Most Asian cities in New Jersey research summary. We analyzed New Jersey’s most recent Census data to determine the most Asian cities in New Jersey based on the percentage of Asian residents. Here are the results of our analysis:
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The most Asian city in New Jersey is Palisades Park based on the most recent Census data.
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Palisades Park is 62.09% Asian.
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The least Asian city in New Jersey is Little Silver.
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Little Silver is 0.0% Asian.
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New Jersey is 9.8% Asian.
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New Jersey is the 3rd most Asian state in the United States.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
Here are the cities in New Jersey with the largest Asian population in 2024:
Which city in New Jersey had the largest Asian population? Palisades Park took the number one overall spot for the largest Asian in New Jersey for 2024. 62.09% of Palisades Park identify as Asian.
Read below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.
To see where New Jersey ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.
And if you already knew these places were Asian, check out the best places to live in New Jersey or the most diverse places in New Jersey.
The 10 Most Asian Cities In New Jersey For 2024
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Population: 20,231
% Asian: 62.09%
# Of Asian Residents: 12,562
More on Palisades Park: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 39,799
% Asian: 43.65%
# Of Asian Residents: 17,372
More on Fort Lee: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,347
% Asian: 42.83%
# Of Asian Residents: 2,290
More on Englewood Cliffs: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 14,394
% Asian: 41.45%
# Of Asian Residents: 5,966
More on Edgewater: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 9,273
% Asian: 37.24%
# Of Asian Residents: 3,453
More on Leonia: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,863
% Asian: 36.01%
# Of Asian Residents: 2,111
More on Old Tappan: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 8,555
% Asian: 34.92%
# Of Asian Residents: 2,987
More on Closter: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 21,470
% Asian: 33.02%
# Of Asian Residents: 7,090
More on Secaucus: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,657
% Asian: 31.55%
# Of Asian Residents: 1,785
More on Norwood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 15,299
% Asian: 31.09%
# Of Asian Residents: 4,756
More on Tenafly: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In New Jersey With The Largest Asian Population For 2024
We used Saturday Night Science to compare Census data on race across every place in New Jersey.
The Census’s most recently available data comes from the 2018-2022 American Community Survey.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as Asian alone.
We limited our analysis to cities with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 188 cities.
We then calculated the percentage of residents that are Asian. The percentages ranked from 62.1% to 0.0%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of Asian population, with a higher score being more Asian than a lower score. Palisades Park took the distinction of being the most Asian, while Little Silver was the least Asian city.
We updated this article for 2024. This report reflects our tenth time ranking the cities in New Jersey with the largest Asian population.
Read on for more information on how the cities in New Jersey ranked by population of Asian residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.
Summary: Asian Populations Across New Jersey
If you’re looking for a breakdown of Asian populations across New Jersey according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.
The most Asian cities in New Jersey are Palisades Park, Fort Lee, Englewood Cliffs, Edgewater, Leonia, Old Tappan, Closter, Secaucus, Norwood, and Tenafly.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least Asian places in New Jersey:
- Little Silver
- Audubon
- Salem
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- Best Places To Live In New Jersey
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Table: Asian Population By City In New Jersey
| Rank | City | Population | Asian Population | % Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palisades Park | 20,231 | 12,562 | 62.09% |
| 2 | Fort Lee | 39,799 | 17,372 | 43.65% |
| 3 | Englewood Cliffs | 5,347 | 2,290 | 42.83% |
| 4 | Edgewater | 14,394 | 5,966 | 41.45% |
| 5 | Leonia | 9,273 | 3,453 | 37.24% |
| 6 | Old Tappan | 5,863 | 2,111 | 36.01% |
| 7 | Closter | 8,555 | 2,987 | 34.92% |
| 8 | Secaucus | 21,470 | 7,090 | 33.02% |
| 9 | Norwood | 5,657 | 1,785 | 31.55% |
| 10 | Tenafly | 15,299 | 4,756 | 31.09% |
| 11 | River Edge | 12,022 | 3,590 | 29.86% |
| 12 | Ridgefield | 11,465 | 3,402 | 29.67% |
| 13 | Cresskill | 9,105 | 2,656 | 29.17% |
| 14 | Bergenfield | 28,223 | 7,726 | 27.37% |
| 15 | Jersey City | 287,899 | 73,057 | 25.38% |
| 16 | East Rutherford | 10,020 | 2,516 | 25.11% |
| 17 | Carteret | 25,161 | 6,280 | 24.96% |
| 18 | Paramus | 26,582 | 6,289 | 23.66% |
| 19 | Highland Park | 14,996 | 3,263 | 21.76% |
| 20 | Little Ferry | 10,954 | 2,302 | 21.02% |
| 21 | New Milford | 16,888 | 3,410 | 20.19% |
| 22 | Harrison | 19,217 | 3,783 | 19.69% |
| 23 | Wood-Ridge | 9,978 | 1,849 | 18.53% |
| 24 | Dumont | 18,014 | 3,304 | 18.34% |
| 25 | Maywood | 10,040 | 1,743 | 17.36% |
| 26 | Sayreville | 45,136 | 7,775 | 17.23% |
| 27 | South Plainfield | 24,273 | 4,123 | 16.99% |
| 28 | Raritan | 8,301 | 1,386 | 16.7% |
| 29 | New Providence | 13,595 | 2,223 | 16.35% |
| 30 | Allendale | 6,817 | 1,094 | 16.05% |
| 31 | Atlantic City | 38,487 | 6,167 | 16.02% |
| 32 | Ridgewood | 26,043 | 4,027 | 15.46% |
| 33 | Metuchen | 14,958 | 2,304 | 15.4% |
| 34 | Rutherford | 18,754 | 2,868 | 15.29% |
| 35 | Glen Rock | 12,086 | 1,795 | 14.85% |
| 36 | Caldwell | 8,897 | 1,255 | 14.11% |
| 37 | Watchung | 6,417 | 887 | 13.82% |
| 38 | Upper Saddle River | 8,313 | 1,138 | 13.69% |
| 39 | Cliffside Park | 25,546 | 3,435 | 13.45% |
| 40 | Montvale | 8,413 | 1,096 | 13.03% |
| 41 | Hackensack | 45,758 | 5,950 | 13.0% |
| 42 | Englewood | 29,109 | 3,614 | 12.42% |
| 43 | Emerson | 7,281 | 903 | 12.4% |
| 44 | Hoboken | 58,754 | 7,277 | 12.39% |
| 45 | Roseland | 6,221 | 764 | 12.28% |
| 46 | Roselle Park | 13,964 | 1,670 | 11.96% |
| 47 | Fair Lawn | 34,948 | 4,128 | 11.81% |
| 48 | Oradell | 8,208 | 969 | 11.81% |
| 49 | Somerville | 12,467 | 1,434 | 11.5% |
| 50 | Chatham | 9,199 | 997 | 10.84% |
| 51 | Mountainside | 6,991 | 747 | 10.69% |
| 52 | Middlesex | 14,525 | 1,549 | 10.66% |
| 53 | Eato | 13,522 | 1,392 | 10.29% |
| 54 | Bayonne | 70,497 | 7,192 | 10.2% |
| 55 | Franklin Lakes | 11,007 | 1,073 | 9.75% |
| 56 | Bellmawr | 11,677 | 1,123 | 9.62% |
| 57 | Elmwood Park | 21,261 | 2,019 | 9.5% |
| 58 | Florham Park | 12,790 | 1,188 | 9.29% |
| 59 | Hasbrouck Heights | 12,080 | 1,122 | 9.29% |
| 60 | Boonton | 8,781 | 812 | 9.25% |
| 61 | Summit | 22,555 | 2,064 | 9.15% |
| 62 | Ventnor City | 9,285 | 844 | 9.09% |
| 63 | Dunellen | 7,598 | 687 | 9.04% |
| 64 | Carlstadt | 6,341 | 572 | 9.02% |
| 65 | New Brunswick | 55,718 | 4,912 | 8.82% |
| 66 | Clifton | 89,451 | 7,590 | 8.49% |
| 67 | Northfield | 8,432 | 689 | 8.17% |
| 68 | Bogota | 8,940 | 729 | 8.15% |
| 69 | Westfield | 30,839 | 2,485 | 8.06% |
| 70 | North Caldwell | 6,625 | 533 | 8.05% |
| 71 | Fanwood | 7,723 | 610 | 7.9% |
| 72 | North Arlington | 16,352 | 1,280 | 7.83% |
| 73 | Rockaway | 6,589 | 512 | 7.77% |
| 74 | Westwood | 11,241 | 861 | 7.66% |
| 75 | Ramsey | 14,739 | 1,128 | 7.65% |
| 76 | Waldwick | 10,068 | 747 | 7.42% |
| 77 | Wharton | 7,217 | 526 | 7.29% |
| 78 | Spotswood | 8,136 | 591 | 7.26% |
| 79 | Jamesburg | 5,783 | 417 | 7.21% |
| 80 | Fairview | 14,935 | 1,073 | 7.18% |
| 81 | Hillsdale | 10,125 | 719 | 7.1% |
| 82 | Brigantine | 7,784 | 546 | 7.01% |
| 83 | Kinnelon | 9,986 | 700 | 7.01% |
| 84 | Lodi | 25,969 | 1,798 | 6.92% |
| 85 | Ridgefield Park | 13,161 | 902 | 6.85% |
| 86 | Morris Plains | 6,104 | 416 | 6.82% |
| 87 | Guttenberg | 11,765 | 794 | 6.75% |
| 88 | Woodland Park | 13,291 | 876 | 6.59% |
| 89 | Hackett | 10,111 | 647 | 6.4% |
| 90 | West New York | 52,438 | 3,331 | 6.35% |
| 91 | Rahway | 29,664 | 1,882 | 6.34% |
| 92 | Glassboro | 23,014 | 1,396 | 6.07% |
| 93 | Pompton Lakes | 11,052 | 653 | 5.91% |
| 94 | Linwood | 6,952 | 408 | 5.87% |
| 95 | Madison | 16,521 | 931 | 5.64% |
| 96 | Lincoln Park | 10,884 | 593 | 5.45% |
| 97 | Glen Ridge | 7,797 | 420 | 5.39% |
| 98 | Tinton Falls | 19,180 | 1,018 | 5.31% |
| 99 | Wallington | 11,838 | 616 | 5.2% |
| 100 | Gloucester City | 11,435 | 571 | 4.99% |
| 101 | North Haledon | 8,801 | 419 | 4.76% |
| 102 | North Plainfield | 22,695 | 1,057 | 4.66% |
| 103 | Wanaque | 11,217 | 521 | 4.64% |
| 104 | Paterson | 157,864 | 7,286 | 4.62% |
| 105 | Bound Brook | 11,906 | 531 | 4.46% |
| 106 | South Amboy | 9,336 | 413 | 4.42% |
| 107 | Woodcliff Lake | 6,096 | 267 | 4.38% |
| 108 | Morristown | 20,126 | 861 | 4.28% |
| 109 | South River | 16,081 | 687 | 4.27% |
| 110 | Park Ridge | 9,098 | 388 | 4.26% |
| 111 | Hight | 5,864 | 250 | 4.26% |
| 112 | Haledon | 8,945 | 358 | 4.0% |
| 113 | Pine Hill | 10,698 | 419 | 3.92% |
| 114 | Manville | 10,892 | 421 | 3.87% |
| 115 | Butler | 8,045 | 310 | 3.85% |
| 116 | Somers Point | 10,482 | 400 | 3.82% |
| 117 | Passaic | 70,048 | 2,668 | 3.81% |
| 118 | Mil | 7,017 | 266 | 3.79% |
| 119 | Oakland | 12,734 | 448 | 3.52% |
| 120 | Bloomingdale | 7,726 | 262 | 3.39% |
| 121 | Palmyra | 7,437 | 248 | 3.33% |
| 122 | Barrington | 7,022 | 234 | 3.33% |
| 123 | Linden | 43,478 | 1,438 | 3.31% |
| 124 | Absecon | 9,086 | 295 | 3.25% |
| 125 | Lindenwold | 21,337 | 689 | 3.23% |
| 126 | Kearny | 41,157 | 1,328 | 3.23% |
| 127 | Prospect Park | 6,299 | 197 | 3.13% |
| 128 | Kenilworth | 8,345 | 257 | 3.08% |
| 129 | Matawan | 9,546 | 285 | 2.99% |
| 130 | Garfield | 32,472 | 940 | 2.89% |
| 131 | Keyport | 7,188 | 207 | 2.88% |
| 132 | Union City | 67,258 | 1,887 | 2.81% |
| 133 | Hopatcong | 14,411 | 404 | 2.8% |
| 134 | Stratford | 6,962 | 195 | 2.8% |
| 135 | Bernardsville | 7,888 | 208 | 2.64% |
| 136 | Runnemede | 8,307 | 211 | 2.54% |
| 137 | Midland Park | 7,022 | 175 | 2.49% |
| 138 | Totowa | 10,975 | 271 | 2.47% |
| 139 | Clementon | 5,312 | 126 | 2.37% |
| 140 | Millville | 27,523 | 612 | 2.22% |
| 141 | Freehold | 12,498 | 273 | 2.18% |
| 142 | Long Branch | 31,932 | 690 | 2.16% |
| 143 | Asbury Park | 15,245 | 323 | 2.12% |
| 144 | Somerdale | 5,524 | 117 | 2.12% |
| 145 | Woodbury | 9,981 | 211 | 2.11% |
| 146 | Oceanport | 6,119 | 126 | 2.06% |
| 147 | Elizabeth | 135,665 | 2,775 | 2.05% |
| 148 | Margate City | 5,331 | 109 | 2.04% |
| 149 | Camden | 71,799 | 1,460 | 2.03% |
| 150 | Keansburg | 9,761 | 195 | 2.0% |
| 151 | Newark | 307,355 | 6,125 | 1.99% |
| 152 | Ringwood | 11,692 | 224 | 1.92% |
| 153 | Dover | 18,426 | 341 | 1.85% |
| 154 | Phillipsburg | 15,206 | 253 | 1.66% |
| 155 | Pleasantville | 20,562 | 340 | 1.65% |
| 156 | Vineland | 60,796 | 949 | 1.56% |
| 157 | East Orange | 68,879 | 1,069 | 1.55% |
| 158 | Burlington | 9,833 | 136 | 1.38% |
| 159 | Pitman | 8,805 | 120 | 1.36% |
| 160 | Hammonton | 14,732 | 200 | 1.36% |
| 161 | Haddonfield | 12,456 | 161 | 1.29% |
| 162 | Haddon Heights | 7,484 | 93 | 1.24% |
| 163 | Rumson | 7,285 | 87 | 1.19% |
| 164 | Washington | 7,240 | 86 | 1.19% |
| 165 | Paulsboro | 6,195 | 71 | 1.15% |
| 166 | Trenton | 90,055 | 988 | 1.1% |
| 167 | Collingswood | 14,135 | 155 | 1.1% |
| 168 | Beachwood | 10,933 | 118 | 1.08% |
| 169 | Perth Amboy | 55,226 | 590 | 1.07% |
| 170 | Red Bank | 12,868 | 133 | 1.03% |
| 171 | Roselle | 22,500 | 209 | 0.93% |
| 172 | Belmar | 5,877 | 51 | 0.87% |
| 173 | Plainfield | 54,358 | 429 | 0.79% |
| 174 | Newton | 8,370 | 65 | 0.78% |
| 175 | Berlin | 7,489 | 49 | 0.65% |
| 176 | Wildwood | 5,164 | 33 | 0.64% |
| 177 | Hawthorne | 19,456 | 123 | 0.63% |
| 178 | West Long Branch | 8,547 | 52 | 0.61% |
| 179 | Union Beach | 5,751 | 34 | 0.59% |
| 180 | Manasquan | 5,921 | 30 | 0.51% |
| 181 | Fair Haven | 6,221 | 30 | 0.48% |
| 182 | Clayton | 8,801 | 31 | 0.35% |
| 183 | Point Pleasant | 19,024 | 67 | 0.35% |
| 184 | Ocean City | 11,260 | 33 | 0.29% |
| 185 | Bridgeton | 26,895 | 75 | 0.28% |
| 186 | Salem | 5,285 | 9 | 0.17% |
| 187 | Audubon | 8,695 | 13 | 0.15% |
| 188 | Little Silver | 6,104 | 0 | 0.0% |