RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 57 SHOWN OF 57

Largest Nigerian population, New Jersey cities · 2010

New Jersey cities ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 57 cities in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 57 is 49.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS –

01Newark, NJNJ323,8082,710–

02Jersey City, NJNJ302,013822–

03East Orange, NJNJ72,159493–

04Princeton Meadows, NJNJ15,561279–

05Elizabeth, NJNJ141,675270–

06Franklin Park, NJNJ13,211248–

07Rahway, NJNJ31,010187–

08Atlantic City, NJNJ38,787150–

09Linden, NJNJ45,752136–

10Englewood, NJNJ30,035126–

11Toms River, NJNJ94,956122–

12Roselle, NJNJ23,261116–

13New Brunswick, NJNJ57,13390–

14Sayreville, NJNJ46,78790–

15North Plainfield, NJNJ22,87988–

16Trenton, NJNJ91,50681–

17Bayonne, NJNJ74,74474–

18Pleasantville, NJNJ20,85370–

19Country Lake Estates, NJNJ5,05567–

20Perth Amboy, NJNJ56,73965–

21Keyport, NJNJ7,23564–

22Somerset, NJNJ22,72063–

23Fords, NJNJ12,77162–

24Edgewater, NJNJ15,49959–

25Elmwood Park, NJNJ21,53457–

26North Caldwell, NJNJ6,81555–

27Vineland, NJNJ62,70354–

28Plainfield, NJNJ57,14151–

29Bergenfield, NJNJ28,75449–

30Freehold, NJNJ12,56245–

31Princeton, NJNJ31,46944–

32Kearny, NJNJ40,86242–

33Highland Park, NJNJ15,25940–

34Absecon, NJNJ9,20935–

35Somerville, NJNJ14,66531–

36Passaic, NJNJ71,33730–

37Fort Dix, NJNJ7,98428–

38Paterson, NJNJ161,79324–

39Secaucus, NJNJ22,64023–

40Browns Mills, NJNJ9,67223–

41Lakewood, NJNJ69,58522–

42Madison Park, NJNJ9,12422–

43Fair Lawn, NJNJ37,12820–

44Budd Lake, NJNJ10,65017–

45Clementon, NJNJ5,74416–

46Glen Rock, NJNJ12,28816–

47Springdale, NJNJ15,17315–

48Fairview, NJNJ15,50914–

49Long Branch, NJNJ33,32114–

50Roselle Park, NJNJ15,60313–

51Yorketown, NJNJ7,26113–

52Pomona, NJNJ7,99512–

53Somerdale, NJNJ5,82312–

54Caldwell, NJNJ9,37512–

55Union City, NJNJ66,65610–

56Dover, NJNJ18,91910–

57Kenilworth, NJNJ8,6028–

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