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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.58K people in New Jersey with Northern European ancestry (0.06% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Salem County had the highest percentage of its population with Northern European ancestry (0.15%), followed by Cape May County (0.13%), and Morris County (0.12%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Northern European 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
Salem County
Cape May County
Morris County
Sussex County
Hunterdon County
Burlington County
Somerset County
Atlantic County
Camden County
Monmouth County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Salem County 0.15
2 Cape May County 0.13
3 Morris County 0.12
3 Sussex County 0.12
4 Hunterdon County 0.11
5 Burlington County 0.10
6 Somerset County 0.09
7 Atlantic County 0.07
7 Camden County 0.07
7 Monmouth County 0.07
7 Union County 0.07
8 Bergen County 0.06
8 Mercer County 0.06
8 Passaic County 0.06
9 Cumberland County 0.04
9 Essex County 0.04
9 Gloucester County 0.04
9 Middlesex County 0.04
9 Ocean County 0.04
9 Warren County 0.04
10 Hudson County 0.02