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Cities in New Jersey by population speaking Spanish at home

Perth Amboy, NJ had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 117 cities in 2021, at 77.5%. Glen Rock, NJ had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 14.9% and the figure for New Jersey was 16.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77.5Perth Amboy, NJ
Lowest2Glen Rock, NJ
Median14.9117 cities
New Jersey16.6History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Perth Amboy, NJ: 77.5 %Perth Amboy, NJ77.5Union City, NJ: 76.3 %Union City, NJ76.3Dover, NJ: 70.1 %Dover, NJ70.1West New York, NJ: 69.7 %West New York, NJ69.7Passaic, NJ: 67.8 %Passaic, NJ67.8Guttenberg, NJ: 62.7 %Guttenberg, NJ62.7Elizabeth, NJ: 61.4 %Elizabeth, NJ61.4Paterson, NJ: 56.9 %Paterson, NJ56.9Plainfield, NJ: 49.4 %Plainfield, NJ49.4Fairview, NJ: 49.2 %Fairview, NJ49.2New Brunswick, NJ: 46.8 %New Brunswick, NJ46.8Freehold, NJ: 46.5 %Freehold, NJ46.5Bridgeton, NJ: 45.8 %Bridgeton, NJ45.8Kearny, NJ: 45.4 %Kearny, NJ45.4Bound Brook, NJ: 44.8 %Bound Brook, NJ44.8North Plainfield, NJ: 44.5 %North Plainfield, NJ44.5Harrison, NJ: 43.6 %Harrison, NJ43.6Ridgefield Park, NJ: 43.1 %Ridgefield Park, NJ43.1Pleasantville, NJ: 43 %Pleasantville, NJ43Camden, NJ: 41 %Camden, NJ41Lodi, NJ: 35.1 %Lodi, NJ35.1Garfield, NJ: 33.4 %Garfield, NJ33.4Newark, NJ: 33.1 %Newark, NJ33.1Clifton, NJ: 33.1 %Clifton, NJ33.1Trenton, NJ: 33 %Trenton, NJ33Roselle, NJ: 32.3 %Roselle, NJ32.3Cliffside Park, NJ: 30.5 %Cliffside Park, NJ30.5Atlantic City, NJ: 30.2 %Atlantic City, NJ30.2Carteret, NJ: 30.1 %Carteret, NJ30.1Vineland, NJ: 29.7 %Vineland, NJ29.7Hackensack, NJ: 29.5 %Hackensack, NJ29.5Ridgefield, NJ: 28.4 %Ridgefield, NJ28.4Roselle Park, NJ: 27 %Roselle Park, NJ27Linden, NJ: 26.4 %Linden, NJ26.4North Arlington, NJ: 26 %North Arlington, NJ26Bayonne, NJ: 25.6 %Bayonne, NJ25.6Little Ferry, NJ: 24.4 %Little Ferry, NJ24.4Morristown, NJ: 23.5 %Morristown, NJ23.5Lindenwold, NJ: 22.9 %Lindenwold, NJ22.9Bergenfield, NJ: 22.7 %Bergenfield, NJ22.7Perth Amboy, NJ: 77.5 %Perth Amboy, NJ77.5Union City, NJ: 76.3 %Union City, NJ76.3Dover, NJ: 70.1 %Dover, NJ70.1West New York, NJ: 69.7 %West New York, NJ69.7Passaic, NJ: 67.8 %Passaic, NJ67.8Guttenberg, NJ: 62.7 %Guttenberg, NJ62.7Elizabeth, NJ: 61.4 %Elizabeth, NJ61.4Paterson, NJ: 56.9 %Paterson, NJ56.9Plainfield, NJ: 49.4 %Plainfield, NJ49.4Fairview, NJ: 49.2 %Fairview, NJ49.2New Brunswick, NJ: 46.8 %New Brunswick, NJ46.8Freehold, NJ: 46.5 %Freehold, NJ46.5Bridgeton, NJ: 45.8 %Bridgeton, NJ45.8Kearny, NJ: 45.4 %Kearny, NJ45.4Bound Brook, NJ: 44.8 %Bound Brook, NJ44.8North Plainfield, NJ: 44.5 %North Plainfield, NJ44.5Harrison, NJ: 43.6 %Harrison, NJ43.6Ridgefield Park, NJ: 43.1 %Ridgefield Park, NJ43.1Pleasantville, NJ: 43 %Pleasantville, NJ43Camden, NJ: 41 %Camden, NJ41Lodi, NJ: 35.1 %Lodi, NJ35.1Garfield, NJ: 33.4 %Garfield, NJ33.4Newark, NJ: 33.1 %Newark, NJ33.1Clifton, NJ: 33.1 %Clifton, NJ33.1Trenton, NJ: 33 %Trenton, NJ33Roselle, NJ: 32.3 %Roselle, NJ32.3Cliffside Park, NJ: 30.5 %Cliffside Park, NJ30.5Atlantic City, NJ: 30.2 %Atlantic City, NJ30.2Carteret, NJ: 30.1 %Carteret, NJ30.1Vineland, NJ: 29.7 %Vineland, NJ29.7Hackensack, NJ: 29.5 %Hackensack, NJ29.5Ridgefield, NJ: 28.4 %Ridgefield, NJ28.4Roselle Park, NJ: 27 %Roselle Park, NJ27Linden, NJ: 26.4 %Linden, NJ26.4North Arlington, NJ: 26 %North Arlington, NJ26Bayonne, NJ: 25.6 %Bayonne, NJ25.6Little Ferry, NJ: 24.4 %Little Ferry, NJ24.4Morristown, NJ: 23.5 %Morristown, NJ23.5Lindenwold, NJ: 22.9 %Lindenwold, NJ22.9Bergenfield, NJ: 22.7 %Bergenfield, NJ22.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Perth Amboy, NJ77.5
2Union City, NJ76.3
3Dover, NJ70.1
4West New York, NJ69.7
5Passaic, NJ67.8
6Guttenberg, NJ62.7
7Elizabeth, NJ61.4
8Paterson, NJ56.9
9Plainfield, NJ49.4
10Fairview, NJ49.2
11New Brunswick, NJ46.8
12Freehold, NJ46.5
13Bridgeton, NJ45.8
14Kearny, NJ45.4
15Bound Brook, NJ44.8
16North Plainfield, NJ44.5
17Harrison, NJ43.6
18Ridgefield Park, NJ43.1
19Pleasantville, NJ43
20Camden, NJ41
21Lodi, NJ35.1
22Garfield, NJ33.4
23Newark, NJ33.1
24Clifton, NJ33.1
25Trenton, NJ33
26Roselle, NJ32.3
27Cliffside Park, NJ30.5
28Atlantic City, NJ30.2
29Carteret, NJ30.1
30Vineland, NJ29.7
31Hackensack, NJ29.5
32Ridgefield, NJ28.4
33Roselle Park, NJ27
34Linden, NJ26.4
35North Arlington, NJ26
36Bayonne, NJ25.6
37Little Ferry, NJ24.4
38Morristown, NJ23.5
39Lindenwold, NJ22.9
40Bergenfield, NJ22.7
41Englewood, NJ22.7
42Hammonton, NJ22.3
43Elmwood Park, NJ21.7
44Jersey City, NJ21.5
45Middlesex, NJ21.2
46Red Bank, NJ20.5
47Palisades Park, NJ19.4
48Woodland Park, NJ18.8
49Hawthorne, NJ18.3
50Long Branch, NJ18.2
51South River, NJ17.5
52Somerville, NJ17
53Hasbrouck Heights, NJ16.9
54Hackettstown, NJ16.6
55Rahway, NJ16.4
56Maywood, NJ15.7
57Totowa, NJ15
58Rutherford, NJ14.9
59Dumont, NJ14.9
60Secaucus, NJ14.6
60South Amboy, NJ14.6
62Asbury Park, NJ14.4
63New Milford, NJ14.4
64Westwood, NJ14.2
65Wallington, NJ12.9
66Sayreville, NJ12.5
67South Plainfield, NJ12.3
68Woodbury, NJ11.5
69Summit, NJ11
70Madison, NJ10.5
71Wood-Ridge, NJ10.4
72Millville, NJ10.2
73Oakland, NJ10.1
74Lincoln Park, NJ10.1
75Gloucester City, NJ10
76Hopatcong, NJ9.9
77Hoboken, NJ9.9
78Fair Lawn, NJ9.8
79Wanaque, NJ9.5
80Edgewater, NJ9.4
81Fort Lee, NJ9.2
82Tenafly, NJ9.2
83East Orange, NJ9
84Manville, NJ8.8
85East Rutherford, NJ8.7
86Somers Point, NJ8.7
87Highland Park, NJ8.2
88Bellmawr, NJ8.2
89Eatontown, NJ8.1
90Point Pleasant, NJ7.9
91Paramus, NJ7.8
92Pompton Lakes, NJ7.8
93Phillipsburg, NJ7.3
94Ocean City, NJ6.8
95Beachwood, NJ6.3
96Glassboro, NJ6.3
97Princeton, NJ6.1
98Tinton Falls, NJ5.5
99Metuchen, NJ5.3
100Waldwick, NJ5.2
101Collingswood, NJ5.1
102Ramsey, NJ4.9
103Pine Hill, NJ4.8
104Burlington, NJ4.8
105Franklin Lakes, NJ4.5
106Hillsdale, NJ4
107River Edge, NJ3.9
108Westfield, NJ3.5
109Chatham, NJ3.2
110Ringwood, NJ3.2
111Montvale, NJ3
112Florham Park, NJ2.9
113Ridgewood, NJ2.9
114Kinnelon, NJ2.5
115New Providence, NJ2
116Haddonfield, NJ2
117Glen Rock, NJ2

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_share.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 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-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Perth Amboy, NJ, with 77.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Glen Rock, NJ, with 2% in 2021.

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