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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.19M people in New Jersey with Irish ancestry (12.84% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Cape May County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (29.77%), followed by Gloucester County (25.81%), and Sussex County (22.24%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Cape May County
Gloucester County
Sussex County
Monmouth County
Warren County
Salem County
Hunterdon County
Ocean County
Burlington County
Morris County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cape May County 29.77
2 Gloucester County 25.81
3 Sussex County 22.24
4 Monmouth County 20.50
5 Warren County 19.77
6 Salem County 19.43
7 Hunterdon County 19.09
8 Ocean County 18.85
9 Burlington County 18.09
10 Morris County 17.57
11 Camden County 17.45
12 Atlantic County 15.62
13 Somerset County 11.55
14 Bergen County 10.75
15 Mercer County 10.71
16 Middlesex County 8.48
17 Cumberland County 8.45
18 Union County 7.74
19 Passaic County 6.31
20 Hudson County 5.79
21 Essex County 5.20