Ocean 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 630.06K Ocean County, NJ population, 133.13K had Italian ancestry (21.13%), 124.40K had Other Groups ancestry (19.75%), and 118.78K had Irish ancestry (18.85%).
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).
Ocean County, NJ Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Italian | 133131 | 21.13 |
| Other Groups | 124402 | 19.75 |
| Irish | 118778 | 18.85 |
| Unclassified | 112506 | 17.86 |
| German | 86713 | 13.76 |
| Polish | 50230 | 7.97 |
| English | 41627 | 6.61 |
| American | 39731 | 6.31 |
| Hungarian | 12337 | 1.96 |
| Russian | 11129 | 1.77 |
| European | 10414 | 1.65 |
| French (except Basque) | 8246 | 1.31 |
| Scottish | 7868 | 1.25 |
| Dutch | 6120 | 0.97 |
| Lithuanian | 4683 | 0.74 |
| Norwegian | 4645 | 0.74 |
| Ukrainian | 4620 | 0.73 |
| Portuguese | 4325 | 0.69 |
| Greek | 4255 | 0.68 |
| Swedish | 4084 | 0.65 |
| Eastern European | 3496 | 0.56 |
| Scotch Irish | 3122 | 0.50 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 2985 | 0.47 |
| Slovak | 2977 | 0.47 |
| Czech | 2518 | 0.40 |
| Austrian | 2459 | 0.39 |
| British | 2191 | 0.35 |
| Welsh | 2144 | 0.34 |
| Danish | 2056 | 0.33 |
| French Canadian | 2008 | 0.32 |
| Subsaharan African | 1907 | 0.30 |
| Romanian | 1901 | 0.30 |
| Canadian | 1444 | 0.23 |
| Egyptian | 1283 | 0.20 |
| Jamaican | 1238 | 0.20 |
| Czechoslovakian | 1101 | 0.18 |
| African | 973 | 0.15 |
| Brazilian | 971 | 0.15 |
| Syrian | 876 | 0.14 |
| Swiss | 842 | 0.13 |
| Latvian | 813 | 0.13 |
| Turkish | 657 | 0.10 |
| Scandinavian | 651 | 0.10 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 645 | 0.10 |
| Israeli | 637 | 0.10 |
| Croatian | 627 | 0.10 |
| Slavic | 623 | 0.10 |
| Armenian | 610 | 0.10 |
| Guyanese | 592 | 0.09 |
| Moroccan | 567 | 0.09 |
| Haitian | 504 | 0.08 |
| Arab | 488 | 0.08 |
| Finnish | 403 | 0.06 |
| Belgian | 393 | 0.06 |
| Ghanaian | 385 | 0.06 |
| Lebanese | 346 | 0.06 |
| West Indian | 334 | 0.05 |
| Albania | 271 | 0.04 |
| Pennsylvania German | 270 | 0.04 |
| South African | 262 | 0.04 |
| Palestinian | 231 | 0.04 |
| Northern European | 228 | 0.04 |
| Iranian | 222 | 0.04 |
| Yugoslavian | 197 | 0.03 |
| Nigerian | 172 | 0.03 |
| Bulgarian | 168 | 0.03 |
| Australian | 152 | 0.02 |
| Estonian | 146 | 0.02 |
| Barbadian | 143 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 115 | 0.02 |
| Iraqi | 93 | 0.02 |
| Macedonian | 89 | 0.01 |
| Cypriot | 86 | 0.01 |
| British West Indian | 83 | 0.01 |
| Serbian | 75 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 71 | 0.01 |
| Basque | 63 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 58 | 0.01 |
| Cape Verdean | 47 | 0.01 |
| Dutch West Indian | 41 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 39 | 0.01 |
| Ethiopian | 34 | 0.01 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 33 | 0.01 |
| Alsatian | 29 | 0.01 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 26 | 0.00 |
| Liberian | 22 | 0.00 |
| Belizean | 22 | 0.00 |
| New Zealander | 18 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 16 | 0.00 |
| German Russian | 13 | 0.00 |
| Sudanese | 12 | 0.00 |
| Jordanian | 7 | 0.00 |
| Cajun | 7 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourger | 4 | 0.00 |