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Highest Bulgarian population share, New Jersey cities

New Jersey cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Bulgarian ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Bulgarian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 59 cities in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 59 is 0.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Parsippany, NJ, up 34 places to #17.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Highest Bulgarian population share by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲7Ocean City, NJNJ11,1011.6%+1.4 pts

02▲10Villas, NJNJ9,7351.1%–

03Absecon, NJNJ9,2091.0%–

04Northfield, NJNJ8,4960.9%+0.6 pts

05Wallington, NJNJ12,0920.9%–

06▲15Linwood, NJNJ7,0510.7%–

07Carlstadt, NJNJ6,4100.6%–

08Preakness, NJNJ18,5200.6%–

09Strathmore, NJNJ6,7080.5%–

10Old Tappan, NJNJ6,6860.5%–

11▲28Ventnor City, NJNJ9,3450.5%–

12Upper Saddle River, NJNJ8,6500.4%–

13▲15Leisure, NJNJ5,7510.4%–

14Chatham, NJNJ10,0270.4%–

15▼2Pomona, NJNJ7,9950.4%–

16▼2Holiday City-Berkeley, NJNJ12,9950.3%–

17▲34Parsippany, NJNJ21,3450.3%–

18Kendall Park, NJNJ10,0110.3%–

19McKee City, NJNJ10,7310.3%–

20Princeton, NJNJ31,4690.3%+0.1 pts

21▼10Secaucus, NJNJ22,6400.2%+0.1 pts

22Red Bank, NJNJ12,8960.2%–

23▼3Dumont, NJNJ18,5010.2%+0.2 pts

24Green Knoll, NJNJ6,7890.2%–

25Rutherford, NJNJ19,1320.2%–

26▼3Phillipsburg, NJNJ15,4560.2%–

27▲2Princeton Meadows, NJNJ15,5610.2%–

28▲21Lodi, NJNJ26,1870.2%–

29▲1Milltown, NJNJ7,1030.2%–

30Short Hills, NJNJ14,9230.2%–

31Roselle Park, NJNJ15,6030.1%–

32East Orange, NJNJ72,1590.1%–

33Pompton Plains, NJNJ10,9710.1%–

34▲14Fort Lee, NJNJ40,3450.1%−0.1 pts

35▲3Hoboken, NJNJ59,0270.1%−0.1 pts

36▼19Garfield, NJNJ33,3530.1%−0.5 pts

37Ridgefield, NJNJ11,5470.1%–

38Westfield, NJNJ32,5950.1%–

39West New York, NJNJ53,1920.1%–

40South Plainfield, NJNJ24,8910.1%0.0 pts

41Highland Park, NJNJ15,2590.1%−0.7 pts

42Oak Ridge, NJNJ10,9540.1%–

43Linden, NJNJ45,7520.1%–

44▼8Jersey City, NJNJ302,0130.1%0.0 pts

45▼30South River, NJNJ16,2620.1%–

46Wanaque, NJNJ11,4180.1%–

47▼29Englewood, NJNJ30,0350.1%–

48Metuchen, NJNJ15,3630.1%–

49Cliffside Park, NJNJ26,5390.0%–

50▼28Summit, NJNJ23,3140.0%–

51Rahway, NJNJ31,0100.0%–

52▼2Springdale, NJNJ15,1730.0%–

53▼26Fair Lawn, NJNJ37,1280.0%−0.1 pts

54Clifton, NJNJ91,1270.0%−0.1 pts

55New Brunswick, NJNJ57,1330.0%–

56Passaic, NJNJ71,3370.0%–

57Vineland, NJNJ62,7030.0%−0.1 pts

58Newark, NJNJ323,8080.0%0.0 pts

59▼12Paterson, NJNJ161,7930.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES