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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 22.69K people in New Jersey with Guyanese ancestry (0.25% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest percentage of its population with Guyanese ancestry (1.06%), followed by Hudson County (0.57%), and Middlesex County (0.28%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Guyanese 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 Guyanese Ancestry in 2021
Essex County
Hudson County
Middlesex County
Warren County
Union County
Burlington County
Bergen County
Somerset County
Mercer County
Passaic County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Guyanese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Essex County 1.06
2 Hudson County 0.57
3 Middlesex County 0.28
4 Warren County 0.26
5 Union County 0.23
6 Burlington County 0.18
7 Bergen County 0.14
7 Somerset County 0.14
8 Mercer County 0.12
8 Passaic County 0.12
9 Ocean County 0.09
9 Sussex County 0.09
10 Monmouth County 0.06
11 Camden County 0.05
11 Morris County 0.05
12 Cumberland County 0.04
13 Atlantic County 0.03
14 Gloucester County 0.01
15 Hunterdon County 0.002