New Jersey Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 9.23M New Jersey population, 3.50M had Other Groups ancestry (37.94%), 1.50M had Unclassified ancestry (16.26%), and 1.35M had Italian ancestry (14.65%).
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 states, New Jersey counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: New Jersey ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
New Jersey Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 3503295 | 37.94 |
| Unclassified | 1501596 | 16.26 |
| Italian | 1353075 | 14.65 |
| Irish | 1185719 | 12.84 |
| German | 866729 | 9.39 |
| Polish | 470082 | 5.09 |
| English | 443652 | 4.81 |
| American | 304143 | 3.29 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 184776 | 2.00 |
| Russian | 152621 | 1.65 |
| Subsaharan African | 124875 | 1.35 |
| French (except Basque) | 94208 | 1.02 |
| Hungarian | 91447 | 0.99 |
| Scottish | 84588 | 0.92 |
| European | 79455 | 0.86 |
| Portuguese | 79206 | 0.86 |
| Dutch | 75220 | 0.82 |
| Haitian | 73757 | 0.80 |
| Jamaican | 68887 | 0.75 |
| Ukrainian | 66807 | 0.72 |
| Eastern European | 61357 | 0.66 |
| Greek | 59775 | 0.65 |
| African | 51807 | 0.56 |
| Swedish | 46215 | 0.50 |
| Egyptian | 46048 | 0.50 |
| Brazilian | 44104 | 0.48 |
| Norwegian | 38908 | 0.42 |
| Nigerian | 31513 | 0.34 |
| Scotch Irish | 31374 | 0.34 |
| Slovak | 31238 | 0.34 |
| Austrian | 30837 | 0.33 |
| Lithuanian | 30699 | 0.33 |
| Welsh | 30039 | 0.33 |
| British | 28453 | 0.31 |
| Turkish | 25336 | 0.27 |
| Guyanese | 22690 | 0.25 |
| Czech | 21818 | 0.24 |
| French Canadian | 20678 | 0.22 |
| Romanian | 18511 | 0.20 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 17573 | 0.19 |
| Danish | 16211 | 0.18 |
| Armenian | 15041 | 0.16 |
| Swiss | 14201 | 0.15 |
| Albania | 13973 | 0.15 |
| Croatian | 13151 | 0.14 |
| Lebanese | 13149 | 0.14 |
| Syrian | 13132 | 0.14 |
| West Indian | 12893 | 0.14 |
| Ghanaian | 12801 | 0.14 |
| Canadian | 11657 | 0.13 |
| Israeli | 9114 | 0.10 |
| Czechoslovakian | 8871 | 0.10 |
| Scandinavian | 8857 | 0.10 |
| Moroccan | 8621 | 0.09 |
| Arab | 8521 | 0.09 |
| Palestinian | 7276 | 0.08 |
| Iranian | 7196 | 0.08 |
| British West Indian | 6676 | 0.07 |
| Macedonian | 6650 | 0.07 |
| Liberian | 6232 | 0.07 |
| Slavic | 6164 | 0.07 |
| Belgian | 5972 | 0.07 |
| Finnish | 5597 | 0.06 |
| Northern European | 5575 | 0.06 |
| Yugoslavian | 5237 | 0.06 |
| Jordanian | 4732 | 0.05 |
| Pennsylvania German | 4714 | 0.05 |
| Serbian | 4551 | 0.05 |
| Latvian | 4350 | 0.05 |
| Kenyan | 4296 | 0.05 |
| Barbadian | 4100 | 0.04 |
| Bulgarian | 3341 | 0.04 |
| Ethiopian | 3274 | 0.04 |
| Australian | 2699 | 0.03 |
| South African | 2564 | 0.03 |
| Afghan | 2215 | 0.02 |
| Iraqi | 1911 | 0.02 |
| Estonian | 1895 | 0.02 |
| Sierra Leonean | 1802 | 0.02 |
| Maltese | 1641 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 1584 | 0.02 |
| US Virgin Islander | 1282 | 0.01 |
| Cypriot | 1060 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 1014 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 1008 | 0.01 |
| Sudanese | 931 | 0.01 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 833 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 767 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 746 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 727 | 0.01 |
| Bermudan | 603 | 0.01 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 564 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 561 | 0.01 |
| Zimbabwean | 530 | 0.01 |
| Cape Verdean | 521 | 0.01 |
| Basque | 516 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 458 | 0.01 |
| Ugandan | 408 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 394 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourger | 354 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 334 | 0.00 |
| Cajun | 191 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 169 | 0.00 |
| Somali | 127 | 0.00 |