Accessed August 16,2012; With a Census-estimated 2011 population of 146,427, it was the second-most densely populated city as of the 2000 Census with at least 100,000 people in the United States, behind only New York City.
Accessed August 16,2012; the Census-estimated 2011 population of 146,427 showed an increase of 228 (0.2%) since 2010. Paterson is the second-most densely populated large city in the United States, as defined by at east 100,000 people, behind only New York City.