The 10 New Jersey Cities With The Largest Native American Population For 2024


The most Native American places in New Jersey are Harrison and Haledon for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Most Native American places in New Jersey research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the New Jersey cities with the highest percentage of Native American residents for 2024. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2018-2022 vintage, which breaks down race by origin.

  • The city with the highest percentage of Native Americans is Harrison. 1.44% of people in Harrison are Native Americans.

  • The city with the lowest percentage of Native Americans is Woodland Park. 0.00% of people in Woodland Park are Native American.

  • The city with the most Native Americans is Newark. 677 people in Newark are Native American.

  • The city with the fewest Native Americans is Woodland Park. 0 people in Woodland Park are Native American.

  • The United States has 1,826,286 Native Americans and is 0.55% Native American.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Cities In New Jersey With The Largest Native American Population For 2024

  1. Harrison
  2. Haledon
  3. Paulsboro
  4. Ringwood
  5. Paramus
  6. Caldwell
  7. Closter
  8. Spotswood
  9. New Milford
  10. Woodcliff Lake

Which city in New Jersey had the largest Native American population? The place with the largest Native American population in New Jersey for 2024 is Harrison. 1.44 of Harrison identify as Native American.

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 Native American, check out the best places to live in New Jersey or the most diverse places in New Jersey.

Read below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.

Cities In New Jersey With The Largest Native American Population For 2024

Harrison, NJ

Source: Wikipedia User JimMillerJr | CC BY-SA 3.0
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Population: 19,217
# Of Native American Residents: 276
% Native American: 1.44%
More on Harrison: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Haledon, NJ

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Population: 8,945
# Of Native American Residents: 81
% Native American: 0.91%
More on Haledon: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Paulsboro, NJ

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7
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Population: 6,195
# Of Native American Residents: 37
% Native American: 0.6%
More on Paulsboro: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Ringwood, NJ

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9
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Population: 11,692
# Of Native American Residents: 67
% Native American: 0.57%
More on Ringwood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Paramus, NJ

Source: Wikipedia User TMBLover | GFDL
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9
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Population: 26,582
# Of Native American Residents: 145
% Native American: 0.55%
More on Paramus: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Caldwell, NJ

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7.5
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Population: 8,897
# Of Native American Residents: 48
% Native American: 0.54%
More on Caldwell: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Closter, NJ

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Overall SnackAbility

10
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Population: 8,555
# Of Native American Residents: 44
% Native American: 0.51%
More on Closter: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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8.5
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Population: 8,136
# Of Native American Residents: 41
% Native American: 0.5%
More on Spotswood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

New Milford, NJ

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9.5
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Population: 16,888
# Of Native American Residents: 79
% Native American: 0.47%
More on New Milford: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Woodcliff Lake, NJ

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10
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Population: 6,096
# Of Native American Residents: 23
% Native American: 0.38%
More on Woodcliff Lake: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In New Jersey With The Largest Native American Population For 2024

We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the Census. So that’s where we went to get the race breakdown across New Jersey.

We used Saturday Night Science to analyze the Census’s most recently available data, the 2018-2022 American Community Survey data.

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*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people identifying as American Indian and Alaska Native alone.

We limited our analysis to places with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 188 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are American Indian and Alaska Native. The percentages ranked from 1.44 to 0.00.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of the American Indian and Alaska Native population, with a higher score being more American Indian and Alaska Native than a lower score. Harrison took the distinction of being the most American Indian and Alaska Native, while Woodland Park was the least Native American city.

We updated this article for 2024. This article is our tenth time ranking the cities in New Jersey with the largest Native American population.

Summary: Native American Populations Across New Jersey

If you’re looking for a breakdown of Native American populations across New Jersey according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.

The most Native American cities in New Jersey are Harrison, Haledon, Paulsboro, Ringwood, Paramus, Caldwell, Closter, Spotswood, New Milford, and Woodcliff Lake.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least Native American places in New Jersey:

  1. Woodland Park
  2. Hawthorne
  3. Highland Park

For more New Jersey reading, check out:

Most Native American Places In New Jersey

Rank City Population Native American Population % Native American
1 Harrison 19,217 276 1.44%
2 Haledon 8,945 81 0.91%
3 Paulsboro 6,195 37 0.6%
4 Ringwood 11,692 67 0.57%
5 Paramus 26,582 145 0.55%
6 Caldwell 8,897 48 0.54%
7 Closter 8,555 44 0.51%
8 Spotswood 8,136 41 0.5%
9 New Milford 16,888 79 0.47%
10 Woodcliff Lake 6,096 23 0.38%
11 Bridgeton 26,895 95 0.35%
12 Bergenfield 28,223 96 0.34%
13 Lindenwold 21,337 66 0.31%
14 Maywood 10,040 28 0.28%
15 Carlstadt 6,341 16 0.25%
16 Wood-Ridge 9,978 25 0.25%
17 North Haledon 8,801 22 0.25%
18 Pleasantville 20,562 50 0.24%
19 Wanaque 11,217 27 0.24%
20 Norwood 5,657 13 0.23%
21 Fairview 14,935 34 0.23%
22 Newark 307,355 677 0.22%
23 Passaic 70,048 144 0.21%
24 East Orange 68,879 130 0.19%
25 Ridgewood 26,043 49 0.19%
26 Ventnor City 9,285 17 0.18%
27 Englewood 29,109 53 0.18%
28 Jersey City 287,899 524 0.18%
29 Prospect Park 6,299 10 0.16%
30 Cliffside Park 25,546 39 0.15%
31 Somers Point 10,482 16 0.15%
32 Bayonne 70,497 104 0.15%
33 Westfield 30,839 40 0.13%
34 Hackensack 45,758 59 0.13%
35 Hillsdale 10,125 13 0.13%
36 Rutherford 18,754 23 0.12%
37 Millville 27,523 31 0.11%
38 Somerville 12,467 14 0.11%
39 South Plainfield 24,273 27 0.11%
40 Raritan 8,301 9 0.11%
41 Fort Lee 39,799 42 0.11%
42 Morristown 20,126 19 0.09%
43 Atlantic City 38,487 35 0.09%
44 Brigantine 7,784 7 0.09%
45 Camden 71,799 64 0.09%
46 Secaucus 21,470 19 0.09%
47 Woodbury 9,981 8 0.08%
48 Collingswood 14,135 11 0.08%
49 Red Bank 12,868 10 0.08%
50 Hoboken 58,754 44 0.07%
51 Hasbrouck Heights 12,080 8 0.07%
52 Lincoln Park 10,884 7 0.06%
53 Palisades Park 20,231 13 0.06%
54 Westwood 11,241 7 0.06%
55 Trenton 90,055 55 0.06%
56 Vineland 60,796 36 0.06%
57 Phillipsburg 15,206 9 0.06%
58 Sayreville 45,136 25 0.06%
59 Asbury Park 15,245 8 0.05%
60 Fair Lawn 34,948 18 0.05%
61 Glen Rock 12,086 6 0.05%
62 Elizabeth 135,665 64 0.05%
63 Metuchen 14,958 7 0.05%
64 Lodi 25,969 11 0.04%
65 Dumont 18,014 7 0.04%
66 Leonia 9,273 3 0.03%
67 Glassboro 23,014 7 0.03%
68 Little Ferry 10,954 3 0.03%
69 North Arlington 16,352 4 0.02%
70 Oakland 12,734 3 0.02%
71 Long Branch 31,932 5 0.02%
72 Elmwood Park 21,261 3 0.01%
73 Hammonton 14,732 2 0.01%
74 Union City 67,258 9 0.01%
75 Clifton 89,451 11 0.01%
76 Hackett 10,111 1 0.01%
77 Pine Hill 10,698 0 0.0%
78 Plainfield 54,358 0 0.0%
79 Pitman 8,805 0 0.0%
80 Wildwood 5,164 0 0.0%
81 Palmyra 7,437 0 0.0%
82 Wharton 7,217 0 0.0%
83 West New York 52,438 0 0.0%
84 Washington 7,240 0 0.0%
85 Point Pleasant 19,024 0 0.0%
86 Upper Saddle River 8,313 0 0.0%
87 Perth Amboy 55,226 0 0.0%
88 Park Ridge 9,098 0 0.0%
89 Waldwick 10,068 0 0.0%
90 West Long Branch 8,547 0 0.0%
91 Watchung 6,417 0 0.0%
92 Wallington 11,838 0 0.0%
93 Paterson 157,864 0 0.0%
94 Old Tappan 5,863 0 0.0%
95 Pompton Lakes 11,052 0 0.0%
96 Roseland 6,221 0 0.0%
97 Salem 5,285 0 0.0%
98 Somerdale 5,524 0 0.0%
99 South Amboy 9,336 0 0.0%
100 South River 16,081 0 0.0%
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