Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 44.10K people in New Jersey with Brazilian ancestry (0.48% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest percentage of its population with Brazilian ancestry (1.83%), followed by Union County (1.01%), and Monmouth County (0.68%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Brazilian 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 Percentage of Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021
Essex County
Union County
Monmouth County
Hudson County
Burlington County
Bergen County
Morris County
Middlesex County
Passaic County
Hunterdon County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Essex County 1.83
2 Union County 1.01
3 Monmouth County 0.68
4 Hudson County 0.57
5 Burlington County 0.43
6 Bergen County 0.36
7 Morris County 0.27
8 Middlesex County 0.26
9 Passaic County 0.23
10 Hunterdon County 0.20
11 Somerset County 0.19
12 Mercer County 0.17
13 Sussex County 0.16
14 Ocean County 0.15
15 Camden County 0.13
16 Gloucester County 0.12
17 Warren County 0.10
18 Cape May County 0.06
19 Atlantic County 0.05
20 Cumberland County 0.03
21 Salem County 0.02