RANKING · 2024 ACS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Largest Iranian population, New Jersey cities

New Jersey cities ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian 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 99 cities in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 32. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Metuchen, NJ, up 68 places to #5.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jersey City, NJNJ302,013461+207%

02▲1Paramus, NJNJ26,723288+47%

03▲45Franklin Lakes, NJNJ11,180184+4%

04▼2Upper Montclair, NJNJ12,457183–

05▲68Metuchen, NJNJ15,363174–

06Little Ferry, NJNJ11,099162–

07▲3Hoboken, NJNJ59,027151+125%

08West Long Branch, NJNJ8,625133–

09▲21Union City, NJNJ66,656126+869%

10▲16Newark, NJNJ323,808125−13%

11▼4Ridgewood, NJNJ26,527122–

12▲24Bayonne, NJNJ74,744112+387%

13Totowa, NJNJ11,166105–

14▲44Short Hills, NJNJ14,923100–

15Englewood, NJNJ30,03598+151%

16▲23New Brunswick, NJNJ57,13386+258%

17Clayton, NJNJ9,04181–

18▼9Fort Lee, NJNJ40,34579−35%

19▲57Edgewater, NJNJ15,49978+7%

20▲45Woodbridge, NJNJ20,75677+250%

21▲22Clifton, NJNJ91,12776−46%

22Linwood, NJNJ7,05175+150%

23▼9Secaucus, NJNJ22,64071–

24Bargaintown, NJNJ5,37766–

25Fairview, NJNJ15,50966–

26▼4Fair Lawn, NJNJ37,12864+327%

27Summit, NJNJ23,31464–

28▲51Echelon, NJNJ13,28463–

29▲53Guttenberg, NJNJ11,91063–

30▼6Rutherford, NJNJ19,13262−59%

31Villas, NJNJ9,73561–

32▲17Elizabeth, NJNJ141,67559+293%

33Pine Brook, NJNJ5,96157–

34Palisades Park, NJNJ20,31754–

35Emerson, NJNJ7,37151+750%

36▼32The Hills, NJNJ10,78551–

37Golden Triangle, NJNJ5,76549–

38▼1Oakland, NJNJ12,83748+300%

39Basking Ridge, NJNJ7,91746–

40▼22Parsippany, NJNJ21,34545–

41▼13Perth Amboy, NJNJ56,73945–

42Whippany, NJNJ8,97045–

43▼28Atlantic City, NJNJ38,78744–

44Roseland, NJNJ6,41744–

45Garfield, NJNJ33,35342–

46▲34Glassboro, NJNJ24,48338–

47▲5Highland Park, NJNJ15,25936−29%

48Asbury Park, NJNJ15,63234–

49▲13Franklin Park, NJNJ13,21133–

50▼25Oradell, NJNJ8,29332−42%

51Princeton Meadows, NJNJ15,56132−20%

52Finderne, NJNJ6,48931–

53Sicklerville, NJNJ44,99827–

54▼46Cliffside Park, NJNJ26,53925−46%

55Colonia, NJNJ18,58725+32%

56Raritan, NJNJ8,51625+4%

57Ridgefield Park, NJNJ13,37225−48%

58Somers Point, NJNJ10,59024–

59Closter, NJNJ8,66323–

60▲15Madison, NJNJ16,60723–

61▲8Hillsdale, NJNJ10,21421–

62▼8Passaic, NJNJ71,33721−75%

63Rockaway, NJNJ6,63121–

64Bradley Gardens, NJNJ14,16519–

65▼42Princeton, NJNJ31,46919−53%

66Tenafly, NJNJ15,23719−82%

67Caldwell, NJNJ9,37518−61%

68Lyons, NJNJ5,18717–

69▼38Somerset, NJNJ22,72017−37%

70▲13New Providence, NJNJ14,09215–

71▼11Strathmore, NJNJ6,70815+88%

72▼59Mountainside, NJNJ7,34614+40%

73▼7Beachwood, NJNJ11,34013–

74Belmar, NJNJ5,85313–

75Budd Lake, NJNJ10,65012–

76▼6Brookdale, NJNJ9,960110%

77Haddonfield, NJNJ12,74011–

78▼6Harrison, NJNJ22,10511–

79▼46Holiday City-Berkeley, NJNJ12,99511–

80Kinnelon, NJNJ10,13811−45%

81▼3Preakness, NJNJ18,52011–

82▼23Spotswood, NJNJ8,23611–

83Haledon, NJNJ9,12510–

84Kearny, NJNJ40,86210–

85Midland Park, NJNJ7,03910−41%

86▼57West New York, NJNJ53,19210−62%

87▼75Florham Park, NJNJ14,4569–

88▼69Iselin, NJNJ19,5519–

89Lodi, NJNJ26,1879−40%

90Springdale, NJNJ15,1739–

91▼45Lakewood, NJNJ69,5858−87%

92▼54Rumson, NJNJ7,1578–

93Brigantine, NJNJ7,6586–

94North Arlington, NJNJ16,6016–

95Northfield, NJNJ8,4966–

96South Plainfield, NJNJ24,8916–

97Bergenfield, NJNJ28,7545−58%

98▼17Leonia, NJNJ9,4415−93%

99Pompton Lakes, NJNJ11,2463–

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