US Census Data

Largest by population in New Jersey

New Jersey counties and cities ranked by population.

This page ranks the counties and cities of New Jersey by population — which have the most people, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Bergen County leads at 954,717.

Among cities & places, Newark leads at 307,188.

Counties

#NamePopulation
1Bergen County954,717
2Middlesex County861,535
3Essex County854,130
4Hudson County710,478
5Ocean County646,434
6Monmouth County643,615
7Union County572,549
8Camden County524,042
9Passaic County518,289
10Morris County510,375
11Burlington County464,226
12Mercer County383,286
13Somerset County346,203
14Gloucester County304,504
15Atlantic County274,704
16Cumberland County152,915
17Sussex County145,117
18Hunterdon County129,448
19Warren County110,238
20Cape May County95,236
21Salem County64,973

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1Newark307,188
2Jersey City289,691
3Paterson157,660
4Elizabeth135,887
5Toms River93,915
6Trenton89,966
7Clifton89,247
8Camden71,471
9Bayonne70,468
10Lakewood69,884
11Passaic69,651
12East Orange69,183
13Union City66,375
14Vineland60,692
15Hoboken58,340
16New Brunswick55,744
17Perth Amboy55,278
18Plainfield54,515
19West New York51,683
20Hackensack45,768
21Sayreville45,237
22Sicklerville44,500
23Linden43,614
24Kearny40,570
25Fort Lee39,818
26Atlantic City38,486
27Fair Lawn35,153
28Garfield32,502
29Long Branch32,184
30Westfield30,760
31Princeton30,451
32Rahway29,748
33Englewood29,342
34Bergenfield28,269
35Old Bridge28,015
36Millville27,432
37Bridgeton26,836
38Paramus26,500
39Ridgewood26,076
40Lodi25,946
41Cliffside Park25,580
42Carteret25,187
43South Plainfield24,231
44Somerset23,851
45Glassboro23,375
46North Plainfield22,667
47Summit22,512
48Roselle22,455
49Hillsborough22,302
50Parsippany21,869
51Lindenwold21,534
52Secaucus21,437
53Elmwood Park21,287
54Pleasantville20,604
55Morristown20,256
56Palisades Park20,192
57Woodbridge20,086
58Harrison19,599
59Hawthorne19,472
60Tinton Falls19,252
61Point Pleasant19,158
62Iselin19,151
63Rutherford18,748
64Ocean Acres18,689
65Preakness18,538
66Dover18,420
67Colonia18,294
68Dumont18,072
69Avenel17,143
70New Milford16,882
71Madison16,464
72North Arlington16,368
73South River16,007
74Springdale15,672
75Princeton Meadows15,382
76Tenafly15,252
77Phillipsburg15,251
78Asbury Park15,239
79Metuchen14,982
80Highland Park14,981
81Fairview14,920
82Williamstown14,855
83Cherry Hill Mall14,827
84Hammonton14,746
85Ramsey14,722
86Edgewater14,544
87Moorestown-Lenola14,523
88Middlesex14,518
89Hopatcong14,470
90Short Hills14,398
91Bradley Gardens14,315
92West Freehold14,233
93Collingswood14,163
94Roselle Park13,965
95Westmont13,870
96Mercerville13,693
97Echelon13,577
98New Providence13,577
99Eatontown13,537
100Franklin Park13,327

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