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Cities in New Jersey by population

Newark, NJ had the highest population of 117 cities in 2022, at 306,513. Montvale, NJ had the lowest, at 8,475. The median was 16,258 and the figure for New Jersey was 9.3 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest306,513Newark, NJ
Lowest8,475Montvale, NJ
Median16,258117 cities
New Jersey9,298,402History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Newark, NJ: 306,513 personsNewark, NJ306,513Jersey City, NJ: 292,008 personsJersey City, NJ292,008Paterson, NJ: 157,410 personsPaterson, NJ157,410Elizabeth, NJ: 136,121 personsElizabeth, NJ136,121Trenton, NJ: 89,758 personsTrenton, NJ89,758Clifton, NJ: 88,730 personsClifton, NJ88,730Camden, NJ: 70,960 personsCamden, NJ70,960Bayonne, NJ: 70,071 personsBayonne, NJ70,071Passaic, NJ: 69,563 personsPassaic, NJ69,563East Orange, NJ: 69,250 personsEast Orange, NJ69,250Union City, NJ: 65,169 personsUnion City, NJ65,169Vineland, NJ: 60,682 personsVineland, NJ60,682Hoboken, NJ: 57,642 personsHoboken, NJ57,642New Brunswick, NJ: 56,048 personsNew Brunswick, NJ56,048Perth Amboy, NJ: 55,402 personsPerth Amboy, NJ55,402Plainfield, NJ: 54,896 personsPlainfield, NJ54,896West New York, NJ: 51,081 personsWest New York, NJ51,081Hackensack, NJ: 45,759 personsHackensack, NJ45,759Sayreville, NJ: 45,363 personsSayreville, NJ45,363Linden, NJ: 43,649 personsLinden, NJ43,649Kearny, NJ: 39,826 personsKearny, NJ39,826Fort Lee, NJ: 39,782 personsFort Lee, NJ39,782Atlantic City, NJ: 38,559 personsAtlantic City, NJ38,559Fair Lawn, NJ: 35,408 personsFair Lawn, NJ35,408Long Branch, NJ: 32,490 personsLong Branch, NJ32,490Garfield, NJ: 32,473 personsGarfield, NJ32,473Westfield, NJ: 30,836 personsWestfield, NJ30,836Princeton, NJ: 30,438 personsPrinceton, NJ30,438Rahway, NJ: 29,927 personsRahway, NJ29,927Englewood, NJ: 29,649 personsEnglewood, NJ29,649Bergenfield, NJ: 28,287 personsBergenfield, NJ28,287Millville, NJ: 27,391 personsMillville, NJ27,391Bridgeton, NJ: 26,581 personsBridgeton, NJ26,581Paramus, NJ: 26,532 personsParamus, NJ26,532Ridgewood, NJ: 26,211 personsRidgewood, NJ26,211Lodi, NJ: 25,861 personsLodi, NJ25,861Cliffside Park, NJ: 25,594 personsCliffside Park, NJ25,594Carteret, NJ: 25,219 personsCarteret, NJ25,219South Plainfield, NJ: 24,240 personsSouth Plainfield, NJ24,240Glassboro, NJ: 23,633 personsGlassboro, NJ23,633Newark, NJ: 306,513 personsNewark, NJ306,513Jersey City, NJ: 292,008 personsJersey City, NJ292,008Paterson, NJ: 157,410 personsPaterson, NJ157,410Elizabeth, NJ: 136,121 personsElizabeth, NJ136,121Trenton, NJ: 89,758 personsTrenton, NJ89,758Clifton, NJ: 88,730 personsClifton, NJ88,730Camden, NJ: 70,960 personsCamden, NJ70,960Bayonne, NJ: 70,071 personsBayonne, NJ70,071Passaic, NJ: 69,563 personsPassaic, NJ69,563East Orange, NJ: 69,250 personsEast Orange, NJ69,250Union City, NJ: 65,169 personsUnion City, NJ65,169Vineland, NJ: 60,682 personsVineland, NJ60,682Hoboken, NJ: 57,642 personsHoboken, NJ57,642New Brunswick, NJ: 56,048 personsNew Brunswick, NJ56,048Perth Amboy, NJ: 55,402 personsPerth Amboy, NJ55,402Plainfield, NJ: 54,896 personsPlainfield, NJ54,896West New York, NJ: 51,081 personsWest New York, NJ51,081Hackensack, NJ: 45,759 personsHackensack, NJ45,759Sayreville, NJ: 45,363 personsSayreville, NJ45,363Linden, NJ: 43,649 personsLinden, NJ43,649Kearny, NJ: 39,826 personsKearny, NJ39,826Fort Lee, NJ: 39,782 personsFort Lee, NJ39,782Atlantic City, NJ: 38,559 personsAtlantic City, NJ38,559Fair Lawn, NJ: 35,408 personsFair Lawn, NJ35,408Long Branch, NJ: 32,490 personsLong Branch, NJ32,490Garfield, NJ: 32,473 personsGarfield, NJ32,473Westfield, NJ: 30,836 personsWestfield, NJ30,836Princeton, NJ: 30,438 personsPrinceton, NJ30,438Rahway, NJ: 29,927 personsRahway, NJ29,927Englewood, NJ: 29,649 personsEnglewood, NJ29,649Bergenfield, NJ: 28,287 personsBergenfield, NJ28,287Millville, NJ: 27,391 personsMillville, NJ27,391Bridgeton, NJ: 26,581 personsBridgeton, NJ26,581Paramus, NJ: 26,532 personsParamus, NJ26,532Ridgewood, NJ: 26,211 personsRidgewood, NJ26,211Lodi, NJ: 25,861 personsLodi, NJ25,861Cliffside Park, NJ: 25,594 personsCliffside Park, NJ25,594Carteret, NJ: 25,219 personsCarteret, NJ25,219South Plainfield, NJ: 24,240 personsSouth Plainfield, NJ24,240Glassboro, NJ: 23,633 personsGlassboro, NJ23,633
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

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Newark, NJ306,513-0.3%
2Jersey City, NJ292,008+2.4%
3Paterson, NJ157,410-0.4%
4Elizabeth, NJ136,121+0.5%
5Trenton, NJ89,758-0.3%
6Clifton, NJ88,730-0.3%
7Camden, NJ70,960-0.8%
8Bayonne, NJ70,071+0.7%
9Passaic, NJ69,563-0.2%
10East Orange, NJ69,250+0.4%
11Union City, NJ65,169-1%
12Vineland, NJ60,682+0.2%
13Hoboken, NJ57,642-1.1%
14New Brunswick, NJ56,048-0.4%
15Perth Amboy, NJ55,4020%
16Plainfield, NJ54,896-0.1%
17West New York, NJ51,081-1.1%
18Hackensack, NJ45,759-0%
19Sayreville, NJ45,363+0.3%
20Linden, NJ43,649-0.1%
21Kearny, NJ39,826-1%
22Fort Lee, NJ39,782-0.3%
23Atlantic City, NJ38,559+0.3%
24Fair Lawn, NJ35,408+0.7%
25Long Branch, NJ32,490+0.1%
26Garfield, NJ32,473-0.2%
27Westfield, NJ30,8360%
28Princeton, NJ30,438-0.5%
29Rahway, NJ29,927-0.2%
30Englewood, NJ29,649+1.7%
31Bergenfield, NJ28,287+0.1%
32Millville, NJ27,391+0.1%
33Bridgeton, NJ26,581-0.4%
34Paramus, NJ26,532+0.3%
35Ridgewood, NJ26,211-0.1%
36Lodi, NJ25,861-0.6%
37Cliffside Park, NJ25,594-0.2%
38Carteret, NJ25,219-0%
39South Plainfield, NJ24,2400%
40Glassboro, NJ23,633+0.7%
41North Plainfield, NJ22,695-0.1%
42Roselle, NJ22,499+0.1%
43Summit, NJ22,497-0.3%
44Lindenwold, NJ21,633+0.1%
45Elmwood Park, NJ21,274-0.1%
46Secaucus, NJ21,237+0.3%
47Pleasantville, NJ20,660+0.3%
48Morristown, NJ20,366+0.6%
49Palisades Park, NJ20,149-0.2%
50Harrison, NJ19,780+2.3%
51Tinton Falls, NJ19,436+0.4%
52Point Pleasant, NJ19,413+0.9%
53Hawthorne, NJ19,3980%
54Rutherford, NJ18,710-0.1%
55Dover, NJ18,442-0.1%
56Dumont, NJ18,2250%
57New Milford, NJ16,912-0.1%
58North Arlington, NJ16,351-0.1%
59Madison, NJ16,258+2.2%
60South River, NJ16,000-0.1%
61Phillipsburg, NJ15,307+0.1%
62Tenafly, NJ15,236-0.2%
63Asbury Park, NJ15,203-0.1%
64Highland Park, NJ15,0160%
65Metuchen, NJ15,0110%
66Fairview, NJ14,922-0.2%
67Hammonton, NJ14,865+0.4%
68Ramsey, NJ14,709-0.1%
69Edgewater, NJ14,6720%
70Hopatcong, NJ14,551+0.4%
71Middlesex, NJ14,520-0.1%
72Collingswood, NJ14,185+0.1%
73Roselle Park, NJ14,064+0.9%
74New Providence, NJ13,673-0.1%
75Eatontown, NJ13,512-0.2%
76Somerville, NJ13,398+6.4%
77Florham Park, NJ13,346+2.8%
78Woodland Park, NJ13,290-0.4%
79Ridgefield Park, NJ13,192-0.1%
80Red Bank, NJ12,860-0.3%
81Oakland, NJ12,662-0.1%
82Haddonfield, NJ12,546+0.1%
83Freehold, NJ12,508-0.3%
84Glen Rock, NJ12,069-0.1%
85Hasbrouck Heights, NJ12,042-0.2%
86River Edge, NJ12,018-0.1%
87Bound Brook, NJ11,987-0.3%
88Wallington, NJ11,825+0.1%
89Bellmawr, NJ11,708+0.1%
90Ringwood, NJ11,551-0.4%
91Guttenberg, NJ11,518-1%
92Gloucester City, NJ11,480+0.1%
93Ridgefield, NJ11,416-0.1%
94Ocean City, NJ11,296-0%
95Westwood, NJ11,221-0%
96Beachwood, NJ11,130+0.8%
97Wanaque, NJ11,031-0.3%
98Franklin Lakes, NJ11,016-0%
99Pompton Lakes, NJ10,964-0.4%
100Little Ferry, NJ10,921-0.1%
101Totowa, NJ10,882-0.4%
102Manville, NJ10,863-0.4%
103Lincoln Park, NJ10,828+0.4%
104Pine Hill, NJ10,756+0.1%
105Somers Point, NJ10,508+0.3%
106East Rutherford, NJ10,428+4.6%
107South Amboy, NJ10,224+10.1%
108Wood-Ridge, NJ10,167+0.6%
109Hackettstown, NJ10,119+0.9%
110Waldwick, NJ10,079-0.1%
111Hillsdale, NJ10,076-0.1%
112Burlington, NJ10,039+0.6%
113Woodbury, NJ10,027+0.5%
114Maywood, NJ10,025-0.1%
115Kinnelon, NJ10,021+0.1%
116Chatham, NJ9,232-0.1%
117Montvale, NJ8,475+0.3%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/new-jersey-cities?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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Newark, NJ, with 306,513 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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