These NJ Towns Saw The Most Residents Leave In 2021: Census

NEW JERSEY - More North Jersey residents uprooted and left their homes than state residents living anywhere else in 2021, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau estimate report.

The annual report, which compared city and town population totals between 2020 and mid-2021, reported that Hudson County topped the statewide list with around 20,000 residents moving out of the area. In fact, several towns from Hudson County population losses in the thousands last year.

As far as percent changes go, municipalities like Pine Borough saw their populations slashed virtually in half, with Pine Borough’s population shrinking from 20 people in 2020 to just an estimated 13 in 2021.

The Garden State lost about 12,600 residents within the survey period, which gathered data based on factors like housing availability.

See which New Jersey towns and cities saw the highest number of residents leave in 2021 below:

1. Jersey City: -8,000
2. Newark: -3,130
3. Union City: -2,449
4. North Bergen: -2,355
5. Bayonne City: -2,335
6. Hoboken: -1,900
7. Paterson: -16,25
8. Kearny: -1,543
9. Elizabeth: -1,441
10. Secaucus: -818
11. Irvington: -723
12. Passaic City: -683
13. East Orange: -674
14. Clifton City: -664
15. West Orange: -572
16. Wayne: -519
17. Belleville: -454
18. Guttenberg: -415
19. Orange: -413
20. Nutley: -363
21. Maplewood: -305
22. Woodbridge: -301
23. East Brunswick: -281
24. Livingston: -264
25. Hamilton Township: -261
26. Fort Lee: -259
27. Hackensack: -257
28. West New York: -251
29. Hillsborough: -241
30. South Brunswick: -239