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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 12.80K people in New Jersey with Ghanaian ancestry (0.14% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest percentage of its population with Ghanaian ancestry (0.51%), followed by Union County (0.25%), and Mercer County (0.24%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Ghanaian 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 Ghanaian Ancestry in 2021
Essex County
Union County
Mercer County
Middlesex County
Burlington County
Somerset County
Hudson County
Morris County
Bergen County
Warren County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Ghanaian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Essex County 0.51
2 Union County 0.25
3 Mercer County 0.24
4 Middlesex County 0.21
5 Burlington County 0.14
6 Somerset County 0.12
7 Hudson County 0.10
8 Morris County 0.09
9 Bergen County 0.08
9 Warren County 0.08
10 Gloucester County 0.07
10 Sussex County 0.07
11 Atlantic County 0.06
11 Ocean County 0.06
12 Monmouth County 0.03
12 Passaic County 0.03
13 Camden County 0.02
14 Hunterdon County 0.01