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Cities in New Jersey by population

Newark, NJ had the highest population of 117 cities in 2023, at 310,626. Chatham, NJ had the lowest, at 9,296. The median was 16,476 and the figure for New Jersey was 9.4 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest310,626Newark, NJ
Lowest9,296Chatham, NJ
Median16,476117 cities
New Jersey9,395,315History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Newark, NJ: 310,626 personsNewark, NJ310,626Jersey City, NJ: 297,555 personsJersey City, NJ297,555Paterson, NJ: 159,570 personsPaterson, NJ159,570Elizabeth, NJ: 139,052 personsElizabeth, NJ139,052Trenton, NJ: 90,583 personsTrenton, NJ90,583Clifton, NJ: 89,785 personsClifton, NJ89,785Bayonne, NJ: 71,737 personsBayonne, NJ71,737Camden, NJ: 71,465 personsCamden, NJ71,465East Orange, NJ: 70,822 personsEast Orange, NJ70,822Passaic, NJ: 70,312 personsPassaic, NJ70,312Union City, NJ: 65,690 personsUnion City, NJ65,690Vineland, NJ: 61,391 personsVineland, NJ61,391Hoboken, NJ: 58,131 personsHoboken, NJ58,131New Brunswick, NJ: 56,407 personsNew Brunswick, NJ56,407Plainfield, NJ: 55,908 personsPlainfield, NJ55,908Perth Amboy, NJ: 55,847 personsPerth Amboy, NJ55,847West New York, NJ: 51,723 personsWest New York, NJ51,723Hackensack, NJ: 46,049 personsHackensack, NJ46,049Sayreville, NJ: 46,023 personsSayreville, NJ46,023Linden, NJ: 44,973 personsLinden, NJ44,973Kearny, NJ: 40,223 personsKearny, NJ40,223Fort Lee, NJ: 39,964 personsFort Lee, NJ39,964Atlantic City, NJ: 38,627 personsAtlantic City, NJ38,627Fair Lawn, NJ: 35,770 personsFair Lawn, NJ35,770Long Branch, NJ: 32,911 personsLong Branch, NJ32,911Garfield, NJ: 32,688 personsGarfield, NJ32,688Westfield, NJ: 31,283 personsWestfield, NJ31,283Princeton, NJ: 30,629 personsPrinceton, NJ30,629Rahway, NJ: 30,527 personsRahway, NJ30,527Englewood, NJ: 29,820 personsEnglewood, NJ29,820Bergenfield, NJ: 28,473 personsBergenfield, NJ28,473Millville, NJ: 27,631 personsMillville, NJ27,631Bridgeton, NJ: 27,627 personsBridgeton, NJ27,627Paramus, NJ: 26,576 personsParamus, NJ26,576Ridgewood, NJ: 26,356 personsRidgewood, NJ26,356Lodi, NJ: 26,007 personsLodi, NJ26,007Cliffside Park, NJ: 25,762 personsCliffside Park, NJ25,762Carteret, NJ: 25,563 personsCarteret, NJ25,563South Plainfield, NJ: 24,407 personsSouth Plainfield, NJ24,407Glassboro, NJ: 23,994 personsGlassboro, NJ23,994Newark, NJ: 310,626 personsNewark, NJ310,626Jersey City, NJ: 297,555 personsJersey City, NJ297,555Paterson, NJ: 159,570 personsPaterson, NJ159,570Elizabeth, NJ: 139,052 personsElizabeth, NJ139,052Trenton, NJ: 90,583 personsTrenton, NJ90,583Clifton, NJ: 89,785 personsClifton, NJ89,785Bayonne, NJ: 71,737 personsBayonne, NJ71,737Camden, NJ: 71,465 personsCamden, NJ71,465East Orange, NJ: 70,822 personsEast Orange, NJ70,822Passaic, NJ: 70,312 personsPassaic, NJ70,312Union City, NJ: 65,690 personsUnion City, NJ65,690Vineland, NJ: 61,391 personsVineland, NJ61,391Hoboken, NJ: 58,131 personsHoboken, NJ58,131New Brunswick, NJ: 56,407 personsNew Brunswick, NJ56,407Plainfield, NJ: 55,908 personsPlainfield, NJ55,908Perth Amboy, NJ: 55,847 personsPerth Amboy, NJ55,847West New York, NJ: 51,723 personsWest New York, NJ51,723Hackensack, NJ: 46,049 personsHackensack, NJ46,049Sayreville, NJ: 46,023 personsSayreville, NJ46,023Linden, NJ: 44,973 personsLinden, NJ44,973Kearny, NJ: 40,223 personsKearny, NJ40,223Fort Lee, NJ: 39,964 personsFort Lee, NJ39,964Atlantic City, NJ: 38,627 personsAtlantic City, NJ38,627Fair Lawn, NJ: 35,770 personsFair Lawn, NJ35,770Long Branch, NJ: 32,911 personsLong Branch, NJ32,911Garfield, NJ: 32,688 personsGarfield, NJ32,688Westfield, NJ: 31,283 personsWestfield, NJ31,283Princeton, NJ: 30,629 personsPrinceton, NJ30,629Rahway, NJ: 30,527 personsRahway, NJ30,527Englewood, NJ: 29,820 personsEnglewood, NJ29,820Bergenfield, NJ: 28,473 personsBergenfield, NJ28,473Millville, NJ: 27,631 personsMillville, NJ27,631Bridgeton, NJ: 27,627 personsBridgeton, NJ27,627Paramus, NJ: 26,576 personsParamus, NJ26,576Ridgewood, NJ: 26,356 personsRidgewood, NJ26,356Lodi, NJ: 26,007 personsLodi, NJ26,007Cliffside Park, NJ: 25,762 personsCliffside Park, NJ25,762Carteret, NJ: 25,563 personsCarteret, NJ25,563South Plainfield, NJ: 24,407 personsSouth Plainfield, NJ24,407Glassboro, NJ: 23,994 personsGlassboro, NJ23,994
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

RankCities2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Newark, NJ310,626+1.3%
2Jersey City, NJ297,555+1.9%
3Paterson, NJ159,570+1.4%
4Elizabeth, NJ139,052+2.2%
5Trenton, NJ90,583+0.9%
6Clifton, NJ89,785+1.2%
7Bayonne, NJ71,737+2.4%
8Camden, NJ71,465+0.7%
9East Orange, NJ70,822+2.3%
10Passaic, NJ70,312+1.1%
11Union City, NJ65,690+0.8%
12Vineland, NJ61,391+1.2%
13Hoboken, NJ58,131+0.8%
14New Brunswick, NJ56,407+0.6%
15Plainfield, NJ55,908+1.8%
16Perth Amboy, NJ55,847+0.8%
17West New York, NJ51,723+1.3%
18Hackensack, NJ46,049+0.6%
19Sayreville, NJ46,023+1.5%
20Linden, NJ44,973+3%
21Kearny, NJ40,223+1%
22Fort Lee, NJ39,964+0.5%
23Atlantic City, NJ38,627+0.2%
24Fair Lawn, NJ35,770+1%
25Long Branch, NJ32,911+1.3%
26Garfield, NJ32,688+0.7%
27Westfield, NJ31,283+1.4%
28Princeton, NJ30,629+0.6%
29Rahway, NJ30,527+2%
30Englewood, NJ29,820+0.6%
31Bergenfield, NJ28,473+0.7%
32Millville, NJ27,631+0.9%
33Bridgeton, NJ27,627+3.9%
34Paramus, NJ26,576+0.2%
35Ridgewood, NJ26,356+0.6%
36Lodi, NJ26,007+0.6%
37Cliffside Park, NJ25,762+0.7%
38Carteret, NJ25,563+1.4%
39South Plainfield, NJ24,407+0.7%
40Glassboro, NJ23,994+1.5%
41Roselle, NJ22,871+1.7%
42Summit, NJ22,862+1.6%
43North Plainfield, NJ22,723+0.1%
44Lindenwold, NJ21,798+0.8%
45Secaucus, NJ21,434+0.9%
46Elmwood Park, NJ21,384+0.5%
47Harrison, NJ20,944+5.9%
48Pleasantville, NJ20,718+0.3%
49Morristown, NJ20,611+1.2%
50Palisades Park, NJ20,244+0.5%
51Hawthorne, NJ19,893+2.6%
52Point Pleasant, NJ19,499+0.4%
53Tinton Falls, NJ19,414-0.1%
54Rutherford, NJ18,974+1.4%
55Dover, NJ18,545+0.6%
56Dumont, NJ18,349+0.7%
57New Milford, NJ17,003+0.5%
58Madison, NJ16,491+1.4%
59North Arlington, NJ16,476+0.8%
60South River, NJ16,120+0.8%
61Asbury Park, NJ15,476+1.8%
62Phillipsburg, NJ15,399+0.6%
63Tenafly, NJ15,284+0.3%
64Metuchen, NJ15,148+0.9%
65Highland Park, NJ15,128+0.7%
66Fairview, NJ15,026+0.7%
67Hammonton, NJ14,940+0.5%
68Ramsey, NJ14,805+0.7%
69Edgewater, NJ14,777+0.7%
70Hopatcong, NJ14,643+0.6%
71Middlesex, NJ14,621+0.7%
72Collingswood, NJ14,286+0.7%
73Roselle Park, NJ14,259+1.4%
74Somerville, NJ14,210+6.1%
75Florham Park, NJ14,086+5.5%
76New Providence, NJ13,855+1.3%
77Eatontown, NJ13,546+0.3%
78Woodland Park, NJ13,437+1.1%
79Ridgefield Park, NJ13,271+0.6%
80Red Bank, NJ12,842-0.1%
81Oakland, NJ12,743+0.6%
82Haddonfield, NJ12,645+0.8%
83Freehold, NJ12,502-0%
84Bound Brook, NJ12,457+3.9%
85Glen Rock, NJ12,157+0.7%
86Hasbrouck Heights, NJ12,109+0.6%
87River Edge, NJ12,076+0.5%
88Wallington, NJ11,904+0.7%
89Bellmawr, NJ11,791+0.7%
90Ringwood, NJ11,685+1.2%
91Guttenberg, NJ11,669+1.3%
92Gloucester City, NJ11,562+0.7%
93Ridgefield, NJ11,482+0.6%
94Westwood, NJ11,281+0.5%
95Ocean City, NJ11,256-0.4%
96Wanaque, NJ11,206+1.6%
97Beachwood, NJ11,192+0.6%
98Franklin Lakes, NJ11,118+0.9%
99Pompton Lakes, NJ11,095+1.2%
100Totowa, NJ10,999+1.1%
101Little Ferry, NJ10,987+0.6%
102Lincoln Park, NJ10,891+0.6%
103Manville, NJ10,849-0.1%
104Pine Hill, NJ10,833+0.7%
105Somers Point, NJ10,526+0.2%
106East Rutherford, NJ10,491+0.6%
107South Amboy, NJ10,291+0.7%
108Wood-Ridge, NJ10,263+0.9%
109Waldwick, NJ10,173+0.9%
110Hackettstown, NJ10,149+0.3%
111Hillsdale, NJ10,134+0.6%
112Kinnelon, NJ10,092+0.7%
113Burlington, NJ10,091+0.5%
114Maywood, NJ10,090+0.6%
115Woodbury, NJ10,061+0.3%
116Montvale, NJ9,425+11.2%
117Chatham, NJ9,296+0.7%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/new-jersey-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest population?

Newark, NJ, with 310,626 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Chatham, NJ, with 9,296 in 2023.

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