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Largest Ghanaian population, New Jersey cities · 2020

New Jersey cities ranked by the number of residents who are Ghanaian ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 52 cities in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ghanaian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGHANAIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Newark, NJNJ323,8081,911–

02Elizabeth, NJNJ141,675767–

03Jersey City, NJNJ302,013545–

04East Orange, NJNJ72,159442–

05Hackensack, NJNJ46,380322–

06Hillsborough, NJNJ22,585256–

07Hammonton, NJNJ15,060214–

08Sicklerville, NJNJ44,998192–

09Somerset, NJNJ22,720152–

10Paterson, NJNJ161,793128–

11Pleasantville, NJNJ20,853117–

12Trenton, NJNJ91,506115–

13Sayreville, NJNJ46,787109–

14Avenel, NJNJ17,121104–

15Hoboken, NJNJ59,027104–

16Carteret, NJNJ25,78194–

17Phillipsburg, NJNJ15,45693–

18Secaucus, NJNJ22,64074–

19Bogota, NJNJ9,81664–

20River Edge, NJNJ12,15957–

21Atlantic City, NJNJ38,78754–

22Pine Lake Park, NJNJ9,79554–

23Dumont, NJNJ18,50144–

24New Brunswick, NJNJ57,13343–

25Collingswood, NJNJ14,38640–

26Old Bridge, NJNJ28,23640–

27Elmwood Park, NJNJ21,53439–

28Metuchen, NJNJ15,36333–

29Keansburg, NJNJ9,81830–

30Bayonne, NJNJ74,74429–

31Smithville, NJNJ9,54529–

32Maywood, NJNJ10,16628–

33Fords, NJNJ12,77125–

34Franklin Park, NJNJ13,21125–

35Monmouth Junction, NJNJ9,14125–

36Burlington, NJNJ10,24321–

37Fort Lee, NJNJ40,34519–

38Highland Park, NJNJ15,25918–

39Bergenfield, NJNJ28,75417–

40Linden, NJNJ45,75216–

41Long Branch, NJNJ33,32115–

42Martinsville, NJNJ11,55911–

43Stratford, NJNJ7,20011–

44Runnemede, NJNJ8,44310–

45Watsessing, NJNJ8,2329–

46Belmar, NJNJ5,8539–

47Bradley Gardens, NJNJ14,1659–

48Caldwell, NJNJ9,3758–

49Glassboro, NJNJ24,4838–

50Camden, NJNJ71,4307–

51Plainfield, NJNJ57,1414–

52Princeton, NJNJ31,4694–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES