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Largest Ethiopian population, New Jersey cities

New Jersey cities ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 34 cities in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 34 is 38. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Princeton, NJ, up 23 places to #10.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ethiopian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲2Hackensack, NJNJ46,380270–

02▼1Jersey City, NJNJ302,013247+121%

03Paterson, NJNJ161,793133–

04Newark, NJNJ323,808132+560%

05▲7Princeton Meadows, NJNJ15,561106–

06New Brunswick, NJNJ57,13396+967%

07Union City, NJNJ66,65693+933%

08Lincroft, NJNJ6,93985–

09▼7Secaucus, NJNJ22,64074+222%

10▲23Princeton, NJNJ31,46969+245%

11Woodbridge, NJNJ20,75663–

12Ridgefield, NJNJ11,54754–

13Toms River, NJNJ94,95654–

14▲10East Orange, NJNJ72,15953–

15Parsippany, NJNJ21,34546–

16▲9Rutherford, NJNJ19,13243–

17West New York, NJNJ53,19238–

18▲8Moorestown-Lenola, NJNJ14,62537+208%

19Eatontown, NJNJ13,60736–

20South Amboy, NJNJ10,40334–

21Hoboken, NJNJ59,02731–

22Green Knoll, NJNJ6,78929–

23▼1Trenton, NJNJ91,50625−39%

24Florham Park, NJNJ14,45620–

25Bellmawr, NJNJ11,87419–

26▼16Camden, NJNJ71,43018–

27Dumont, NJNJ18,50118–

28▼11Sicklerville, NJNJ44,99818–

29▲1South Plainfield, NJNJ24,89115–

30Waldwick, NJNJ10,25215–

31▼17Upper Montclair, NJNJ12,45710–

32Glassboro, NJNJ24,4838–

33▼5Westfield, NJNJ32,5957–

34▼5Bayonne, NJNJ74,7445–

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