Biggest Cities in New Jersey - 1990 Census Data

Top 100 Biggest Cities In New Jersey (1990 Census)

Rank	City	1990 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Newark	275,291	-1.8%
2	Jersey City	228,475	0.2%
3	Paterson	158,019	–
4	Elizabeth	110,138	–
5	Trenton	88,549	–
6	Camden	87,460	–
7	East Orange	73,621	–
8	Clifton	72,008	–
9	Bayonne	61,464	–
10	Passaic	58,676	–
11	Union City	58,051	–
12	Vineland	54,742	–
13	Plainfield	46,556	–
14	Perth Amboy	41,868	–
15	New Brunswick	41,643	–
16	West New York	38,719	–
17	Atlantic City	37,957	–
18	Hackensack	37,087	–
19	Linden	36,732	–
20	Sayreville	35,431	–
21	Kearny	34,874	–
22	Hoboken	33,392	–
23	Fort Lee	31,894	–
24	Fair Lawn	30,523	–
25	Westfield	28,868	–
26	Long Branch	28,764	–
27	Garfield	26,727	–
28	Millville	26,263	–
29	Rahway	25,314	–
30	Paramus	24,946	–
31	Englewood	24,849	–
32	Bergenfield	24,445	–
33	Ridgewood	24,103	–
34	Lodi	22,326	–
35	South Plainfield	20,589	–
36	Cliffside Park	20,434	–
37	Roselle	20,241	–
38	Summit	19,766	–
39	Bridgeton	19,381	–
40	Carteret	18,949	–
41	Lindenwold	18,655	–
42	North Plainfield	18,634	–
43	Point Pleasant	18,357	–
44	Rutherford	17,744	–
45	Elmwood Park	17,656	–
46	Hawthorne	17,284	–
47	Dumont	17,188	–
48	Pleasantville	16,902	–
49	Asbury Park	16,808	–
50	Morristown	16,185	–
51	Phillipsburg	16,092	–
52	New Milford	15,990	–
53	Madison	15,872	–
54	Dover	15,665	–
55	Hopatcong	15,628	–
56	Glassboro	15,613	–
57	Ocean City	15,411	–
58	Collingswood	15,308	–
59	Palisades Park	14,538	–
60	Secaucus	14,061	–
61	North Arlington	13,811	–
62	Eatontown	13,679	–
63	South River	13,601	–
64	Tenafly	13,309	–
65	Highland Park	13,262	–
66	Harrison	13,168	–
67	Middlesex	13,118	–
68	Ramsey	13,064	–
69	Metuchen	12,826	–
70	Roselle Park	12,805	–
71	Gloucester City	12,761	–
72	Bellmawr	12,537	–
73	Ringwood	12,531	–
74	Ridgefield Park	12,522	–
75	Hammonton	12,511	–
76	Tinton Falls	12,456	–
77	Princeton	12,064	–
78	Oakland	11,969	–
79	Somerville	11,591	–
80	Hasbrouck Heights	11,544	–
81	New Providence	11,434	–
82	Brigantine	11,354	–
83	Haddonfield	11,332	–
84	Keansburg	11,225	–
85	Somers Point	11,218	–
86	Ventnor City	11,004	–
87	West Paterson	10,995	–
88	Lincoln Park	10,937	–
89	Woodbury	10,911	–
90	Wallington	10,888	–
91	Glen Rock	10,870	–
92	Westwood	10,837	–
93	Red Bank	10,755	–
94	Fairview	10,749	–
95	Freehold	10,689	–
96	River Edge	10,591	–
97	Manville	10,559	–
98	Pompton Lakes	10,502	–
99	Totowa	10,051	–
100	Little Ferry	10,011	–

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What was the largest city in New Jersey in 1990?

In 1990, the largest city in New Jersey was Newark, with a population of 275,291. The second largest city is Jersey City, with a population of 228,475.