Where fiber is being built in New Jersey
As of Dec 31, 2025, FCC filings show fiber at 67.3% of New Jersey's 4.1 million homes, and the number of fiber homes fell 0.4% from June 30, 2025.
Fiber was filed in 499 of 613 New Jersey cities and towns with 250 or more homes. In 411 of them it reached more than half of homes, and in the typical one it reached 85.7%.
Nationally, fiber was filed at 55.8% of homes. FCC Broadband Data Collection, residential units, 25/3 Mbps or faster. Filed by the providers themselves. How this is computed
New Jersey counties
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| County | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County | 143,522 | 15.7% | at least 83.5% | +11.8% |
| Bergen County | 406,094 | 88.3% | at least 9.5% | -1% |
| Burlington County | 203,312 | 36.3% | at least 63% | -1.8% |
| Camden County | 230,193 | 62.1% | at least 37.8% | -2.8% |
| Cape May County | 109,188 | 16.6% | at least 82.1% | -3% |
| Cumberland County | 63,553 | 42.1% | at least 56.4% | +1.2% |
| Essex County | 359,915 | 85% | at least 13.9% | -1.2% |
| Gloucester County | 127,291 | 51.4% | at least 48% | -3.4% |
| Hudson County | 333,700 | 89.8% | at least 8.9% | -2.1% |
| Hunterdon County | 59,629 | 28.4% | at least 69% | +9.6% |
| Mercer County | 167,676 | 79.1% | at least 19.6% | -3.7% |
| Middlesex County | 353,709 | 63.5% | at least 34.5% | +10.5% |
| Monmouth County | 303,721 | 77.2% | at least 20.5% | -2.3% |
| Morris County | 225,106 | 75.9% | at least 20% | -2% |
| Ocean County | 320,002 | 43.6% | at least 55.3% | -2.6% |
| Passaic County | 201,777 | 89.1% | at least 8% | -2.3% |
| Salem County | 30,583 | 19.1% | at least 76.8% | -6.7% |
| Somerset County | 153,014 | 72% | at least 26.3% | -4.2% |
| Sussex County | 70,412 | 78.8% | at least 18.9% | -5.1% |
| Union County | 232,464 | 85.7% | at least 13.5% | +7.9% |
| Warren County | 52,109 | 11.6% | at least 82.8% | -10.3% |
The 30 largest places in New Jersey
By number of homes. Search above for any of the other 671 cities and towns.
| City or town | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey City | 139,140 | 84.2% | at least 14.4% | -2.2% |
| Newark | 125,997 | 88.2% | at least 9.1% | -1.3% |
| Elizabeth | 54,330 | 96.4% | at least 1% | -1.9% |
| Paterson | 51,703 | 94.1% | at least 2.5% | -2.7% |
| Toms River | 43,163 | 89.3% | at least 10.5% | -1.4% |
| Hoboken | 41,149 | 95.9% | at least 3.4% | -1.9% |
| Trenton | 36,023 | 88.2% | at least 11.8% | -3.6% |
| Clifton | 34,034 | 91.7% | at least 6% | -1.9% |
| Union City | 30,167 | 98.8% | none filed | -2.6% |
| Passaic | 29,483 | 96.9% | at least 0.1% | -1.9% |
| East Orange | 29,310 | 74.2% | at least 25.8% | +1.2% |
| Camden | 28,462 | 83.3% | at least 16.5% | -4.6% |
| West New York | 28,018 | 96.2% | at least 3.1% | -1.4% |
| Vineland | 26,698 | 61% | at least 38.9% | +4.8% |
| Bayonne | 26,396 | 96.5% | at least 1.3% | -3.8% |
| Hackensack | 22,407 | 96.9% | at least 0.4% | -3.6% |
| Fort Lee | 21,502 | 74.1% | at least 25.2% | +1.1% |
| Ocean City | 20,350 | none filed | at least 99.7% | no change (small June base) |
| New Brunswick | 19,483 | 93.7% | at least 5.7% | -3.2% |
| Atlantic City | 19,298 | 0.8% | at least 99% | no change (small June base) |
| Sicklerville | 18,283 | 53.4% | at least 46.5% | -5% |
| Sayreville | 18,099 | 54.8% | at least 40.9% | -3.3% |
| Plainfield | 17,336 | 55.2% | at least 44.8% | -2.1% |
| Perth Amboy | 17,315 | 86.3% | at least 13.7% | -0.6% |
| Linden | 15,731 | 95.3% | at least 4.5% | +35.3% |
| Long Branch | 15,420 | 54.7% | at least 45.3% | +17.5% |
| Lakewood | 14,663 | 72.7% | at least 23.3% | -2.4% |
| Westfield | 14,125 | 89% | at least 10.8% | -1.3% |
| Fair Lawn | 13,618 | 91% | at least 3.6% | +0.3% |
| Kearny | 12,991 | 80.5% | at least 18.5% | -2.7% |
The data
Every number on this page traces to one cell in the download. Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Fixed Broadband Summary by Geography, filings as of June 30, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025. Census figures: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. Grants: FCC Broadband Funding Map and the state broadband office.
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