Identifiers: city · town · borough
| Rank | Community | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark (city), NJ | 311,549 |
| 2 | Jersey City (city), NJ | 292,449 |
| 3 | Paterson (city), NJ | 159,732 |
| 4 | Elizabeth (city), NJ | 137,298 |
| 5 | Clifton (city), NJ | 90,296 |
| 6 | Bayonne (city), NJ | 71,686 |
| 7 | Passaic (city), NJ | 70,537 |
| 8 | East Orange (city), NJ | 69,612 |
| 9 | Union City (city), NJ | 68,589 |
| 10 | Hoboken (city), NJ | 60,419 |
| 11 | West New York (town), NJ | 52,912 |
| 12 | Hackensack (city), NJ | 46,030 |
| 13 | Kearny (town), NJ | 41,999 |
| 14 | Fort Lee (borough), NJ | 40,191 |
| 15 | Fair Lawn (borough), NJ | 34,927 |
| 16 | Garfield (city), NJ | 32,655 |
| 17 | Englewood (city), NJ | 29,308 |
| 18 | Bergenfield (borough), NJ | 28,321 |
| 19 | Paramus (borough), NJ | 26,698 |
| 20 | Lodi (borough), NJ | 26,206 |