Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Ridgefield Park, NJ

The map below shows majority race by area in Ridgefield Park, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Ridgefield Park racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Ridgefield Park, NJ map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Ridgefield Park overall is hispanic, making up 48.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 33.4%. There are more hispanic people in the southwest areas of the city. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northwest places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Ridgefield Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Ridgefield Park, NJ Population
White
33.4%
Hispanic
48.9%
Black
8.5%
Asian
7.1%
Native American
0.0%
Other
2.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Ridgefield Park, NJ

The map below shows diversity in Ridgefield Park. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Ridgefield Park Diversity Score

63.6

More diverse than 96% of US cities

Ridgefield Park has a diversity score of 63.6: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Ridgefield Park is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 96% of them. Within Ridgefield Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Ridgefield Park, and the least diverse areas are in north Ridgefield Park.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.