Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 866.73K people in New Jersey with German ancestry. Among all New Jersey counties, Ocean County had the highest population with German ancestry (86.71K), followed by Monmouth County (75.40K), and Bergen County (71.63K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with German ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New Jersey.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Ocean County
Monmouth County
Bergen County
Burlington County
Morris County
Camden County
Gloucester County
Middlesex County
Mercer County
Atlantic County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Ocean County 86713
2 Monmouth County 75399
3 Bergen County 71633
4 Burlington County 69512
5 Morris County 67857
6 Camden County 64401
7 Gloucester County 53824
8 Middlesex County 49061
9 Mercer County 34878
10 Atlantic County 32801
11 Somerset County 31214
12 Essex County 29820
13 Union County 29443
14 Sussex County 27344
15 Passaic County 26373
16 Hunterdon County 25763
17 Hudson County 24533
18 Warren County 22993
19 Cape May County 17411
20 Cumberland County 13896
21 Salem County 11860