Cities in New Jersey by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Princeton, NJ had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 117 cities in 2021, at 16.8%. Ramsey, NJ had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for New Jersey was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.8Princeton, NJ
Lowest0.4Ramsey, NJ
Median3.9117 cities
New Jersey4.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Princeton, NJ: 16.8 %Princeton, NJ16.8Glassboro, NJ: 14.4 %Glassboro, NJ14.4New Brunswick, NJ: 11.2 %New Brunswick, NJ11.2Ocean City, NJ: 10.4 %Ocean City, NJ10.4Edgewater, NJ: 9.8 %Edgewater, NJ9.8Hoboken, NJ: 9.4 %Hoboken, NJ9.4Hackettstown, NJ: 8.5 %Hackettstown, NJ8.5East Rutherford, NJ: 8.4 %East Rutherford, NJ8.4Burlington, NJ: 8.2 %Burlington, NJ8.2Cliffside Park, NJ: 8.1 %Cliffside Park, NJ8.1Somerville, NJ: 7.9 %Somerville, NJ7.9Glen Rock, NJ: 7.8 %Glen Rock, NJ7.8Bound Brook, NJ: 7.7 %Bound Brook, NJ7.7Phillipsburg, NJ: 7.6 %Phillipsburg, NJ7.6Haddonfield, NJ: 7.6 %Haddonfield, NJ7.6Rahway, NJ: 7.5 %Rahway, NJ7.5Morristown, NJ: 7.3 %Morristown, NJ7.3North Plainfield, NJ: 7.3 %North Plainfield, NJ7.3Collingswood, NJ: 7.1 %Collingswood, NJ7.1Highland Park, NJ: 6.5 %Highland Park, NJ6.5Little Ferry, NJ: 6.2 %Little Ferry, NJ6.2Lincoln Park, NJ: 6.2 %Lincoln Park, NJ6.2Point Pleasant, NJ: 6.1 %Point Pleasant, NJ6.1Secaucus, NJ: 6.1 %Secaucus, NJ6.1Summit, NJ: 5.9 %Summit, NJ5.9South Amboy, NJ: 5.9 %South Amboy, NJ5.9Linden, NJ: 5.9 %Linden, NJ5.9Florham Park, NJ: 5.8 %Florham Park, NJ5.8Wanaque, NJ: 5.7 %Wanaque, NJ5.7Plainfield, NJ: 5.6 %Plainfield, NJ5.6Hackensack, NJ: 5.6 %Hackensack, NJ5.6Somers Point, NJ: 5.3 %Somers Point, NJ5.3Harrison, NJ: 5.3 %Harrison, NJ5.3Hawthorne, NJ: 5.3 %Hawthorne, NJ5.3Jersey City, NJ: 5.3 %Jersey City, NJ5.3Metuchen, NJ: 5.2 %Metuchen, NJ5.2Bellmawr, NJ: 5.1 %Bellmawr, NJ5.1Waldwick, NJ: 5.1 %Waldwick, NJ5.1Red Bank, NJ: 5 %Red Bank, NJ5North Arlington, NJ: 4.9 %North Arlington, NJ4.9Princeton, NJ: 16.8 %Princeton, NJ16.8Glassboro, NJ: 14.4 %Glassboro, NJ14.4New Brunswick, NJ: 11.2 %New Brunswick, NJ11.2Ocean City, NJ: 10.4 %Ocean City, NJ10.4Edgewater, NJ: 9.8 %Edgewater, NJ9.8Hoboken, NJ: 9.4 %Hoboken, NJ9.4Hackettstown, NJ: 8.5 %Hackettstown, NJ8.5East Rutherford, NJ: 8.4 %East Rutherford, NJ8.4Burlington, NJ: 8.2 %Burlington, NJ8.2Cliffside Park, NJ: 8.1 %Cliffside Park, NJ8.1Somerville, NJ: 7.9 %Somerville, NJ7.9Glen Rock, NJ: 7.8 %Glen Rock, NJ7.8Bound Brook, NJ: 7.7 %Bound Brook, NJ7.7Phillipsburg, NJ: 7.6 %Phillipsburg, NJ7.6Haddonfield, NJ: 7.6 %Haddonfield, NJ7.6Rahway, NJ: 7.5 %Rahway, NJ7.5Morristown, NJ: 7.3 %Morristown, NJ7.3North Plainfield, NJ: 7.3 %North Plainfield, NJ7.3Collingswood, NJ: 7.1 %Collingswood, NJ7.1Highland Park, NJ: 6.5 %Highland Park, NJ6.5Little Ferry, NJ: 6.2 %Little Ferry, NJ6.2Lincoln Park, NJ: 6.2 %Lincoln Park, NJ6.2Point Pleasant, NJ: 6.1 %Point Pleasant, NJ6.1Secaucus, NJ: 6.1 %Secaucus, NJ6.1Summit, NJ: 5.9 %Summit, NJ5.9South Amboy, NJ: 5.9 %South Amboy, NJ5.9Linden, NJ: 5.9 %Linden, NJ5.9Florham Park, NJ: 5.8 %Florham Park, NJ5.8Wanaque, NJ: 5.7 %Wanaque, NJ5.7Plainfield, NJ: 5.6 %Plainfield, NJ5.6Hackensack, NJ: 5.6 %Hackensack, NJ5.6Somers Point, NJ: 5.3 %Somers Point, NJ5.3Harrison, NJ: 5.3 %Harrison, NJ5.3Hawthorne, NJ: 5.3 %Hawthorne, NJ5.3Jersey City, NJ: 5.3 %Jersey City, NJ5.3Metuchen, NJ: 5.2 %Metuchen, NJ5.2Bellmawr, NJ: 5.1 %Bellmawr, NJ5.1Waldwick, NJ: 5.1 %Waldwick, NJ5.1Red Bank, NJ: 5 %Red Bank, NJ5North Arlington, NJ: 4.9 %North Arlington, NJ4.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Princeton, NJ16.8
2Glassboro, NJ14.4
3New Brunswick, NJ11.2
4Ocean City, NJ10.4
5Edgewater, NJ9.8
6Hoboken, NJ9.4
7Hackettstown, NJ8.5
8East Rutherford, NJ8.4
9Burlington, NJ8.2
10Cliffside Park, NJ8.1
11Somerville, NJ7.9
12Glen Rock, NJ7.8
13Bound Brook, NJ7.7
14Phillipsburg, NJ7.6
15Haddonfield, NJ7.6
16Rahway, NJ7.5
17Morristown, NJ7.3
17North Plainfield, NJ7.3
19Collingswood, NJ7.1
20Highland Park, NJ6.5
21Little Ferry, NJ6.2
22Lincoln Park, NJ6.2
23Point Pleasant, NJ6.1
24Secaucus, NJ6.1
25Summit, NJ5.9
26South Amboy, NJ5.9
27Linden, NJ5.9
28Florham Park, NJ5.8
29Wanaque, NJ5.7
30Plainfield, NJ5.6
31Hackensack, NJ5.6
32Somers Point, NJ5.3
33Harrison, NJ5.3
34Hawthorne, NJ5.3
34Jersey City, NJ5.3
36Metuchen, NJ5.2
37Bellmawr, NJ5.1
37Waldwick, NJ5.1
39Red Bank, NJ5
40North Arlington, NJ4.9
41Ridgefield Park, NJ4.7
42Bridgeton, NJ4.7
43Clifton, NJ4.7
44Asbury Park, NJ4.6
45Gloucester City, NJ4.6
46East Orange, NJ4.5
47Montvale, NJ4.5
48South Plainfield, NJ4.4
49Ringwood, NJ4.3
50Kearny, NJ4.3
51Carteret, NJ4.2
52Kinnelon, NJ4.1
53Hopatcong, NJ4.1
54Chatham, NJ4
55Middlesex, NJ4
56Paramus, NJ3.9
56Roselle, NJ3.9
58Long Branch, NJ3.9
59Pompton Lakes, NJ3.9
60Trenton, NJ3.9
61New Providence, NJ3.9
62Camden, NJ3.8
63Vineland, NJ3.6
64Fort Lee, NJ3.5
64Tenafly, NJ3.5
66Englewood, NJ3.5
67Hillsdale, NJ3.5
68Wood-Ridge, NJ3.5
69Sayreville, NJ3.5
70Lodi, NJ3.5
71Madison, NJ3.3
71Totowa, NJ3.3
73Westfield, NJ3.3
74Maywood, NJ3.3
75Newark, NJ3.3
76Bayonne, NJ3.2
77New Milford, NJ3.2
78Palisades Park, NJ3.2
79Wallington, NJ3.2
80Beachwood, NJ3.1
81Freehold, NJ2.9
81Rutherford, NJ2.9
83Elizabeth, NJ2.9
84Woodland Park, NJ2.9
85Lindenwold, NJ2.8
86West New York, NJ2.8
87Atlantic City, NJ2.7
88Tinton Falls, NJ2.7
89Woodbury, NJ2.6
90Ridgewood, NJ2.6
91Eatontown, NJ2.6
92Manville, NJ2.5
93Union City, NJ2.5
94Westwood, NJ2.5
95Fairview, NJ2.5
96Ridgefield, NJ2.4
97Fair Lawn, NJ2.3
97Pleasantville, NJ2.3
99River Edge, NJ2.3
100South River, NJ2.3
101Garfield, NJ2.3
102Roselle Park, NJ2.3
103Franklin Lakes, NJ2.2
104Hasbrouck Heights, NJ2.2
105Millville, NJ2
106Elmwood Park, NJ2
107Bergenfield, NJ1.7
108Guttenberg, NJ1.6
109Hammonton, NJ1.6
110Pine Hill, NJ1.4
111Oakland, NJ1.4
112Paterson, NJ1.3
113Dumont, NJ1.1
114Perth Amboy, NJ1.1
115Dover, NJ1
116Passaic, NJ1
117Ramsey, NJ0.4

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 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-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Jersey by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/new-jersey-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Princeton, NJ, with 16.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ramsey, NJ, with 0.4% in 2021.

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