Chinese Population in New Jersey by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Chinese population in New Jersey totals 179,226, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Jersey City (12,587), followed by Edison township (5,999) and Fort Lee (4,109), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Chinese residents are distributed across New Jersey''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Chinese population in New Jersey

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  • 1
    Jersey City
    Chinese population in Jersey City is 12,587
    4.35% of Jersey City population is Chinese
  • 2
    Edison township
    Chinese population in Edison township is 5,999
    5.61% of Edison township population is Chinese
  • 3
    Fort Lee
    Chinese population in Fort Lee is 4,109
    10.32% of Fort Lee population is Chinese
  • 4
    Parsippany-Troy Hills township
    Chinese population in Parsippany-Troy Hills township is 3,754
    6.70% of Parsippany-Troy Hills township population is Chinese
  • 5
    Livingston township
    Chinese population in Livingston township is 3,709
    11.92% of Livingston township population is Chinese

Overview of Chinese population in New Jersey

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents New Jersey with 179,226 Chinese residents (1.9% of 9.3 million total state population), ranking the state at the 89th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Chinese demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate New Jersey's Chinese population of 1.9% exceeds the national average of 1.6% by a factor of 1.2.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey records show New Jersey hosts 179,226 Chinese residents, representing 3.3% of the nation's total Chinese population of 5.4 million, establishing the state as a significant demographic concentration center within national boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data shows New Jersey maintains 24.4 Chinese Americans per square mile, representing exactly sixteen times the national average of 1.5 per square mile, placing the state among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations nationally.
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552 Cities in New Jersey Ranked by Chinese Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Chinese population in New Jersey present in Jersey City, Edison township, and Fort Lee, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in New Jersey ranked by Chinese population count
Rank by Chinese Population
City
Chinese Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total New Jersey Chinese Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Jersey City 12,587 4.35% 7.02%
2 Edison township 5,999 5.61% 3.35%
3 Fort Lee 4,109 10.32% 2.29%
4 Parsippany-Troy Hills township 3,754 6.70% 2.09%
5 Livingston township 3,709 11.92% 2.07%
6 Cherry Hill township 3,632 4.80% 2.03%
7 Marlboro township 3,485 8.40% 1.94%
8 3,476 14.70% 1.94%
9 3,465 15.90% 1.93%
10 3,436 6.95% 1.92%
11 3,234 7.04% 1.80%
12 3,180 10.44% 1.77%
13 2,978 4.91% 1.66%
14 2,926 5.02% 1.63%
15 2,618 10.93% 1.46%
16 2,535 8.51% 1.41%
17 2,208 3.23% 1.23%
18 2,119 4.54% 1.18%
19 2,008 7.21% 1.12%
20 1,846 3.31% 1.03%
21 1,688 3.54% 0.94%
22 1,480 10.18% 0.83%
23 1,439 6.42% 0.80%
24 1,356 6.92% 0.76%
25 1,315 3.23% 0.73%
26 1,302 9.92% 0.73%
27 1,271 2.46% 0.71%
28 1,267 2.91% 0.71%
29 1,237 8.26% 0.69%
30 1,170 4.49% 0.65%
31 1,164 6.87% 0.65%
32 1,130 6.49% 0.63%
33 1,125 1.67% 0.63%
34 1,117 6.39% 0.62%
35 1,063 6.66% 0.59%
36 1,021 0.99% 0.57%
37 1,020 7.51% 0.57%
38 987 6.47% 0.55%
39 977 1.82% 0.55%
40 973 3.80% 0.54%
41 957 2.96% 0.53%
41 957 4.25% 0.53%
42 951 6.35% 0.53%
43 947 0.31% 0.53%
44 941 1.95% 0.53%
45 938 3.05% 0.52%
46 936 4.37% 0.52%
47 906 1.69% 0.51%
48 890 12.75% 0.50%
49 865 5.91% 0.48%
50 823 2.14% 0.46%
51 812 0.88% 0.45%
52 808 1.32% 0.45%
53 799 1.51% 0.45%
54 796 3.72% 0.44%
55 782 1.88% 0.44%
56 779 1.11% 0.43%
57 772 2.59% 0.43%
58 771 1.16% 0.43%
59 765 2.89% 0.43%
60 764 1.91% 0.43%
61 758 1.67% 0.42%
62 757 1.26% 0.42%
63 754 1.56% 0.42%
64 752 5.73% 0.42%
65 743 2.11% 0.41%
66 728 2.75% 0.41%
67 714 10.25% 0.40%
68 682 2.69% 0.38%
69 672 5.59% 0.37%
70 662 4.43% 0.37%
71 661 12.40% 0.37%
72 656 1.65% 0.37%
73 651 2.18% 0.36%
74 631 1.44% 0.35%
75 618 3.06% 0.34%
76 602 2.05% 0.34%
77 600 1.33% 0.33%
78 598 1.47% 0.33%
79 587 7.16% 0.33%
80 586 6.36% 0.33%
80 586 0.60% 0.33%
81 582 0.78% 0.32%
82 575 1.85% 0.32%
83 574 0.64% 0.32%
84 571 0.96% 0.32%
85 559 2.27% 0.31%
86 557 1.57% 0.31%
87 553 5.03% 0.31%
88 550 1.47% 0.31%
89 549 0.82% 0.31%
90 539 2.09% 0.30%
91 534 3.24% 0.30%
92 525 1.20% 0.29%
93 524 2.43% 0.29%
94 520 0.94% 0.29%
94 520 3.06% 0.29%
95 519 3.62% 0.29%
96 518 1.79% 0.29%
96 518 2.83% 0.29%
97 515 2.15% 0.29%
98 494 3.02% 0.28%
99 492 5.29% 0.27%
100 482 1.71% 0.27%
101 479 11.79% 0.27%
102 474 3.39% 0.26%
103 464 1.30% 0.26%
104 454 10.01% 0.25%
105 445 0.93% 0.25%
105 445 0.97% 0.25%
105 445 1.50% 0.25%
106 443 5.30% 0.25%
107 414 3.43% 0.23%
108 409 4.03% 0.23%
109 401 1.72% 0.22%
110 385 2.88% 0.21%
111 384 2.69% 0.21%
112 382 2.48% 0.21%
113 374 0.99% 0.21%
114 371 2.17% 0.21%
115 367 1.54% 0.20%
116 366 0.80% 0.20%
117 360 4.38% 0.20%
118 358 0.54% 0.20%
119 357 0.96% 0.20%
120 353 3.03% 0.20%
121 352 4.08% 0.20%
122 343 5.52% 0.19%
123 334 1.64% 0.19%
124 331 3.93% 0.18%
125 327 1.46% 0.18%
126 322 2.90% 0.18%
127 312 7.31% 0.17%
128 311 1.66% 0.17%
129 305 1.20% 0.17%
130 298 2.95% 0.17%
131 295 0.22% 0.16%
132 286 2.73% 0.16%
133 284 2.85% 0.16%
134 270 1.49% 0.15%
135 269 3.02% 0.15%
136 265 5.79% 0.15%
136 265 3.08% 0.15%
137 261 0.69% 0.15%
138 257 1.75% 0.14%
139 252 0.28% 0.14%
140 249 2.47% 0.14%
141 248 0.77% 0.14%
142 247 1.28% 0.14%
143 245 1.45% 0.14%
144 240 3.07% 0.13%
145 238 0.85% 0.13%
146 236 3.58% 0.13%
147 231 1.71% 0.13%
148 225 1.11% 0.13%
148 225 0.93% 0.13%
149 223 2.61% 0.12%
149 223 1.32% 0.12%
150 222 1.85% 0.12%
150 222 0.96% 0.12%
151 219 8.66% 0.12%
152 216 2.22% 0.12%
153 215 3.15% 0.12%
154 212 1.17% 0.12%
155 211 1.32% 0.12%
156 207 2.53% 0.12%
157 206 0.89% 0.11%
157 206 1.89% 0.11%
158 204 2.59% 0.11%
159 199 1.59% 0.11%
160 193 3.93% 0.11%
161 192 2.90% 0.11%
161 192 1.68% 0.11%
162 189 3.04% 0.11%
163 187 2.42% 0.10%
163 187 0.76% 0.10%
163 187 0.71% 0.10%
164 185 2.07% 0.10%
164 185 1.28% 0.10%
165 183 1.38% 0.10%
165 183 0.66% 0.10%
166 182 1.29% 0.10%
167 180 4.51% 0.10%
168 178 1.48% 0.10%
169 177 2.30% 0.10%
169 177 1.61% 0.10%
170 174 1.75% 0.10%
171 171 1.43% 0.10%
172 168 2.18% 0.09%
172 168 0.34% 0.09%
173 167 0.38% 0.09%
174 166 3.89% 0.09%
174 166 2.85% 0.09%
175 162 0.50% 0.09%
176 161 1.47% 0.09%
177 160 2.52% 0.09%
178 159 0.49% 0.09%
178 159 0.83% 0.09%
179 156 2.15% 0.09%
180 155 1.35% 0.09%
180 155 0.68% 0.09%
180 155 2.41% 0.09%
181 153 1.52% 0.09%
182 151 0.10% 0.08%
183 150 0.87% 0.08%
184 147 1.15% 0.08%
185 145 0.21% 0.08%
185 145 2.00% 0.08%
186 144 1.09% 0.08%
187 142 1.30% 0.08%
188 140 2.87% 0.08%
189 139 1.97% 0.08%
189 139 1.09% 0.08%
190 138 0.49% 0.08%
191 137 1.49% 0.08%
192 134 2.09% 0.07%
193 132 1.45% 0.07%
194 131 1.99% 0.07%
195 130 1.43% 0.07%
196 129 1.67% 0.07%
197 128 0.52% 0.07%
198 127 0.96% 0.07%
199 126 2.19% 0.07%
200 124 1.13% 0.07%
200 124 3.69% 0.07%
201 123 1.77% 0.07%
202 122 1.27% 0.07%
203 119 1.59% 0.07%
204 117 0.77% 0.07%
205 116 1.51% 0.06%
205 116 1.43% 0.06%
206 115 0.89% 0.06%
207 114 0.76% 0.06%
207 114 2.08% 0.06%
208 111 0.99% 0.06%
209 109 3.90% 0.06%
209 109 0.67% 0.06%
210 108 0.51% 0.06%
210 108 0.54% 0.06%
211 107 0.86% 0.06%
211 107 1.03% 0.06%
212 105 1.04% 0.06%
213 104 2.46% 0.06%
214 103 0.67% 0.06%
215 101 0.52% 0.06%
216 100 0.14% 0.06%
217 97 0.37% 0.05%
218 96 1.73% 0.05%
219 95 0.74% 0.05%
220 94 2.35% 0.05%
221 93 0.60% 0.05%
221 93 0.47% 0.05%
221 93 0.93% 0.05%
222 92 0.60% 0.05%
223 91 1.94% 0.05%
224 90 0.61% 0.05%
224 90 0.91% 0.05%
225 88 0.61% 0.05%
226 86 5.72% 0.05%
226 86 0.93% 0.05%
227 85 0.12% 0.05%
227 85 1.44% 0.05%
227 85 0.41% 0.05%
228 84 0.96% 0.05%
228 84 1.38% 0.05%
229 78 0.77% 0.04%
230 77 0.37% 0.04%
231 76 0.59% 0.04%
232 75 1.67% 0.04%
233 74 0.29% 0.04%
234 73 2.28% 0.04%
235 72 0.12% 0.04%
235 72 0.46% 0.04%
236 71 0.63% 0.04%
237 69 0.76% 0.04%
238 68 0.83% 0.04%
238 68 0.63% 0.04%
239 67 0.76% 0.04%
240 65 4.65% 0.04%
240 65 1.08% 0.04%
240 65 0.89% 0.04%
241 63 1.52% 0.04%
242 59 0.65% 0.03%
242 59 1.04% 0.03%
243 58 0.49% 0.03%
243 58 0.96% 0.03%
243 58 1.49% 0.03%
244 57 0.71% 0.03%
244 57 2.75% 0.03%
244 57 0.81% 0.03%
244 57 0.62% 0.03%
245 56 0.21% 0.03%
246 55 0.22% 0.03%
246 55 1.97% 0.03%
246 55 0.77% 0.03%
246 55 2.72% 0.03%
247 54 0.35% 0.03%
248 52 0.56% 0.03%
249 51 1.16% 0.03%
249 51 1.03% 0.03%
249 51 1.83% 0.03%
249 51 1.71% 0.03%
249 51 0.25% 0.03%
250 49 1.01% 0.03%
251 48 0.45% 0.03%
251 48 1.15% 0.03%
252 47 1.43% 0.03%
252 47 2.03% 0.03%
252 47 0.59% 0.03%
253 46 0.44% 0.03%
253 46 0.54% 0.03%
254 45 9.51% 0.03%
254 45 1.18% 0.03%
254 45 0.76% 0.03%
254 45 1.55% 0.03%
255 42 0.54% 0.02%
255 42 0.36% 0.02%
256 41 0.41% 0.02%
257 40 1.20% 0.02%
257 40 0.14% 0.02%
258 39 0.66% 0.02%
258 39 0.20% 0.02%
258 39 0.95% 0.02%
259 38 0.16% 0.02%
259 38 0.47% 0.02%
259 38 0.35% 0.02%
260 36 0.20% 0.02%
260 36 0.99% 0.02%
260 36 0.56% 0.02%
260 36 0.70% 0.02%
261 35 0.16% 0.02%
261 35 0.58% 0.02%
262 34 0.31% 0.02%
263 33 1.07% 0.02%
264 32 0.55% 0.02%
264 32 0.94% 0.02%
265 31 0.64% 0.02%
265 31 0.31% 0.02%
265 31 1.30% 0.02%
266 30 0.02% 0.02%
266 30 0.05% 0.02%
266 30 0.96% 0.02%
267 29 0.30% 0.02%
267 29 0.25% 0.02%
267 29 0.62% 0.02%
268 28 0.53% 0.02%
268 28 0.39% 0.02%
269 27 0.55% 0.02%
269 27 0.43% 0.02%
269 27 0.97% 0.02%
270 26 0.66% 0.01%
270 26 0.36% 0.01%
271 25 2.49% 0.01%
271 25 1.55% 0.01%
271 25 0.11% 0.01%
272 24 0.54% 0.01%
272 24 1.19% 0.01%
273 23 0.98% 0.01%
273 23 0.39% 0.01%
274 22 0.70% 0.01%
275 21 0.10% 0.01%
275 21 0.42% 0.01%
276 20 1.24% 0.01%
276 20 0.61% 0.01%
277 19 2.12% 0.01%
277 19 2.33% 0.01%
277 19 0.26% 0.01%
278 18 1.04% 0.01%
278 18 0.47% 0.01%
278 18 0.20% 0.01%
278 18 0.49% 0.01%
279 17 1.73% 0.01%
279 17 0.93% 0.01%
280 16 0.36% 0.01%
280 16 0.33% 0.01%
281 15 0.91% 0.01%
282 14 0.12% 0.01%
282 14 0.16% 0.01%
282 14 0.43% 0.01%
282 14 0.43% 0.01%
282 14 0.20% 0.01%
283 13 0.37% 0.01%
283 13 0.51% 0.01%
283 13 0.02% 0.01%
283 13 0.16% 0.01%
284 12 0.07% 0.01%
284 12 0.17% 0.01%
284 12 1.19% 0.01%
284 12 0.09% 0.01%
285 11 0.20% 0.01%
285 11 0.47% 0.01%
285 11 0.15% 0.01%
285 11 1.04% 0.01%
285 11 0.72% 0.01%
286 10 0.74% 0.01%
286 10 0.16% 0.01%
286 10 1.22% 0.01%
286 10 0.23% 0.01%
287 9 1.06% 0.01%
288 8 0.75% 0.00%
288 8 0.51% 0.00%
288 8 0.06% 0.00%
288 8 0.28% 0.00%
289 7 0.21% 0.00%
289 7 0.41% 0.00%
289 7 0.54% 0.00%
289 7 0.06% 0.00%
289 7 0.31% 0.00%
289 7 0.17% 0.00%
289 7 0.25% 0.00%
290 6 0.31% 0.00%
290 6 0.50% 0.00%
290 6 0.24% 0.00%
290 6 0.05% 0.00%
290 6 0.12% 0.00%
291 5 0.20% 0.00%
291 5 0.01% 0.00%
291 5 0.71% 0.00%
291 5 0.02% 0.00%
292 4 0.22% 0.00%
292 4 0.10% 0.00%
292 4 0.33% 0.00%
292 4 0.21% 0.00%
293 3 0.01% 0.00%
293 3 0.27% 0.00%
293 3 0.21% 0.00%
293 3 0.18% 0.00%
293 3 0.22% 0.00%
293 3 0.08% 0.00%
294 2 0.06% 0.00%
294 2 0.27% 0.00%
294 2 0.08% 0.00%
294 2 0.12% 0.00%
294 2 0.07% 0.00%
295 1 0.02% 0.00%
295 1 0.02% 0.00%
295 1 0.01% 0.00%
295 1 0.04% 0.00%
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in New Jersey by their Chinese population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Chinese population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Chinese ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Chinese alone, while others identify as Chinese along with another race (such as Chinese and German).
  • We’ve used the “Chinese alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Chinese population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Chinese alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Chinese .
  2. % of Total New Jersey Chinese Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Chinese population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Chinese populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Chinese population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Chinese populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.