New Jersey (USA): State, Major Cities, Towns, Boroughs, Places & Townships - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

State

The population development of the State of New Jersey according to census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A-L (km²)	Population Census (C) 1990-04-01	Population Census (C) 2000-04-01	Population Census (C) 2010-04-01	Population Census (C) 2020-04-01	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01
New Jersey	NJ	FSt	Trenton	19,048	7,730,188	8,414,350	8,791,894	9,288,994	9,500,851	1904800	→
USA	USA	Fed Rep	Washington	9,149,429	248,709,873	281,421,906	308,745,538	331,449,281	340,110,988		→

U.S. Census Bureau.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01
1	Newark	317,303
2	Jersey City	302,824
3	Paterson	160,463
4	Elizabeth	140,413
5	Edison	110,002
6	Toms River	94,550
7	Trenton	91,193
8	Clifton	90,322
9	Brick Township	76,629
10	Lakewood	76,030

Contents: Cities, Towns, Boroughs, Places & Townships

The population of all cities, towns, boroughs, villages and unincorporated places in New Jersey with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official estimates. In addition, selected townships are listed.

Name	Status	Population Census (C) 1990-04-01	Population Census (C) 2000-04-01	Population Census (C) 2010-04-01	Population Census (C) 2020-04-01	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01	Area
Atlantic City	City	37,962	40,524	39,552	38,489	38,959	2787	→
Bayonne	City	61,464	61,786	63,015	71,686	74,532	1508	→
Belleville	Tshp	34,098	36,020	35,847	38,232	38,672	854	→
Bergenfield	Bor	24,461	26,231	26,839	28,340	28,921	752	→
Brick Township	Tshp	66,403	76,182	75,049	73,627	76,629	6627	→
Bridgeton	City	19,207	22,820	25,377	27,275	27,722	1613	→
Camden	City	87,471	79,877	76,874	71,775	71,749	2310	→
Carteret	Bor	18,949	20,612	22,846	25,330	26,003	1137	→
Cliffside Park	Bor	20,385	22,983	23,551	25,703	26,183	248	→
Clifton	City	72,271	79,388	84,175	89,872	90,322	2920	→
Cranford	Tshp	22,615	22,526	22,632	23,831	24,513	1252	→
East Orange	City	73,603	70,043	64,346	69,656	71,850	1017	→
Edison	Tshp	88,828	97,623	100,314	107,396	110,002	7791	→
Elizabeth	City	110,105	120,599	124,974	137,310	140,413	3191	→
Elmwood Park	Bor	17,663	18,943	19,485	21,424	21,680	685	→
Englewood	City	24,820	26,232	27,116	29,309	30,221	1276	→
Fair Lawn	Bor	30,496	31,667	32,379	34,930	36,489	1330	→
Fort Lee	Bor	31,997	35,435	35,426	40,172	40,566	652	→
Garfield	City	26,727	29,793	30,497	32,651	33,530	547	→
Glassboro	Bor	15,666	19,035	18,578	23,156	24,322	2414	→
Hackensack	City	36,923	42,675	43,024	46,032	46,630	1086	→
Harrison	Town	13,142	14,340	13,537	19,460	22,182	314	→
Hawthorne	Bor	17,199	18,244	18,786	19,636	20,006	859	→
Hazlet	Tshp	22,055	21,357	20,321	20,125	20,641	1442	→
Hillsborough	CDP	16,162	21,670	21,668	22,214	22,450	2072	→
Hillside	Tshp	22,151	21,752	21,463	22,448	22,690	717	→
Hoboken	City	33,392	38,606	50,020	60,057	59,149	324	→
Irvington	Tshp	61,135	60,702	53,835	61,152	61,838	755	→
Iselin	CDP	16,141	16,698	18,695	20,088	20,680	816	→
Jersey City	City	228,564	240,136	247,608	292,749	302,824	3820	→
Kearny	Town	34,882	40,565	40,711	42,004	40,866	2291	→
Lakewood	CDP	26,095	36,065	53,805	69,398	76,030	1834	→
Linden	City	36,742	39,401	40,533	43,746	45,393	2768	→
Lindenwold	Bor	18,707	17,436	17,618	21,657	21,919	1011	→
Lodi	Bor	22,262	24,033	24,091	26,200	26,358	589	→
Long Branch	City	28,760	31,348	30,717	31,660	33,214	1327	→
Lyndhurst	Tshp	18,247	19,383	20,551	22,519	22,642	1187	→
Maplewood	Tshp	21,689	23,823	23,834	25,671	26,127	1003	→
Millville	City	26,169	26,824	28,422	27,495	27,838	10878	→
Morristown	Town	16,062	18,327	18,348	20,172	20,732	753	→
Newark	City	275,225	272,499	276,941	311,553	317,303	6253	→
New Brunswick	City	41,498	48,600	54,500	55,256	57,487	1355	→
North Bergen	Tshp	48,136	58,077	60,778	63,372	61,668	1329	→
North Brunswick	Tshp	31,570	36,214	41,424	43,885	45,323	3116	→
North Plainfield	Bor	18,603	21,725	21,764	22,806	23,072	727	→
Nutley	Tshp	27,131	27,380	28,380	30,146	30,508	873	→
Old Bridge	CDP	25,660	26,594	27,189	27,210	27,220	2039	→
Orange (City of Orange)	Tshp	29,991	32,523	30,367	34,404	35,079	573	→
Palisades Park	Bor	14,528	17,084	19,589	20,288	20,520	321	→
Paramus	Bor	24,934	25,734	26,342	26,692	26,786	2705	→
Parsippany	CDP	21,186	21,528	21,589	22,778	23,280	1576	→
Passaic	City	58,195	67,599	69,751	70,547	70,722	811	→
Paterson	City	140,737	149,230	146,184	159,759	160,463	2179	→
Pennsauken	Tshp	34,718	35,712	36,005	37,087	37,665	2716	→
Perth Amboy	City	41,900	47,309	50,827	55,437	56,939	1207	→
Plainfield	City	46,578	47,819	49,549	54,600	56,507	1543	→
Pleasantville	City	16,942	18,996	20,272	20,625	20,924	1482	→
Point Pleasant	Bor	18,239	19,269	18,378	18,951	19,565	904	→
Princeton	Mun	12,037	30,239	28,584	30,689	31,445	4648	→
Rahway	City	25,312	26,508	27,320	29,550	30,763	1009	→
Ridgewood	Vill	24,141	24,916	24,950	25,975	26,701	1487	→
Roselle	Bor	20,206	21,275	21,067	22,694	23,064	682	→
Sayreville	Bor	36,572	40,452	42,775	45,337	47,165	4100	→
Scotch Plains	Tshp	21,182	22,725	23,650	24,962	25,223	2336	→
Secaucus	Town	14,061	15,928	16,264	22,187	22,710	1509	→
Sicklerville	CDP	26,842	38,464	43,014	45,084	45,960	4497	→
Somerset	CDP	20,661	20,923	22,083	22,968	23,340	1639	→
South Plainfield	Bor	20,556	21,798	23,396	24,330	25,062	2149	→
Summit	City	20,004	21,083	21,460	22,730	23,102	1552	→
Teaneck	Tshp	37,863	39,270	39,762	41,231	42,578	1565	→
Toms River	CDP	72,264	86,327	88,791	92,830	94,550	10099	→
Trenton	City	88,578	85,395	84,962	90,810	91,193	1970	→
Union City	City	57,968	67,103	66,467	68,634	66,918	333	→
Union Township	Tshp	50,037	54,219	56,732	59,740	63,171	2344	→
Vineland	City	54,739	55,817	60,717	60,782	62,070	17716	→
Westfield	Town	28,878	29,652	30,296	31,039	32,050	1742	→
West New York	Town	38,712	45,778	49,686	52,835	52,975	257	→
West Orange	Tshp	38,980	45,115	46,144	48,834	49,211	3109	→
Willingboro	Tshp	36,099	33,035	31,615	31,889	32,511	2001	→
Woodbridge	CDP	18,733	18,309	19,265	19,839	20,080	1193	→

Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.
U.S. Census Bureau.