Counties in New Jersey by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024
Hudson County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 21 counties in 2024, at 56.6%. Salem County had the lowest, at 8.8%. The median was 26.3% and the figure for New Jersey was 33.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2024
- Under 13
- 13 to 18
- 18 to 30
- 30 to 42
- 42 and over
All counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 (%) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hudson County | 56.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 2 | Passaic County | 51.3 | +1 pts |
| 3 | Union County | 47.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 4 | Middlesex County | 47.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 5 | Bergen County | 42.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 6 | Essex County | 37.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 7 | Mercer County | 35.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 8 | Somerset County | 34.7 | 0 pts |
| 9 | Cumberland County | 30.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 10 | Morris County | 26.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 11 | Atlantic County | 26.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 12 | Camden County | 21.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 13 | Monmouth County | 18.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 14 | Warren County | 15.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 15 | Burlington County | 14.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 16 | Hunterdon County | 14.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 17 | Ocean County | 13.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 18 | Sussex County | 12.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 19 | Gloucester County | 10.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 20 | Cape May County | 8.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 21 | Salem County | 8.8 | +0.7 pts |
Other periods
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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
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 (Counties in New Jersey by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat
MLA 9
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, Counties in New Jersey by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-jersey-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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. Counties in New Jersey by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-jersey-counties.
Harvard
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, Counties in New Jersey by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-jersey-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{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: Counties in New Jersey by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
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note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-jersey-counties. Publisher attribution: 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Questions
Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?
Hudson County, with 56.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?
Salem County, with 8.8% in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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