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

The Scottish population in Passaic County, NJ is recorded at 2,258 residents, based on the latest U.S. Census estimates. Every city in Passaic County reports some Scottish residents. With no unincorporated share evident in the totals, this points to a completely city-based population. The sections below explores how Scottish residents are distributed in New Jersey and the U.S.

Top 5 cities with the largest Scottish population in Passaic County

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  • 1
    Wayne township
    Scottish population in Wayne township is 435
    0.81% of Wayne township population is Scottish
  • 2
    Clifton
    Scottish population in Clifton is 323
    0.36% of Clifton population is Scottish
  • 3
    West Milford township
    Scottish population in West Milford township is 210
    0.85% of West Milford township population is Scottish
  • 4
    North Haledon
    Scottish population in North Haledon is 180
    2.06% of North Haledon population is Scottish
  • 5
    Hawthorne
    Scottish population in Hawthorne is 161
    0.83% of Hawthorne population is Scottish

Overview of Scottish population in Passaic County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Passaic County with 2,258 Scottish residents (0.44% of 518,289 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 82nd percentile nationally among counties and 19th percentile within New Jersey for Scottish population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data indicate Passaic County's Scottish population of 0.44% remains below New Jersey's state average of 0.85% and the national average of 1.6%, placing the county below demographic benchmarks across multiple geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data documents Passaic County with 2,258 Scottish residents, representing 2.9% of New Jersey's total Scottish population of 78,874.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey document Passaic County contains $dem_per_sqmi Scottish Americans per square mile, above New Jersey's average of 10.7 per square mile, indicating marginally stronger community presence than most state counties.
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16 Cities in Passaic County Ranked by Scottish Population

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ACS data [1] confirm Scottish populations in every incorporated city in the county, with the largest counts in Wayne township, Clifton, West Milford township, and North Haledon. 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 Scottish population count
Rank by Scottish Population
City
Scottish Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Passaic County Scottish Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Wayne township 435 0.81% 19.26%
2 Clifton 323 0.36% 14.30%
3 West Milford township 210 0.85% 9.30%
4 North Haledon 180 2.06% 7.97%
5 Hawthorne 161 0.83% 7.13%
6 Bloomingdale 159 2.07% 7.04%
7 Ringwood 152 1.31% 6.73%
8 147 1.32% 6.51%
9 126 0.88% 5.58%
10 120 1.10% 5.31%
11 98 0.06% 4.34%
12 73 0.55% 3.23%
13 26 0.29% 1.15%
13 26 0.41% 1.15%
14 17 0.15% 0.75%
15 5 0.01% 0.22%
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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 Scottish population, using the most recent ACS data available.

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

How We Ranked the Data

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

Sources

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