Korean Population in Passaic County, NJ by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Korean population in Passaic County, NJ is reported at 2,248 residents, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Most cities in Passaic County - including Wayne township, Clifton, Paterson, and others - report some Korean presence. With a total matching the county''s, this suggests a fully urbanized footprint for the group. The section below compares this even spread with similar counties in New Jersey.

Top 5 cities with the largest Korean population in Passaic County

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  • 1
    Wayne township
    Korean population in Wayne township is 613
    1.14% of Wayne township population is Korean
  • 2
    Clifton
    Korean population in Clifton is 584
    0.65% of Clifton population is Korean
  • 3
    Paterson
    Korean population in Paterson is 291
    0.18% of Paterson population is Korean
  • 4
    North Haledon
    Korean population in North Haledon is 148
    1.69% of North Haledon population is Korean
  • 5
    Woodland Park
    Korean population in Woodland Park is 126
    0.95% of Woodland Park population is Korean

Overview of Korean population in Passaic County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Passaic County with 2,248 Korean residents (0.43% of 518,289 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 95th percentile nationally among counties and 47th percentile within New Jersey for Korean population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data indicate Passaic County's Korean population of 0.43% remains below New Jersey's state average of 1.2% and the national average of 0.6%, placing the county below demographic benchmarks across multiple geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data documents Passaic County with 2,248 Korean residents, representing 2% of New Jersey's total Korean population of 111,443.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey show Passaic County maintains 12.1 Korean Americans per square mile, marginally below New Jersey's state average of 15.2 per square mile, placing the county near state demographic representation levels.
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16 Cities in Passaic County Ranked by Korean Population

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ACS data [1] show Korean populations distributed across multiple cities in the county, led by Wayne township, Clifton, Paterson, and North Haledon. The table below provides additional context, including total population, population density, and demographic distributions, based on current ACS data for 16 incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Passaic County, NJ ranked by Korean population count
Rank by Korean Population
City
Korean Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Passaic County Korean Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Wayne township 613 1.14% 27.27%
2 Clifton 584 0.65% 25.98%
3 Paterson 291 0.18% 12.94%
4 North Haledon 148 1.69% 6.58%
5 Woodland Park 126 0.95% 5.61%
6 Ringwood 110 0.95% 4.89%
7 Hawthorne 77 0.40% 3.43%
8 67 0.60% 2.98%
9 54 0.60% 2.40%
9 54 0.49% 2.40%
10 43 0.30% 1.91%
11 36 0.15% 1.60%
12 28 0.26% 1.25%
13 16 0.21% 0.71%
14 1 0.00% 0.04%
15 0 - -
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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 Passaic County, NJ by their Korean population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Korean 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 Korean 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 Korean alone, while others identify as Korean along with another race (such as Korean and German).
  • We’ve used the “Korean alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Korean population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Korean 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 Korean .
  2. % of Total Passaic County Korean Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Korean 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 Korean 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 Korean 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 Korean populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

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