lodi, NJ52.5Bridgeton, NJ: 52.4 %Bridgeton, NJ52.4Woodland Park, NJ: 52.3 %Woodland Park, NJ52.3Secaucus, NJ: 52.1 %Secaucus, NJ52.1Hackensack, NJ: 51.5 %Hackensack, NJ51.5East Rutherford, NJ: 50.9 %East Rutherford, NJ50.9Jersey City, NJ: 50.9 %Jersey City, NJ50.9Bergenfield, NJ: 50.3 %Bergenfield, NJ50.3Newark, NJ: 50.2 %Newark, NJ50.2North Arlington, NJ: 49.2 %North Arlington, NJ49.2Union City, NJ: 81.9 %Union City, NJ81.9Perth Amboy, NJ: 80.9 %Perth Amboy, NJ80.9Guttenberg, NJ: 79.7 %Guttenberg, NJ79.7Dover, NJ: 78.1 %Dover, NJ78.1West New York, NJ: 77.6 %West New York, NJ77.6Elizabeth, NJ: 76.6 %Elizabeth, NJ76.6Palisades Park, NJ: 75.8 %Palisades Park, NJ75.8Passaic, NJ: 72.9 %Passaic, NJ72.9Fairview, NJ: 70.7 %Fairview, NJ70.7Garfield, NJ: 67.3 %Garfield, NJ67.3Harrison, NJ: 66.7 %Harrison, NJ66.7Paterson, NJ: 66 %Paterson, NJ66Kearny, NJ: 64.6 %Kearny, NJ64.6Cliffside Park, NJ: 64 %Cliffside Park, NJ64Wallington, NJ: 62.3 %Wallington, NJ62.3Fort Lee, NJ: 60.6 %Fort Lee, NJ60.6Ridgefield, NJ: 60.2 %Ridgefield, NJ60.2North Plainfield, NJ: 59 %North Plainfield, NJ59Plainfield, NJ: 58.5 %Plainfield, NJ58.5Little Ferry, NJ: 57.6 %Little Ferry, NJ57.6Edgewater, NJ: 56.7 %Edgewater, NJ56.7Linden, NJ: 56.6 %Linden, NJ56.6New Brunswick, NJ: 56.5 %New Brunswick, NJ56.5Carteret, NJ: 55.6 %Carteret, NJ55.6Clifton, NJ: 55.3 %Clifton, NJ55.3Ridgefield Park, NJ: 55 %Ridgefield Park, NJ55Pleasantville, NJ: 54 %Pleasantville, NJ54Elmwood Park, NJ: 53.4 %Elmwood Park, NJ53.4Freehold, NJ: 53.3 %Freehold, NJ53.3Bound Brook, NJ: 53.2 %Bound Brook, NJ53.2Lodi, NJ: 52.5 %Lodi, NJ52.5Bridgeton, NJ: 52.4 %Bridgeton, NJ52.4Woodland Park, NJ: 52.3 %Woodland Park, NJ52.3Secaucus, NJ: 52.1 %Secaucus, NJ52.1Hackensack, NJ: 51.5 %Hackensack, NJ51.5East Rutherford, NJ: 50.9 %East Rutherford, NJ50.9Jersey City, NJ: 50.9 %Jersey City, NJ50.9Bergenfield, NJ: 50.3 %Bergenfield, NJ50.3Newark, NJ: 50.2 %Newark, NJ50.2North Arlington, NJ: 49.2 %North Arlington, NJ49.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Union City, NJ81.9+0.5 pts
2Perth Amboy, NJ80.9+0.2 pts
3Guttenberg, NJ79.7+3.1 pts
4Dover, NJ78.1+0.6 pts
5West New York, NJ77.6-0 pts
6Elizabeth, NJ76.6+0.2 pts
7Palisades Park, NJ75.8+0.9 pts
8Passaic, NJ72.9-0.5 pts
9Fairview, NJ70.7+3.8 pts
10Garfield, NJ67.3+0.4 pts
11Harrison, NJ66.7-1.5 pts
12Paterson, NJ66+0.2 pts
13Kearny, NJ64.6-3.2 pts
14Cliffside Park, NJ64-1 pts
15Wallington, NJ62.3-4.2 pts
16Fort Lee, NJ60.6+0.3 pts
17Ridgefield, NJ60.2-2.4 pts
18North Plainfield, NJ59+4.5 pts
19Plainfield, NJ58.5+3 pts
20Little Ferry, NJ57.6+1.7 pts
21Edgewater, NJ56.7+2.6 pts
22Linden, NJ56.6+1.7 pts
23New Brunswick, NJ56.5+2.2 pts
24Carteret, NJ55.6-3.7 pts
25Clifton, NJ55.3-1.7 pts
26Ridgefield Park, NJ550 pts
27Pleasantville, NJ54+2.1 pts
28Elmwood Park, NJ53.4-3 pts
29Freehold, NJ53.3+7.3 pts
30Bound Brook, NJ53.2+0.8 pts
31Lodi, NJ52.5-0.8 pts
32Bridgeton, NJ52.4+4.1 pts
33Woodland Park, NJ52.3+3.9 pts
34Secaucus, NJ52.1-2.2 pts
35Hackensack, NJ51.5+0.1 pts
36East Rutherford, NJ50.9+0.7 pts
37Jersey City, NJ50.9-0.6 pts
38Bergenfield, NJ50.3-0.3 pts
39Newark, NJ50.2-0.3 pts
40North Arlington, NJ49.2-0.4 pts
41Roselle Park, NJ49+5 pts
42Atlantic City, NJ48.3-1.4 pts
43Tenafly, NJ47.5+3.4 pts
44Englewood, NJ46.6+4.6 pts
45Camden, NJ45.6+1.3 pts
46Trenton, NJ44.7+4.1 pts
47Roselle, NJ44.5+1.1 pts
48New Milford, NJ43.9+3.1 pts
49South River, NJ43.4-5.2 pts
50Bayonne, NJ42.4-2.8 pts
51Fair Lawn, NJ41.7+0.9 pts
52Hasbrouck Heights, NJ40.5+4 pts
53Highland Park, NJ40.1-2 pts
54Sayreville, NJ39.6-0.4 pts
55Totowa, NJ39+5.4 pts
56Wood-Ridge, NJ37.9+5.7 pts
57Paramus, NJ37.8-1.5 pts
58Vineland, NJ37+0.7 pts
59Maywood, NJ37+0.4 pts
60Princeton, NJ35.6-0.1 pts
61Long Branch, NJ35.5+0.5 pts
62River Edge, NJ35.5-0.2 pts
63Morristown, NJ34.9+2.3 pts
64Somerville, NJ34.5-1.1 pts
65Middlesex, NJ34.3+1.5 pts
66Dumont, NJ33.5-0.8 pts
67Rutherford, NJ33-0.5 pts
68South Plainfield, NJ32.7-1.8 pts
69Rahway, NJ32.4+1.8 pts
70Manville, NJ32+8.6 pts
71Asbury Park, NJ30.8+4.1 pts
72Pompton Lakes, NJ29.7+2.2 pts
73Lindenwold, NJ28.9-1.5 pts
74Lincoln Park, NJ28.7+2.3 pts
75Red Bank, NJ27.9+4.4 pts
76Eatontown, NJ27.3+3.5 pts
77Hammonton, NJ27+1.5 pts
78South Amboy, NJ26.6-2.2 pts
79New Providence, NJ26.4+4.8 pts
80Ridgewood, NJ25.9+2.7 pts
81Hawthorne, NJ25.9-1.6 pts
82Hoboken, NJ25.7-1.8 pts
83Hackettstown, NJ25.4+2.4 pts
84Westwood, NJ24.2+1.3 pts
85Metuchen, NJ22.7+0.2 pts
86Oakland, NJ22.4+0.4 pts
87Montvale, NJ22.3-0.1 pts
88Franklin Lakes, NJ22.3+1.1 pts
89Wanaque, NJ21.9+1 pts
90Summit, NJ21.9-5.3 pts
91Waldwick, NJ21.8+3.7 pts
92Hopatcong, NJ20.7+6.1 pts
93East Orange, NJ20.2-2.5 pts
94Ramsey, NJ19.5+1.8 pts
95Glen Rock, NJ19.3-0.9 pts
96Gloucester City, NJ19.1+1.4 pts
97Westfield, NJ18.8+2.6 pts
98Bellmawr, NJ18.7-0.3 pts
99Madison, NJ18.6-0.5 pts
100Florham Park, NJ18.3+2.5 pts
101Hillsdale, NJ17.2+0.7 pts
102Woodbury, NJ16.8+3.9 pts
103Chatham, NJ16.7+0.7 pts
104Tinton Falls, NJ16.6+1.2 pts
105Phillipsburg, NJ16.4+1.6 pts
106Millville, NJ16.3+2.7 pts
107Somers Point, NJ16+0.7 pts
108Glassboro, NJ15.2+0.8 pts
109Kinnelon, NJ14.6+2.2 pts
110Burlington, NJ13.6-0.6 pts
111Pine Hill, NJ12.2+2.7 pts
112Collingswood, NJ12.2-0.4 pts
113Ringwood, NJ11.6+0.9 pts
114Ocean City, NJ11.5+1.8 pts
115Beachwood, NJ10.2+0.7 pts
116Point Pleasant, NJ9.9-0 pts
117Haddonfield, NJ5.7+0.3 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/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 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-jersey-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-jersey-cities?period=2023 (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 81.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Haddonfield, NJ, with 5.7% in 2023.

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