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New Jersey cities by disaster risk

42 cities and communities with 25,000 or more people. Ratings are for the county each city sits in.

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CityCountyOverall riskTop hazardPeople
NewarkEssex CountyHighInland flooding310,178
Jersey CityHudson CountyHighInland flooding294,078
PatersonPassaic CountyHighInland flooding158,735
ElizabethUnion CountyHighInland flooding137,302
Toms RiverOcean CountyHighInland flooding94,956
TrentonMercer CountyHighInland flooding90,338
CliftonPassaic CountyHighInland flooding89,379
BayonneHudson CountyHighInland flooding71,553
CamdenCamden CountyModerateInland flooding71,496
East OrangeEssex CountyHighInland flooding70,090
PassaicPassaic CountyHighInland flooding70,002
LakewoodOcean CountyHighInland flooding69,585
Union CityHudson CountyHighInland flooding66,463
VinelandCumberland CountyModerateInland flooding61,006
HobokenHudson CountyHighInland flooding58,668
New BrunswickMiddlesex CountyHighInland flooding56,345
Perth AmboyMiddlesex CountyHighInland flooding55,855
PlainfieldUnion CountyHighInland flooding55,236
West New YorkHudson CountyHighInland flooding52,004
HackensackBergen CountyHighInland flooding46,057
SayrevilleMiddlesex CountyHighInland flooding45,838
SicklervilleCamden CountyModerateInland flooding44,998
LindenUnion CountyHighInland flooding44,192
KearnyHudson CountyHighInland flooding40,614
Fort LeeBergen CountyHighInland flooding40,067
Atlantic CityAtlantic CountyModerateInland flooding38,632
Fair LawnBergen CountyHighInland flooding35,610
GarfieldBergen CountyHighInland flooding32,783
Long BranchMonmouth CountyHighInland flooding32,530
WestfieldUnion CountyHighInland flooding31,111
PrincetonMercer CountyHighInland flooding30,756
RahwayUnion CountyHighInland flooding30,109
EnglewoodBergen CountyHighInland flooding29,638
BergenfieldBergen CountyHighInland flooding28,450
Old BridgeMiddlesex CountyHighInland flooding28,236
MillvilleCumberland CountyModerateInland flooding27,511
BridgetonCumberland CountyModerateInland flooding27,001
ParamusBergen CountyHighInland flooding26,568
RidgewoodBergen CountyHighInland flooding26,308
LodiBergen CountyHighInland flooding26,082
Cliffside ParkBergen CountyHighInland flooding25,781
CarteretMiddlesex CountyHighInland flooding25,496