New census data for 2020 is out, and all around New Jersey, populations are growing.
We already took a look at the 25 fastest-growing places in New Jersey. Now, we go county by county to see which town in your neck of the woods is growing most quickly.
Some of these communities appeared in the prior Top-25 list, including Princeton, which more than doubled in size after Princeton Borough and Princeton Township agreed to consolidate into a single municipality.
But other towns featured here, like Newton, came nowhere close to topping the state.
Still, they all took the banner for growth in their respective counties, including Newton’s 4.7 percent gain since 2010, which was the highest in Sussex County.
Statewide, New Jersey went from 8,791,894 people in 2010 to 9,288,994 in 2020, a 5.7% increase. On a county level, Hudson County saw the biggest increase at 14%, while Essex and Ocean grew by more than 10%.
Some of the communities listed below are marked with a CDP. These areas are, in many cases, unincorporated communities that appear here due to their being classified as census designated places.
Find your county in the map below, or scroll down to see the full list.
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Atlantic County: Smithville*
2010 population: 7,242
2020 population: 9,754 (34.7% increase)
Bergen County: Wood-Ridge
2010 population: 7,626
2020 population: 10,137 (32.9% increase)
Burlington County: McGuire Air Force Base*
2010 population: 3,710
2020 population: 4,522 (21.9% increase)
Camden County: Lindenwold
2010 population: 17,613
2020 population: 21,641 (22.9% increase)
Cape May County: North Cape May*
2010 population: 3,226
2020 population: 4,007 (24.2% increase)
Cumberland County: Bridgeton
2010 population: 25,349
2020 population: 27,263 (7.6% increase)
Essex County: Caldwell
2010 population: 7,822
2020 population: 9,027 (15.4% increase)
Gloucester County: Glassboro
2010 population: 18,579
2020 population: 23,149 (24.6% increase)
Hudson County: Harrison
2010 population: 13,620
2020 population: 19,450 (42.8% increase)
Hunterdon County: Flemington
2010 population: 4,581
2020 population: 4,876 (6.4% increase)
Mercer County: Princeton
2010 population: 12,307
2020 population: 30,681 (149.3% increase)
Middlesex County: Heathcote*
2010 population: 5,821
2020 population: 7,154 (22.9% increase)
Monmouth County: Morganville*
2010 population: 5,040
2020 population: 6,203 (23.1% increase)
Morris County: Mount Arlington
2010 population: 5,050
2020 population: 5,909 (17.0% increase)
Ocean County: Lakewood*
2010 population: 53,805
2020 population: 69,398 (29.0% increase)
Passaic County: Woodland Park
2010 population: 11,819
2020 population: 13,484 (14.1% increase)
Salem County: Carneys Point*
2010 population: 7,382
2020 population: 7,841 (6.2% increase)
Somerset County: Franklin Center*
2010 population: 4,460
2020 population: 6,803 (52.5% increase)
Sussex County: Newton
2010 population: 7,997
2020 population: 8,374 (4.7% increase)
Union County: New Providence
2010 population: 12,171
2020 population: 13,650 (12.2% increase)
Warren County: Panther Valley*
2010 population: 3,327
2020 population: 4,391 (32.0% increase)
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