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

The Mexican population in Passaic County, NJ is recorded at 36,465 residents, based on the latest U.S. Census estimates. Every city in Passaic County reports some Mexican residents. With no unincorporated share evident in the totals, this points to a completely city-based population. The sections below explores how Mexican residents are distributed in New Jersey and the U.S.

Top 5 cities with the largest Mexican population in Passaic County

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  • 1
    Passaic
    Mexican population in Passaic is 21,583
    30.99% of Passaic population is Mexican
  • 2
    Paterson
    Mexican population in Paterson is 7,576
    4.81% of Paterson population is Mexican
  • 3
    Clifton
    Mexican population in Clifton is 4,318
    4.84% of Clifton population is Mexican
  • 4
    Hawthorne
    Mexican population in Hawthorne is 478
    2.45% of Hawthorne population is Mexican
  • 5
    Prospect Park
    Mexican population in Prospect Park is 357
    5.68% of Prospect Park population is Mexican

Overview of Mexican population in Passaic County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data shows Passaic County contains 36,465 Mexican residents (7% of 518,289 total county population), ranking the jurisdiction at the 95th percentile nationally among counties and 95th percentile within New Jersey for Mexican demographic concentrations across both absolute and proportional measures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS indicate Passaic County's Mexican population of 7% exceeds New Jersey's state average of 2.5% while remaining below the national average of 11.3%, placing the county above regional demographic benchmarks while below national concentration levels.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey indicate Passaic County's 36,465 Mexican residents constitute 15.5% of New Jersey's total Mexican population of 235,772, placing the county among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations, with 15.5% of all New Jersey Mexican Americans residing within county boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey document Passaic County with 195.9 Mexican Americans per square mile, just over six times New Jersey's average density of 32.1 per square mile, placing the county among the most densely concentrated jurisdictions within the state.
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16 Cities in Passaic County Ranked by Mexican Population

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ACS data [1] confirm Mexican populations in every incorporated city in the county, with the largest counts in Passaic, Paterson, Clifton, and Hawthorne. The table below provides detailed figures, including total population, density measures, and demographic distributions, based on the current ACS data for all 16 incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Passaic County, NJ ranked by Mexican population count
Rank by Mexican Population
City
Mexican Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Passaic County Mexican Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Passaic 21,583 30.99% 59.19%
2 Paterson 7,576 4.81% 20.78%
3 Clifton 4,318 4.84% 11.84%
4 Hawthorne 478 2.45% 1.31%
5 Prospect Park 357 5.68% 0.98%
6 North Haledon 303 3.46% 0.83%
7 Woodland Park 291 2.19% 0.80%
8 286 2.60% 0.78%
9 267 2.99% 0.73%
10 239 3.11% 0.66%
11 232 0.94% 0.64%
12 175 1.60% 0.48%
13 157 1.41% 0.43%
14 118 0.22% 0.32%
15 56 0.48% 0.15%
16 29 0.20% 0.08%
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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 Mexican population, using the most recent ACS data available.

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

How We Ranked the Data

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

Sources

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