Bergen County, NJ Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 952.98K Bergen County, NJ population, 376.86K had Other Groups ancestry (39.55%), 145.10K had Italian ancestry (15.23%), and 143.65K had Unclassified ancestry (15.07%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other New Jersey counties, and for New Jersey.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Bergen County, NJ Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 376855 | 39.55 |
| Italian | 145099 | 15.23 |
| Unclassified | 143646 | 15.07 |
| Irish | 102447 | 10.75 |
| German | 71633 | 7.52 |
| Polish | 53962 | 5.66 |
| English | 28611 | 3.00 |
| American | 25295 | 2.65 |
| Russian | 25076 | 2.63 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 16239 | 1.70 |
| Eastern European | 11259 | 1.18 |
| Greek | 10131 | 1.06 |
| Dutch | 9935 | 1.04 |
| Jamaican | 9321 | 0.98 |
| French (except Basque) | 8503 | 0.89 |
| European | 8067 | 0.85 |
| Ukrainian | 7903 | 0.83 |
| Hungarian | 7305 | 0.77 |
| Scottish | 7027 | 0.74 |
| Portuguese | 6181 | 0.65 |
| Subsaharan African | 5985 | 0.63 |
| Armenian | 5809 | 0.61 |
| Turkish | 5575 | 0.59 |
| Austrian | 5053 | 0.53 |
| Swedish | 4815 | 0.51 |
| Egyptian | 4760 | 0.50 |
| Albania | 4644 | 0.49 |
| Croatian | 4263 | 0.45 |
| Norwegian | 3578 | 0.38 |
| Brazilian | 3379 | 0.36 |
| Macedonian | 2908 | 0.31 |
| Romanian | 2866 | 0.30 |
| Israeli | 2804 | 0.29 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 2666 | 0.28 |
| Lebanese | 2643 | 0.28 |
| Syrian | 2562 | 0.27 |
| British | 2298 | 0.24 |
| African | 2245 | 0.24 |
| Czech | 2181 | 0.23 |
| Swiss | 2043 | 0.21 |
| Slovak | 1998 | 0.21 |
| Scotch Irish | 1970 | 0.21 |
| Arab | 1951 | 0.21 |
| Lithuanian | 1936 | 0.20 |
| Iranian | 1908 | 0.20 |
| Haitian | 1659 | 0.17 |
| French Canadian | 1540 | 0.16 |
| West Indian | 1540 | 0.16 |
| Welsh | 1445 | 0.15 |
| Palestinian | 1435 | 0.15 |
| Canadian | 1345 | 0.14 |
| Guyanese | 1325 | 0.14 |
| Yugoslavian | 1099 | 0.12 |
| Czechoslovakian | 996 | 0.11 |
| Moroccan | 968 | 0.10 |
| Danish | 892 | 0.09 |
| Nigerian | 886 | 0.09 |
| Serbian | 837 | 0.09 |
| Ghanaian | 724 | 0.08 |
| Finnish | 714 | 0.08 |
| Scandinavian | 706 | 0.07 |
| Jordanian | 680 | 0.07 |
| British West Indian | 629 | 0.07 |
| Northern European | 531 | 0.06 |
| Bulgarian | 515 | 0.05 |
| Afghan | 499 | 0.05 |
| Kenyan | 491 | 0.05 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 453 | 0.05 |
| Latvian | 452 | 0.05 |
| Belgian | 439 | 0.05 |
| Cypriot | 436 | 0.05 |
| Australian | 426 | 0.05 |
| Ethiopian | 419 | 0.04 |
| Iraqi | 397 | 0.04 |
| Barbadian | 397 | 0.04 |
| Slavic | 390 | 0.04 |
| South African | 301 | 0.03 |
| Zimbabwean | 227 | 0.02 |
| Maltese | 205 | 0.02 |
| Belizean | 196 | 0.02 |
| Ugandan | 157 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 130 | 0.01 |
| Pennsylvania German | 125 | 0.01 |
| Bermudan | 112 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 110 | 0.01 |
| Cape Verdean | 94 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 87 | 0.01 |
| Sudanese | 79 | 0.01 |
| US Virgin Islander | 78 | 0.01 |
| Dutch West Indian | 77 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 61 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 46 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 41 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 28 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 28 | 0.00 |
| Senegalese | 21 | 0.00 |
| Celtic | 11 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 11 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 10 | 0.00 |
| Cajun | 6 | 0.00 |