RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Largest Iranian population, New Jersey cities · 2020

New Jersey cities ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 83 cities in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 83 is 27.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jersey City, NJNJ302,013247+65%

02Upper Montclair, NJNJ12,457214–

03Paramus, NJNJ26,723211+8%

04The Hills, NJNJ10,785201–

05Dumont, NJNJ18,501185–

06Upper Saddle River, NJNJ8,650156+126%

07Ridgewood, NJNJ26,527150–

08Cliffside Park, NJNJ26,539142+209%

09Fort Lee, NJNJ40,345138+14%

10Hoboken, NJNJ59,027129+93%

11Englewood Cliffs, NJNJ5,384960%

12Florham Park, NJNJ14,45694–

13Mountainside, NJNJ7,34689+790%

14Secaucus, NJNJ22,64082–

15Atlantic City, NJNJ38,78773–

16Wood-Ridge, NJNJ10,34168–

17White Meadow Lake, NJNJ8,84255–

18Parsippany, NJNJ21,34555–

19Iselin, NJNJ19,55153–

20Woodland Park, NJNJ13,62352+478%

21Plainfield, NJNJ57,14152–

22Fair Lawn, NJNJ37,12850+233%

23Princeton, NJNJ31,46950+25%

24Rutherford, NJNJ19,13246−70%

25Oradell, NJNJ8,29342−24%

26Newark, NJNJ323,80840−72%

27Camden, NJNJ71,43038+322%

28Perth Amboy, NJNJ56,73938–

29West New York, NJNJ53,19235+35%

30Union City, NJNJ66,65634+162%

31Somerset, NJNJ22,72034+26%

32Watsessing, NJNJ8,23233–

33Holiday City-Berkeley, NJNJ12,99533–

34Toms River, NJNJ94,95633−15%

35Hackensack, NJNJ46,38032−83%

36Bayonne, NJNJ74,74431+35%

37Oakland, NJNJ12,83731+158%

38Rumson, NJNJ7,15731–

39New Brunswick, NJNJ57,13330+25%

40Smithville, NJNJ9,54529–

41Vineland, NJNJ62,70328–

42Harrington Park, NJNJ5,05227–

43Clifton, NJNJ91,12726−82%

44Fords, NJNJ12,77125−68%

45Hackettstown, NJNJ10,18525–

46Lakewood, NJNJ69,58524−60%

47Pomona, NJNJ7,99523–

48Franklin Lakes, NJNJ11,18022−88%

49Elizabeth, NJNJ141,67521+40%

50New Milford, NJNJ17,13321−82%

51Bound Brook, NJNJ13,03819–

52Highland Park, NJNJ15,25919−63%

53Westwood, NJNJ11,36518–

54Passaic, NJNJ71,33718−78%

55Pitman, NJNJ8,96118–

56Absecon, NJNJ9,20917–

57River Edge, NJNJ12,15917–

58Short Hills, NJNJ14,92317–

59Spotswood, NJNJ8,23617–

60Strathmore, NJNJ6,70817+113%

61Woodcliff Lake, NJNJ6,19316–

62Franklin Park, NJNJ13,21116–

63Ocean Acres, NJNJ19,20416–

64Roselle Park, NJNJ15,60315–

65Woodbridge, NJNJ20,75615−32%

66Beachwood, NJNJ11,34014–

67Park Ridge, NJNJ9,57114−68%

68Blackwells Mills, NJNJ10,30113–

69Hillsdale, NJNJ10,21413–

70Brookdale, NJNJ9,96012+9%

71Yorketown, NJNJ7,26111–

72Harrison, NJNJ22,10510–

73Metuchen, NJNJ15,36310–

74Haddon Heights, NJNJ7,6099–

75Madison, NJNJ16,6079–

76Edgewater, NJNJ15,4997−90%

77Morris Plains, NJNJ6,5867–

78Preakness, NJNJ18,5207–

79Echelon, NJNJ13,2846–

80Glassboro, NJNJ24,4836–

81Leonia, NJNJ9,4416−91%

82Guttenberg, NJNJ11,9104–

83New Providence, NJNJ14,0924–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS