New Jersey Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the New Jersey citizen voting-age population was 6.14M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (3.96M) and constituted 64.44% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (863.56K) and constituted 14.06% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (813.91K), constituting 13.25% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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New Jersey Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Percentage of New Jersey Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

New Jersey Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	3958360	64.44
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	863555	14.06
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	813910	13.25
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	431120	7.02
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	67150	1.09
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	6770	0.11
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1465	0.02