These Are The 10 New Jersey Cities With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2018

The Hispanic community is one of the fastest growing communities in America this decade.

According to the most recent American Community Survey, there are now some 6.3M more Hispanics living in America than in 2010.

That’s the largest absolute growth and a 14.9% increase. The percentage growth is the third largest percentage change for any race according to the Census’s race and ethnicity definition.

But how has the increase impacted New Jersey? Where cities and towns in New Jersey have seen the greatest increase in it’s Hispanic population?

Turns out there’s been a 17.1% increase in the Hispanic population in New Jersey.

We broke down the most recent census data to determine the cities in New Jersey with the largest Hispanic population in 2018:

1. Union City (Photos)
2. Perth Amboy (Photos)
3. West New York (Photos)
4. Passaic (Photos)
5. Dover (Photos)
6. Guttenberg (Photos)
7. Elizabeth (Photos)
8. Paterson (Photos)
9. Fairview
10. New Brunswick (Photos)

Union City took the number one over all spot for the largest Hispanic population in New Jersey for 2018.

Read on 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 Hispanic, check out the best places to live in New Jersey or the most diverse places in New Jersey.

How We Determined The Cities In New Jersey With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2018

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

That lead us to the Census’s most recently available data, the 2012-2016 American Community Survey data from the US Census.

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 Hispanic or Latino.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 187 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are Hispanic. The percentages ranked from 81.8% to 1.1%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of Hispanic population with a higher score being more Hispanic than a lower score. Union City took the distinction of being the most Hispanic, while Woodcliff Lake was the least Hispanic city.

Read on for more information on how the cities in New Jersey ranked by population of Hispanic residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

1. Union City

Population: 68,965
% Hispanic: 81.82%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 56,427
Percent Change Since 2010: 8.07%

2. Perth Amboy

Population: 52,265
% Hispanic: 81.74%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 42,720
Percent Change Since 2010: 11.47%

3. West New York

Population: 52,407
% Hispanic: 77.99%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 40,872
Percent Change Since 2010: 6.25%

4. Passaic

Population: 70,536
% Hispanic: 72.11%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 50,864
Percent Change Since 2010: 8.32%

5. Dover

Population: 18,317
% Hispanic: 70.6%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 12,931
Percent Change Since 2010: 5.13%

6. Guttenberg

Population: 11,628
% Hispanic: 68.66%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 7,984
Percent Change Since 2010: 13.94%

7. Elizabeth

Population: 128,042
% Hispanic: 63.12%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 80,822
Percent Change Since 2010: 14.17%

8. Paterson

Population: 146,894
% Hispanic: 60.34%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 88,632
Percent Change Since 2010: 10.4%

9. Fairview

Population: 14,314
% Hispanic: 58.87%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 8,426
Percent Change Since 2010: 23.51%

10. New Brunswick

Population: 56,427
% Hispanic: 55.97%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 31,584
Percent Change Since 2010: 18.23%

There You Have It – Hispanic Populations Across New Jersey

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

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

1. Woodcliff Lake
2. Mountainside
3. Pitman

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• These Are The 10 Most Ghetto Cities In New Jersey
• These Are The 10 Safest Places In New Jersey

Detailed List Of The Most Hispanic Cities In New Jersey

City	Rank	Population	% Hispanic
Union City	1	68,965	81.82%
Perth Amboy	2	52,265	81.74%
West New York	3	52,407	77.99%
Passaic	4	70,536	72.11%
Dover	5	18,317	70.6%
Guttenberg	6	11,628	68.66%
Elizabeth	7	128,042	63.12%
Paterson	8	146,894	60.34%
Fairview	9	14,314	58.87%
New Brunswick	10	56,427	55.97%
Prospect Park	11	5,919	54.98%
Bridgeton	12	25,209	50.36%
Bound Brook	13	10,512	48.46%
Camden	14	76,005	48.1%
Kearny	15	42,029	46.03%
North Plainfield	16	22,106	45.41%
Harrison	17	15,007	45.31%
Wharton	18	6,586	44.28%
Haledon	19	8,399	43.34%
Freehold	20	11,944	42.96%
Bogota	21	8,348	42.06%
Hight	22	5,532	41.68%
Plainfield	23	50,578	41.21%
Pleasantville	24	20,532	40.17%
Ridgefield Park	25	12,976	40.14%
Vineland	26	60,876	37.96%
Red Bank	27	12,218	37.49%
Lodi	28	24,654	36.75%
Hackensack	29	44,271	36.48%
Newark	30	280,139	36.04%
Garfield	31	31,456	35.94%
Clifton	32	85,578	35.6%
Trenton	33	84,559	35.47%
Morri	34	18,677	34.41%
Dunellen	35	7,355	32.41%
Carteret	36	23,966	32.03%
Rahway	37	28,884	31.7%
Long Branch	38	30,705	31.11%
Linden	39	41,595	30.69%
Cliffside Park	40	24,661	30.01%
Elmwood Park	41	20,135	29.73%
Asbury Park	42	15,850	29.63%
Jersey City	43	261,666	28.08%
Roselle Park	44	13,560	27.79%
Roselle	45	21,507	27.68%
Atlantic City	46	39,306	27.62%
Ridgefield	47	11,294	27.32%
Woodland Park	48	12,358	26.77%
North Arlington	49	15,788	26.56%
Bergenfield	50	27,513	26.55%
Bayonne	51	65,772	25.98%
Little Ferry	52	10,868	25.79%
Lindenwold	53	17,482	25.54%
Carlstadt	54	6,238	25.07%
South River	55	16,305	24.57%
Manville	56	10,448	24.38%
East Rutherford	57	9,236	24.16%
Englewood	58	28,184	23.41%
Ventnor City	59	10,505	22.3%
Jamesburg	60	6,001	22.03%
Somerville	61	12,207	21.86%
Wildwood	62	5,192	21.76%
Palisades Park	63	20,499	20.61%
Kenilworth	64	8,129	20.49%
Secaucus	65	18,737	20.42%
Hawthorne	66	18,950	20.42%
Middlesex	67	13,811	20.41%
Maywood	68	9,726	20.31%
Rockaway	69	6,472	20.19%
Hackett	70	9,585	20.09%
Hammonton	71	14,630	19.2%
Keyport	72	7,136	19.1%
New Milford	73	16,682	18.99%
Raritan	74	7,539	18.82%
Pompton Lakes	75	11,163	18.68%
Bloomingdale	76	7,995	18.24%
Keansburg	77	9,904	17.92%
Dumont	78	17,788	17.67%
Millville	79	28,399	17.33%
Rutherford	80	18,480	16.97%
Leonia	81	9,137	16.89%
Westwood	82	11,170	16.58%
Butler	83	7,773	16.29%
Park Ridge	84	8,854	16.28%
South Plainfield	85	23,963	16.07%
Eato	86	12,233	15.94%
Newton	87	7,982	15.56%
Hoboken	88	53,136	15.33%
Wallington	89	11,618	15.19%
Summit	90	21,895	15.06%
Fair Lawn	91	33,205	15.01%
Bernardsville	92	7,776	14.72%
Totowa	93	10,900	14.71%
Belmar	94	5,715	14.37%
Boonton	95	8,405	14.31%
Highland Park	96	14,245	14.12%
Washington	97	6,489	13.31%
Edgewater	98	11,998	13.0%
Phillipsburg	99	14,570	12.75%
Somers Point	100	10,686	12.61%