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Cities in New Jersey by population

Newark, NJ had the highest population of 117 cities in 2024, at 320,162. Montvale, NJ had the lowest, at 9,609. The median was 16,476 and the figure for New Jersey was 9.51 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest320,162Newark, NJ
Lowest9,609Montvale, NJ
Median16,476117 cities
New Jersey9,506,354History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Newark, NJ: 320,162 personsNewark, NJ320,162Jersey City, NJ: 300,723 personsJersey City, NJ300,723Paterson, NJ: 161,737 personsPaterson, NJ161,737Elizabeth, NJ: 141,555 personsElizabeth, NJ141,555Trenton, NJ: 91,310 personsTrenton, NJ91,310Clifton, NJ: 91,027 personsClifton, NJ91,027Bayonne, NJ: 74,013 personsBayonne, NJ74,013East Orange, NJ: 72,101 personsEast Orange, NJ72,101Camden, NJ: 71,679 personsCamden, NJ71,679Passaic, NJ: 71,317 personsPassaic, NJ71,317Union City, NJ: 66,375 personsUnion City, NJ66,375Vineland, NJ: 62,311 personsVineland, NJ62,311Hoboken, NJ: 58,742 personsHoboken, NJ58,742New Brunswick, NJ: 57,001 personsNew Brunswick, NJ57,001Plainfield, NJ: 56,897 personsPlainfield, NJ56,897Perth Amboy, NJ: 56,381 personsPerth Amboy, NJ56,381West New York, NJ: 52,604 personsWest New York, NJ52,604Sayreville, NJ: 46,730 personsSayreville, NJ46,730Hackensack, NJ: 46,393 personsHackensack, NJ46,393Linden, NJ: 45,734 personsLinden, NJ45,734Kearny, NJ: 40,672 personsKearny, NJ40,672Fort Lee, NJ: 40,345 personsFort Lee, NJ40,345Atlantic City, NJ: 38,850 personsAtlantic City, NJ38,850Fair Lawn, NJ: 36,273 personsFair Lawn, NJ36,273Garfield, NJ: 33,360 personsGarfield, NJ33,360Long Branch, NJ: 33,272 personsLong Branch, NJ33,272Westfield, NJ: 32,298 personsWestfield, NJ32,298Princeton, NJ: 31,446 personsPrinceton, NJ31,446Rahway, NJ: 31,013 personsRahway, NJ31,013Englewood, NJ: 30,056 personsEnglewood, NJ30,056Bergenfield, NJ: 28,769 personsBergenfield, NJ28,769Bridgeton, NJ: 28,317 personsBridgeton, NJ28,317Millville, NJ: 27,946 personsMillville, NJ27,946Paramus, NJ: 26,760 personsParamus, NJ26,760Ridgewood, NJ: 26,553 personsRidgewood, NJ26,553Lodi, NJ: 26,217 personsLodi, NJ26,217Cliffside Park, NJ: 26,051 personsCliffside Park, NJ26,051Carteret, NJ: 25,746 personsCarteret, NJ25,746South Plainfield, NJ: 24,815 personsSouth Plainfield, NJ24,815Glassboro, NJ: 24,280 personsGlassboro, NJ24,280Newark, NJ: 320,162 personsNewark, NJ320,162Jersey City, NJ: 300,723 personsJersey City, NJ300,723Paterson, NJ: 161,737 personsPaterson, NJ161,737Elizabeth, NJ: 141,555 personsElizabeth, NJ141,555Trenton, NJ: 91,310 personsTrenton, NJ91,310Clifton, NJ: 91,027 personsClifton, NJ91,027Bayonne, NJ: 74,013 personsBayonne, NJ74,013East Orange, NJ: 72,101 personsEast Orange, NJ72,101Camden, NJ: 71,679 personsCamden, NJ71,679Passaic, NJ: 71,317 personsPassaic, NJ71,317Union City, NJ: 66,375 personsUnion City, NJ66,375Vineland, NJ: 62,311 personsVineland, NJ62,311Hoboken, NJ: 58,742 personsHoboken, NJ58,742New Brunswick, NJ: 57,001 personsNew Brunswick, NJ57,001Plainfield, NJ: 56,897 personsPlainfield, NJ56,897Perth Amboy, NJ: 56,381 personsPerth Amboy, NJ56,381West New York, NJ: 52,604 personsWest New York, NJ52,604Sayreville, NJ: 46,730 personsSayreville, NJ46,730Hackensack, NJ: 46,393 personsHackensack, NJ46,393Linden, NJ: 45,734 personsLinden, NJ45,734Kearny, NJ: 40,672 personsKearny, NJ40,672Fort Lee, NJ: 40,345 personsFort Lee, NJ40,345Atlantic City, NJ: 38,850 personsAtlantic City, NJ38,850Fair Lawn, NJ: 36,273 personsFair Lawn, NJ36,273Garfield, NJ: 33,360 personsGarfield, NJ33,360Long Branch, NJ: 33,272 personsLong Branch, NJ33,272Westfield, NJ: 32,298 personsWestfield, NJ32,298Princeton, NJ: 31,446 personsPrinceton, NJ31,446Rahway, NJ: 31,013 personsRahway, NJ31,013Englewood, NJ: 30,056 personsEnglewood, NJ30,056Bergenfield, NJ: 28,769 personsBergenfield, NJ28,769Bridgeton, NJ: 28,317 personsBridgeton, NJ28,317Millville, NJ: 27,946 personsMillville, NJ27,946Paramus, NJ: 26,760 personsParamus, NJ26,760Ridgewood, NJ: 26,553 personsRidgewood, NJ26,553Lodi, NJ: 26,217 personsLodi, NJ26,217Cliffside Park, NJ: 26,051 personsCliffside Park, NJ26,051Carteret, NJ: 25,746 personsCarteret, NJ25,746South Plainfield, NJ: 24,815 personsSouth Plainfield, NJ24,815Glassboro, NJ: 24,280 personsGlassboro, NJ24,280
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

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Newark, NJ320,162+3.1%
2Jersey City, NJ300,723+1.1%
3Paterson, NJ161,737+1.4%
4Elizabeth, NJ141,555+1.8%
5Trenton, NJ91,310+0.8%
6Clifton, NJ91,027+1.4%
7Bayonne, NJ74,013+3.2%
8East Orange, NJ72,101+1.8%
9Camden, NJ71,679+0.3%
10Passaic, NJ71,317+1.4%
11Union City, NJ66,375+1%
12Vineland, NJ62,311+1.5%
13Hoboken, NJ58,742+1.1%
14New Brunswick, NJ57,001+1.1%
15Plainfield, NJ56,897+1.8%
16Perth Amboy, NJ56,381+1%
17West New York, NJ52,604+1.7%
18Sayreville, NJ46,730+1.5%
19Hackensack, NJ46,393+0.7%
20Linden, NJ45,734+1.7%
21Kearny, NJ40,672+1.1%
22Fort Lee, NJ40,345+1%
23Atlantic City, NJ38,850+0.6%
24Fair Lawn, NJ36,273+1.4%
25Garfield, NJ33,360+2.1%
26Long Branch, NJ33,272+1.1%
27Westfield, NJ32,298+3.2%
28Princeton, NJ31,446+2.7%
29Rahway, NJ31,013+1.6%
30Englewood, NJ30,056+0.8%
31Bergenfield, NJ28,769+1%
32Bridgeton, NJ28,317+2.5%
33Millville, NJ27,946+1.1%
34Paramus, NJ26,760+0.7%
35Ridgewood, NJ26,553+0.7%
36Lodi, NJ26,217+0.8%
37Cliffside Park, NJ26,051+1.1%
38Carteret, NJ25,746+0.7%
39South Plainfield, NJ24,815+1.7%
40Glassboro, NJ24,280+1.2%
41Summit, NJ23,271+1.8%
42Roselle, NJ23,246+1.6%
43North Plainfield, NJ22,928+0.9%
44Secaucus, NJ22,557+5.2%
45Harrison, NJ22,029+5.2%
46Lindenwold, NJ21,884+0.4%
47Elmwood Park, NJ21,549+0.8%
48Pleasantville, NJ20,888+0.8%
49Morristown, NJ20,652+0.2%
50Palisades Park, NJ20,417+0.9%
51Hawthorne, NJ20,169+1.4%
52Point Pleasant, NJ19,628+0.7%
53Tinton Falls, NJ19,437+0.1%
54Rutherford, NJ19,110+0.7%
55Dover, NJ18,880+1.8%
56Dumont, NJ18,502+0.8%
57New Milford, NJ17,139+0.8%
58North Arlington, NJ16,601+0.8%
59Madison, NJ16,476-0.1%
60South River, NJ16,242+0.8%
61Fairview, NJ15,521+3.3%
62Asbury Park, NJ15,506+0.2%
63Phillipsburg, NJ15,459+0.4%
64Tenafly, NJ15,375+0.6%
65Metuchen, NJ15,314+1.1%
66Highland Park, NJ15,236+0.7%
67Edgewater, NJ15,033+1.7%
68Hammonton, NJ15,021+0.5%
69Ramsey, NJ14,926+0.8%
70Hopatcong, NJ14,751+0.7%
71Middlesex, NJ14,728+0.7%
72Roselle Park, NJ14,497+1.7%
73Florham Park, NJ14,417+2.3%
74Somerville, NJ14,343+0.9%
75Collingswood, NJ14,340+0.4%
76New Providence, NJ14,093+1.7%
77Woodland Park, NJ13,619+1.4%
78Eatontown, NJ13,571+0.2%
79Ridgefield Park, NJ13,372+0.8%
80Red Bank, NJ12,8480%
81Oakland, NJ12,838+0.7%
82Haddonfield, NJ12,696+0.4%
83Bound Brook, NJ12,569+0.9%
84Freehold, NJ12,556+0.4%
85Glen Rock, NJ12,279+1%
86Hasbrouck Heights, NJ12,188+0.7%
87River Edge, NJ12,171+0.8%
88Wallington, NJ11,994+0.8%
89Guttenberg, NJ11,863+1.7%
90Ringwood, NJ11,852+1.4%
91Bellmawr, NJ11,836+0.4%
92Gloucester City, NJ11,606+0.4%
93Ridgefield, NJ11,597+1%
94Wanaque, NJ11,390+1.6%
95Westwood, NJ11,372+0.8%
96Beachwood, NJ11,278+0.8%
97Pompton Lakes, NJ11,246+1.4%
98Ocean City, NJ11,233-0.2%
99Franklin Lakes, NJ11,214+0.9%
100Totowa, NJ11,148+1.4%
101Little Ferry, NJ11,078+0.8%
102Manville, NJ10,955+1%
103Lincoln Park, NJ10,881-0.1%
104Pine Hill, NJ10,874+0.4%
105Somers Point, NJ10,587+0.6%
106East Rutherford, NJ10,567+0.7%
107South Amboy, NJ10,378+0.8%
108Wood-Ridge, NJ10,341+0.8%
109Waldwick, NJ10,253+0.8%
110Hillsdale, NJ10,211+0.8%
111Hackettstown, NJ10,200+0.5%
112Burlington, NJ10,181+0.9%
113Maywood, NJ10,166+0.8%
114Woodbury, NJ10,112+0.5%
115Kinnelon, NJ10,103+0.1%
116Chatham, NJ10,006+7.6%
117Montvale, NJ9,609+2%

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/new-jersey-cities?period=2024 (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, 2024}},
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Which city has the highest population?

Newark, NJ, with 320,162 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Montvale, NJ, with 9,609 in 2024.

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