| City | Rank | 2026 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood | 1 | 145,126 | 135,281 | 0.95% | 5,880 | 25 | Township |
| Toms River | 2 | 101,621 | 95,607 | 0.72% | 2,506 | 41 | Township |
| Brick | 3 | 77,928 | 73,792 | 0.68% | 3,046 | 26 | Township |
| Jackson | 4 | 61,616 | 58,713 | 0.55% | 621 | 99 | Township |
| Manchester | 5 | 46,787 | 45,079 | 0.5% | 575 | 81 | Township |
| Berkeley | 6 | 45,812 | 43,758 | 0.58% | 1,073 | 43 | Township |
| Stafford | 7 | 31,239 | 28,691 | 0.91% | 677 | 46 | Township |
| Lacey | 8 | 30,464 | 28,749 | 0.55% | 366 | 83 | Township |
| Barnegat | 9 | 26,346 | 24,324 | 0.75% | 769 | 34 | Township |
| Little Egg Harbor | 10 | 21,957 | 20,794 | 0.72% | 464 | 47 | Township |
| Point Pleasant | 11 | 19,796 | 18,971 | 0.43% | 5,671 | 3 | Borough |
| Beachwood | 12 | 11,402 | 10,878 | 0.55% | 4,127 | 3 | Borough |
| Plumsted | 13 | 10,564 | 8,069 | 5.74% | 270 | 39 | Township |
| Ocean | 14 | 9,359 | 8,839 | 0.48% | 449 | 21 | Township |
| Point Pleasant Beach | 15 | 5,028 | 4,768 | 0.7% | 3,531 | 1 | Borough |
| South Toms River | 16 | 4,021 | 3,651 | 3.23% | 3,475 | 1 | Borough |
| Tuckerton | 17 | 3,753 | 3,585 | 0.51% | 1,116 | 3 | Borough |
| Long Beach | 18 | 3,124 | 3,164 | -0.76% | 573 | 5 | Township |
| Lakehurst | 19 | 2,749 | 2,633 | 0.51% | 3,072 | 1 | Borough |
| Seaside Heights | 20 | 2,567 | 2,439 | 0.71% | 4,160 | 1 | Borough |
| Pine Beach | 21 | 2,244 | 2,151 | 0.49% | 3,528 | 1 | Borough |
| Seaside Park | 22 | 2,204 | 1,445 | 3.23% | 3,365 | 1 | Borough |
| Ocean Gate | 23 | 2,016 | 1,930 | 0.55% | 4,480 | 0 | Borough |
| Eagleswood | 24 | 1,897 | 1,717 | 2.49% | 118 | 16 | Township |
| Lavallette | 25 | 1,879 | 1,796 | 0.54% | 2,303 | 1 | Borough |
| Island Heights | 26 | 1,742 | 1,649 | 0.64% | 2,860 | 1 | Borough |
| Surf City | 27 | 1,312 | 1,248 | 0.54% | 1,763 | 1 | Borough |
| Ship Bottom | 28 | 1,124 | 1,104 | -0.18% | 1,579 | 1 | Borough |
| Beach Haven | 29 | 1,062 | 1,037 | -0.38% | 1,085 | 1 | Borough |
| Bay Head | 30 | 970 | 930 | 0.21% | 1,658 | 1 | Borough |
| Barnegat Light | 31 | 640 | 628 | -0.16% | 770 | 1 | Borough |
| Harvey Cedars | 32 | 406 | 394 | 0.5% | 724 | 1 | Borough |
| Mantoloking | 33 | 342 | 329 | 0.29% | 886 | 0 | Borough |
Lakewood is the largest city in Ocean County, with a population of 145,126.
Mantoloking is the smallest city in Ocean County, with a population of 342.
There are 33 cities in Ocean County, New Jersey.