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Largest Kenyan population, New Jersey cities · 2020

New Jersey cities ranked by the number of residents who are Kenyan 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 36 cities in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Kenyan population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKENYAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Jersey City, NJNJ302,0131,539–

02Newark, NJNJ323,808277–

03Somerset, NJNJ22,720183–

04Trenton, NJNJ91,506141–

05Hackensack, NJNJ46,380133–

06North Arlington, NJNJ16,601133–

07Clifton, NJNJ91,127114–

08Lindenwold, NJNJ21,95273–

09Princeton, NJNJ31,46966–

10North Plainfield, NJNJ22,87964–

11Dayton, NJNJ7,95262–

12Lodi, NJNJ26,18760–

13Avenel, NJNJ17,12154–

14Palmyra, NJNJ7,66443–

15Somerville, NJNJ14,66536–

16Sayreville, NJNJ46,78735–

17Paterson, NJNJ161,79330–

18Somerdale, NJNJ5,82327–

19Hillsborough, NJNJ22,58526–

20Princeton Meadows, NJNJ15,56125–

21Morristown, NJNJ20,75022–

22Cliffside Park, NJNJ26,53921–

23Eatontown, NJNJ13,60721–

24Old Bridge, NJNJ28,23620–

25Fair Lawn, NJNJ37,12817–

26Glen Rock, NJNJ12,28815–

27Metuchen, NJNJ15,36315–

28Passaic, NJNJ71,33713–

29Rahway, NJNJ31,01012–

30East Orange, NJNJ72,15911–

31Spotswood, NJNJ8,23610–

32Rutherford, NJNJ19,1329–

33Northfield, NJNJ8,4968–

34Kearny, NJNJ40,8627–

35New Brunswick, NJNJ57,1336–

36Paramus, NJNJ26,7231–

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