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Cities in New Jersey by population

Newark, NJ had the highest population of 117 cities in 2020, at 310,567. Montvale, NJ had the lowest, at 8,434. The median was 16,400 and the figure for New Jersey was 9.27 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest310,567Newark, NJ
Lowest8,434Montvale, NJ
Median16,400117 cities
New Jersey9,270,476History

Top 40 cities, 2020

Newark, NJ: 310,567 personsNewark, NJ310,567Jersey City, NJ: 291,955 personsJersey City, NJ291,955Paterson, NJ: 159,276 personsPaterson, NJ159,276Elizabeth, NJ: 136,609 personsElizabeth, NJ136,609Trenton, NJ: 90,549 personsTrenton, NJ90,549Clifton, NJ: 89,548 personsClifton, NJ89,548Camden, NJ: 71,744 personsCamden, NJ71,744Bayonne, NJ: 71,604 personsBayonne, NJ71,604Passaic, NJ: 70,313 personsPassaic, NJ70,313East Orange, NJ: 69,428 personsEast Orange, NJ69,428Union City, NJ: 68,112 personsUnion City, NJ68,112Vineland, NJ: 60,618 personsVineland, NJ60,618Hoboken, NJ: 59,920 personsHoboken, NJ59,920Perth Amboy, NJ: 55,360 personsPerth Amboy, NJ55,360New Brunswick, NJ: 55,291 personsNew Brunswick, NJ55,291Plainfield, NJ: 54,308 personsPlainfield, NJ54,308West New York, NJ: 52,472 personsWest New York, NJ52,472Hackensack, NJ: 45,928 personsHackensack, NJ45,928Sayreville, NJ: 45,245 personsSayreville, NJ45,245Linden, NJ: 43,521 personsLinden, NJ43,521Kearny, NJ: 41,687 personsKearny, NJ41,687Fort Lee, NJ: 40,048 personsFort Lee, NJ40,048Atlantic City, NJ: 38,404 personsAtlantic City, NJ38,404Fair Lawn, NJ: 34,869 personsFair Lawn, NJ34,869Garfield, NJ: 32,569 personsGarfield, NJ32,569Long Branch, NJ: 31,665 personsLong Branch, NJ31,665Westfield, NJ: 30,890 personsWestfield, NJ30,890Princeton, NJ: 30,625 personsPrinceton, NJ30,625Rahway, NJ: 29,678 personsRahway, NJ29,678Englewood, NJ: 29,229 personsEnglewood, NJ29,229Bergenfield, NJ: 28,313 personsBergenfield, NJ28,313Millville, NJ: 27,410 personsMillville, NJ27,410Bridgeton, NJ: 27,140 personsBridgeton, NJ27,140Paramus, NJ: 26,715 personsParamus, NJ26,715Lodi, NJ: 26,124 personsLodi, NJ26,124Ridgewood, NJ: 25,893 personsRidgewood, NJ25,893Cliffside Park, NJ: 25,654 personsCliffside Park, NJ25,654Carteret, NJ: 25,296 personsCarteret, NJ25,296South Plainfield, NJ: 24,273 personsSouth Plainfield, NJ24,273Glassboro, NJ: 23,163 personsGlassboro, NJ23,163Newark, NJ: 310,567 personsNewark, NJ310,567Jersey City, NJ: 291,955 personsJersey City, NJ291,955Paterson, NJ: 159,276 personsPaterson, NJ159,276Elizabeth, NJ: 136,609 personsElizabeth, NJ136,609Trenton, NJ: 90,549 personsTrenton, NJ90,549Clifton, NJ: 89,548 personsClifton, NJ89,548Camden, NJ: 71,744 personsCamden, NJ71,744Bayonne, NJ: 71,604 personsBayonne, NJ71,604Passaic, NJ: 70,313 personsPassaic, NJ70,313East Orange, NJ: 69,428 personsEast Orange, NJ69,428Union City, NJ: 68,112 personsUnion City, NJ68,112Vineland, NJ: 60,618 personsVineland, NJ60,618Hoboken, NJ: 59,920 personsHoboken, NJ59,920Perth Amboy, NJ: 55,360 personsPerth Amboy, NJ55,360New Brunswick, NJ: 55,291 personsNew Brunswick, NJ55,291Plainfield, NJ: 54,308 personsPlainfield, NJ54,308West New York, NJ: 52,472 personsWest New York, NJ52,472Hackensack, NJ: 45,928 personsHackensack, NJ45,928Sayreville, NJ: 45,245 personsSayreville, NJ45,245Linden, NJ: 43,521 personsLinden, NJ43,521Kearny, NJ: 41,687 personsKearny, NJ41,687Fort Lee, NJ: 40,048 personsFort Lee, NJ40,048Atlantic City, NJ: 38,404 personsAtlantic City, NJ38,404Fair Lawn, NJ: 34,869 personsFair Lawn, NJ34,869Garfield, NJ: 32,569 personsGarfield, NJ32,569Long Branch, NJ: 31,665 personsLong Branch, NJ31,665Westfield, NJ: 30,890 personsWestfield, NJ30,890Princeton, NJ: 30,625 personsPrinceton, NJ30,625Rahway, NJ: 29,678 personsRahway, NJ29,678Englewood, NJ: 29,229 personsEnglewood, NJ29,229Bergenfield, NJ: 28,313 personsBergenfield, NJ28,313Millville, NJ: 27,410 personsMillville, NJ27,410Bridgeton, NJ: 27,140 personsBridgeton, NJ27,140Paramus, NJ: 26,715 personsParamus, NJ26,715Lodi, NJ: 26,124 personsLodi, NJ26,124Ridgewood, NJ: 25,893 personsRidgewood, NJ25,893Cliffside Park, NJ: 25,654 personsCliffside Park, NJ25,654Carteret, NJ: 25,296 personsCarteret, NJ25,296South Plainfield, NJ: 24,273 personsSouth Plainfield, NJ24,273Glassboro, NJ: 23,163 personsGlassboro, NJ23,163
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2020
persons
1Newark, NJ310,567
2Jersey City, NJ291,955
3Paterson, NJ159,276
4Elizabeth, NJ136,609
5Trenton, NJ90,549
6Clifton, NJ89,548
7Camden, NJ71,744
8Bayonne, NJ71,604
9Passaic, NJ70,313
10East Orange, NJ69,428
11Union City, NJ68,112
12Vineland, NJ60,618
13Hoboken, NJ59,920
14Perth Amboy, NJ55,360
15New Brunswick, NJ55,291
16Plainfield, NJ54,308
17West New York, NJ52,472
18Hackensack, NJ45,928
19Sayreville, NJ45,245
20Linden, NJ43,521
21Kearny, NJ41,687
22Fort Lee, NJ40,048
23Atlantic City, NJ38,404
24Fair Lawn, NJ34,869
25Garfield, NJ32,569
26Long Branch, NJ31,665
27Westfield, NJ30,890
28Princeton, NJ30,625
29Rahway, NJ29,678
30Englewood, NJ29,229
31Bergenfield, NJ28,313
32Millville, NJ27,410
33Bridgeton, NJ27,140
34Paramus, NJ26,715
35Lodi, NJ26,124
36Ridgewood, NJ25,893
37Cliffside Park, NJ25,654
38Carteret, NJ25,296
39South Plainfield, NJ24,273
40Glassboro, NJ23,163
41North Plainfield, NJ22,745
42Summit, NJ22,625
43Roselle, NJ22,606
44Secaucus, NJ21,970
45Lindenwold, NJ21,608
46Elmwood Park, NJ21,349
47Pleasantville, NJ20,578
48Palisades Park, NJ20,292
49Morristown, NJ20,115
50Hawthorne, NJ19,568
51Harrison, NJ19,483
52Tinton Falls, NJ19,103
53Point Pleasant, NJ18,971
54Rutherford, NJ18,787
55Dover, NJ18,412
56Dumont, NJ17,842
57Madison, NJ16,912
58New Milford, NJ16,880
59North Arlington, NJ16,400
60South River, NJ16,062
61Tenafly, NJ15,352
62Phillipsburg, NJ15,196
63Asbury Park, NJ15,169
64Metuchen, NJ15,052
65Highland Park, NJ15,035
66Fairview, NJ14,981
67Ramsey, NJ14,756
68Hammonton, NJ14,732
69Middlesex, NJ14,591
70Edgewater, NJ14,488
71Hopatcong, NJ14,333
72Collingswood, NJ14,170
73Roselle Park, NJ13,997
74New Providence, NJ13,729
75Eatontown, NJ13,545
76Woodland Park, NJ13,447
77Ridgefield Park, NJ13,239
78Red Bank, NJ12,903
79Oakland, NJ12,697
80Florham Park, NJ12,597
81Haddonfield, NJ12,546
82Freehold, NJ12,512
83Somerville, NJ12,357
84Glen Rock, NJ12,100
85Hasbrouck Heights, NJ12,086
86River Edge, NJ12,057
87Guttenberg, NJ12,003
88Bound Brook, NJ11,954
89Wallington, NJ11,845
90Bellmawr, NJ11,696
91Ringwood, NJ11,687
92Gloucester City, NJ11,468
93Ridgefield, NJ11,450
94Westwood, NJ11,273
95Ocean City, NJ11,223
96Wanaque, NJ11,200
97Pompton Lakes, NJ11,093
98Franklin Lakes, NJ11,074
99Totowa, NJ11,020
100Little Ferry, NJ10,954
101Manville, NJ10,925
102Beachwood, NJ10,878
103Lincoln Park, NJ10,843
104Pine Hill, NJ10,745
105Somers Point, NJ10,459
106Hackettstown, NJ10,222
107Hillsdale, NJ10,118
108Wood-Ridge, NJ10,111
109Waldwick, NJ10,085
110Maywood, NJ10,056
111East Rutherford, NJ9,994
112Kinnelon, NJ9,965
113Woodbury, NJ9,953
114Burlington, NJ9,726
115South Amboy, NJ9,337
116Chatham, NJ9,170
117Montvale, NJ8,434

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in New Jersey by population, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in New Jersey by population, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/new-jersey-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in New Jersey by population, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/new-jersey-cities?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in New Jersey by population, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/new-jersey-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals): Cities in New Jersey by population, 2020}},
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Which city has the highest population?

Newark, NJ, with 310,567 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Montvale, NJ, with 8,434 in 2020.

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