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 2023, at 76.4%. Glen Rock, NJ had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 16.8% and the figure for New Jersey was 17%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.4Perth Amboy, NJ
Lowest1.5Glen Rock, NJ
Median16.8117 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2023

Perth Amboy, NJ: 76.4 %Perth Amboy, NJ76.4Dover, NJ: 74.4 %Dover, NJ74.4Union City, NJ: 74.4 %Union City, NJ74.4Guttenberg, NJ: 67.9 %Guttenberg, NJ67.9West New York, NJ: 67.2 %West New York, NJ67.2Passaic, NJ: 66.6 %Passaic, NJ66.6Elizabeth, NJ: 61.5 %Elizabeth, NJ61.5Paterson, NJ: 56.6 %Paterson, NJ56.6Fairview, NJ: 55.7 %Fairview, NJ55.7Plainfield, NJ: 53.5 %Plainfield, NJ53.5Bridgeton, NJ: 51.6 %Bridgeton, NJ51.6North Plainfield, NJ: 49.6 %North Plainfield, NJ49.6Freehold, NJ: 49.1 %Freehold, NJ49.1New Brunswick, NJ: 47 %New Brunswick, NJ47Pleasantville, NJ: 46.4 %Pleasantville, NJ46.4Bound Brook, NJ: 46.1 %Bound Brook, NJ46.1Camden, NJ: 42.3 %Camden, NJ42.3Kearny, NJ: 40.8 %Kearny, NJ40.8Garfield, NJ: 40.1 %Garfield, NJ40.1Trenton, NJ: 40 %Trenton, NJ40Ridgefield Park, NJ: 38.1 %Ridgefield Park, NJ38.1Harrison, NJ: 36.6 %Harrison, NJ36.6Lodi, NJ: 32.9 %Lodi, NJ32.9Clifton, NJ: 32.6 %Clifton, NJ32.6Newark, NJ: 32.4 %Newark, NJ32.4Vineland, NJ: 31.1 %Vineland, NJ31.1Roselle, NJ: 31 %Roselle, NJ31Hackensack, NJ: 30.6 %Hackensack, NJ30.6Atlantic City, NJ: 30.6 %Atlantic City, NJ30.6Linden, NJ: 30.1 %Linden, NJ30.1Englewood, NJ: 28.3 %Englewood, NJ28.3Roselle Park, NJ: 28.1 %Roselle Park, NJ28.1Little Ferry, NJ: 27.8 %Little Ferry, NJ27.8Carteret, NJ: 27.3 %Carteret, NJ27.3Morristown, NJ: 27.2 %Morristown, NJ27.2Cliffside Park, NJ: 27.2 %Cliffside Park, NJ27.2North Arlington, NJ: 26.4 %North Arlington, NJ26.4Red Bank, NJ: 24.7 %Red Bank, NJ24.7Woodland Park, NJ: 24.6 %Woodland Park, NJ24.6Bergenfield, NJ: 24 %Bergenfield, NJ24Perth Amboy, NJ: 76.4 %Perth Amboy, NJ76.4Dover, NJ: 74.4 %Dover, NJ74.4Union City, NJ: 74.4 %Union City, NJ74.4Guttenberg, NJ: 67.9 %Guttenberg, NJ67.9West New York, NJ: 67.2 %West New York, NJ67.2Passaic, NJ: 66.6 %Passaic, NJ66.6Elizabeth, NJ: 61.5 %Elizabeth, NJ61.5Paterson, NJ: 56.6 %Paterson, NJ56.6Fairview, NJ: 55.7 %Fairview, NJ55.7Plainfield, NJ: 53.5 %Plainfield, NJ53.5Bridgeton, NJ: 51.6 %Bridgeton, NJ51.6North Plainfield, NJ: 49.6 %North Plainfield, NJ49.6Freehold, NJ: 49.1 %Freehold, NJ49.1New Brunswick, NJ: 47 %New Brunswick, NJ47Pleasantville, NJ: 46.4 %Pleasantville, NJ46.4Bound Brook, NJ: 46.1 %Bound Brook, NJ46.1Camden, NJ: 42.3 %Camden, NJ42.3Kearny, NJ: 40.8 %Kearny, NJ40.8Garfield, NJ: 40.1 %Garfield, NJ40.1Trenton, NJ: 40 %Trenton, NJ40Ridgefield Park, NJ: 38.1 %Ridgefield Park, NJ38.1Harrison, NJ: 36.6 %Harrison, NJ36.6Lodi, NJ: 32.9 %Lodi, NJ32.9Clifton, NJ: 32.6 %Clifton, NJ32.6Newark, NJ: 32.4 %Newark, NJ32.4Vineland, NJ: 31.1 %Vineland, NJ31.1Roselle, NJ: 31 %Roselle, NJ31Hackensack, NJ: 30.6 %Hackensack, NJ30.6Atlantic City, NJ: 30.6 %Atlantic City, NJ30.6Linden, NJ: 30.1 %Linden, NJ30.1Englewood, NJ: 28.3 %Englewood, NJ28.3Roselle Park, NJ: 28.1 %Roselle Park, NJ28.1Little Ferry, NJ: 27.8 %Little Ferry, NJ27.8Carteret, NJ: 27.3 %Carteret, NJ27.3Morristown, NJ: 27.2 %Morristown, NJ27.2Cliffside Park, NJ: 27.2 %Cliffside Park, NJ27.2North Arlington, NJ: 26.4 %North Arlington, NJ26.4Red Bank, NJ: 24.7 %Red Bank, NJ24.7Woodland Park, NJ: 24.6 %Woodland Park, NJ24.6Bergenfield, NJ: 24 %Bergenfield, NJ24
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Perth Amboy, NJ76.4-0.6 pts
2Dover, NJ74.4+1 pts
3Union City, NJ74.4-0.7 pts
4Guttenberg, NJ67.9+3.6 pts
5West New York, NJ67.2-1 pts
6Passaic, NJ66.6-1.3 pts
7Elizabeth, NJ61.5-0.1 pts
8Paterson, NJ56.6-0.1 pts
9Fairview, NJ55.7+5.7 pts
10Plainfield, NJ53.5+3.3 pts
11Bridgeton, NJ51.6+4.9 pts
12North Plainfield, NJ49.6+5 pts
13Freehold, NJ49.1+7.7 pts
14New Brunswick, NJ47+1.5 pts
15Pleasantville, NJ46.4+3.3 pts
16Bound Brook, NJ46.1+1.8 pts
17Camden, NJ42.3+1 pts
18Kearny, NJ40.8-4.6 pts
19Garfield, NJ40.1+4.1 pts
20Trenton, NJ40+4.4 pts
21Ridgefield Park, NJ38.1-3 pts
22Harrison, NJ36.6-2.5 pts
23Lodi, NJ32.9-0.5 pts
24Clifton, NJ32.6-0.7 pts
25Newark, NJ32.4-0.4 pts
26Vineland, NJ31.1+0.9 pts
27Roselle, NJ31+2.3 pts
28Hackensack, NJ30.6+0.3 pts
29Atlantic City, NJ30.6-0.8 pts
30Linden, NJ30.1+0.7 pts
31Englewood, NJ28.3+3.4 pts
32Roselle Park, NJ28.1+2.8 pts
33Little Ferry, NJ27.8+1 pts
34Carteret, NJ27.3-1.8 pts
35Morristown, NJ27.2+3.6 pts
36Cliffside Park, NJ27.2-3.7 pts
37North Arlington, NJ26.4+0.4 pts
38Red Bank, NJ24.7+5.1 pts
39Woodland Park, NJ24.6+5.8 pts
40Bergenfield, NJ24+0.6 pts
41Lindenwold, NJ23.5-1.9 pts
42Palisades Park, NJ21.8+6.2 pts
43Ridgefield, NJ21.6-3.6 pts
44Elmwood Park, NJ21.6-3.7 pts
45Asbury Park, NJ20.9+4.2 pts
46Manville, NJ20.8+8.5 pts
47Hammonton, NJ20.7+0.3 pts
48Hasbrouck Heights, NJ20.6+2 pts
49East Rutherford, NJ20.5+3.6 pts
50Bayonne, NJ19.8-2.8 pts
51Jersey City, NJ19.6-0.9 pts
52Hackettstown, NJ18.6+2.9 pts
53Rahway, NJ18.6+1 pts
53South River, NJ18.6-4.2 pts
55Middlesex, NJ18.3-0.5 pts
56Somerville, NJ18.2+0.6 pts
57Hawthorne, NJ18-0.1 pts
58Maywood, NJ17-0.2 pts
59Totowa, NJ16.8+0.3 pts
60New Milford, NJ16.8+2.8 pts
61Long Branch, NJ16.7+1.3 pts
62Wallington, NJ15.8+0.5 pts
63Secaucus, NJ14.8-1.4 pts
64Rutherford, NJ14.7-0.6 pts
65Dumont, NJ13.9-0.7 pts
66South Amboy, NJ13.9-2.9 pts
67Wood-Ridge, NJ13.8+2.7 pts
68Westwood, NJ13.5-0.3 pts
69Hopatcong, NJ13.5+3.9 pts
70Gloucester City, NJ13.4+1 pts
71Sayreville, NJ13+0.6 pts
72Highland Park, NJ12.9-0.6 pts
73South Plainfield, NJ12.8-0.6 pts
74Millville, NJ11.9+2.3 pts
75Pompton Lakes, NJ11.8+0.4 pts
76Wanaque, NJ11.3-1.3 pts
77Lincoln Park, NJ10.9+0.5 pts
78Oakland, NJ10.5+0.6 pts
78Phillipsburg, NJ10.5+2.8 pts
80Woodbury, NJ10.5+1.9 pts
81Madison, NJ10.5+0.8 pts
82Waldwick, NJ10.4+3.4 pts
83Edgewater, NJ10.1+0.1 pts
83Summit, NJ10.1-0.8 pts
85Hoboken, NJ9.7-1.4 pts
86Fort Lee, NJ9.6+0.5 pts
87Bellmawr, NJ8.9+1.8 pts
88Paramus, NJ8.4-0.1 pts
89Somers Point, NJ8.3-0 pts
90Pine Hill, NJ7.8+3.5 pts
91Fair Lawn, NJ7.7-1.2 pts
92Eatontown, NJ7.7+0.9 pts
93Ocean City, NJ7.6+1.2 pts
94Ramsey, NJ7.4+1.3 pts
95Glassboro, NJ7.4+1 pts
96Beachwood, NJ7.3+1.3 pts
97Collingswood, NJ6.9+1 pts
98East Orange, NJ6.8-1.7 pts
99Tenafly, NJ6.8+1 pts
100Point Pleasant, NJ6.7-0.3 pts
101Tinton Falls, NJ6.5+0.3 pts
102Burlington, NJ6.4-0.1 pts
103Princeton, NJ6.4+0.6 pts
104Ridgewood, NJ5.9+2.6 pts
105River Edge, NJ5.6+1.4 pts
106New Providence, NJ5.3+2.5 pts
107Montvale, NJ4.8-0.8 pts
108Westfield, NJ4.5+0.4 pts
109Ringwood, NJ4.1+0.2 pts
110Florham Park, NJ3.9-0.3 pts
111Metuchen, NJ3.7-0.6 pts
112Kinnelon, NJ3.7+1.4 pts
113Chatham, NJ3.2-0.3 pts
114Franklin Lakes, NJ3-0.5 pts
115Hillsdale, NJ2.8-0.3 pts
116Haddonfield, NJ2+0.1 pts
117Glen Rock, NJ1.5-0.6 pts

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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.

How to cite

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/new-jersey-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/new-jersey-cities?period=2023.

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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Perth Amboy, NJ, with 76.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Glen Rock, NJ, with 1.5% in 2023.

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