Union County, NJ Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 24, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 185.98K Union County, NJ hispanic or latino population, 58.77K had South American origin (31.60%), 40.35K had Central American origin (21.70%), and 29.93K had Puerto Rican origin (16.09%).

The chart below shows the top 10 origin groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all origin groups.

You can see similar information for other New Jersey counties, and for New Jersey.

Union County, NJ Percentages of Origin of Hispanic or Latino Population in 2021
South American
Central American
Puerto Rican
Colombian
Dominican
Ecuadorian
Salvadoran
Cuban
Mexican
Peruvian
Union County, NJ Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021
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Origin Number of Origin Percentage of Hispanic or Latino Population (%)
South American 58765 31.60
Central American 40348 21.70
Puerto Rican 29930 16.09
Colombian 23353 12.56
Dominican 22908 12.32
Ecuadorian 18879 10.15
Salvadoran 18639 10.02
Cuban 12907 6.94
Mexican 10475 5.63
Peruvian 9570 5.15
Guatemalan 9360 5.03
Honduran 6593 3.55
All Other Hispanic 6015 3.23
Spaniard 3502 1.88
Costa Rican 3027 1.63
Uruguayan 2655 1.43
Venezuelan 1633 0.88
Nicaraguan 1470 0.79
Panamanian 1253 0.67
Argentinean 1212 0.65
Spanish 1130 0.61
Chilean 772 0.42
Bolivian 286 0.15
Other South American 253 0.14
Paraguayan 152 0.08
Other Central American 6 0.00