Most Densely Populated Cities in New Jersey
The top 25 of 46 New Jersey cities on GIS Map, ranked by residents per square mile of land.
| # | City | People per sq mi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West New York | 52,371 |
| 2 | Union City | 51,642 |
| 3 | Hoboken | 46,934 |
| 4 | Passaic | 22,343 |
| 5 | Jersey City | 19,940 |
| 6 | Paterson | 18,868 |
| 7 | East Orange | 17,844 |
| 8 | Newark | 12,847 |
| 9 | Bayonne | 12,292 |
| 10 | Perth Amboy | 11,981 |
| 11 | Trenton | 11,877 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 11,146 |
| 13 | Hackensack | 10,990 |
| 14 | New Brunswick | 10,767 |
| 15 | Asbury Park | 10,696 |
| 16 | Lakewood | 9,830 |
| 17 | Plainfield | 9,269 |
| 18 | Camden | 8,016 |
| 19 | Montclair | 8,014 |
| 20 | Clifton | 7,927 |
| 21 | Maywood | 7,842 |
| 22 | Red Bank | 7,367 |
| 23 | Morristown | 7,031 |
| 24 | Long Branch | 6,349 |
| 25 | Cranford | 5,748 |
Top New Jersey Counties
Counties ranked by residents per square mile of land.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Densely Populated Cities in New Jersey”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-jersey/most-densely-populated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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