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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.71K people in New Jersey with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.05% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Warren County had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.31%), followed by Cape May County (0.21%), and Atlantic County (0.20%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Pennsylvania German 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 Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Warren County
Cape May County
Atlantic County
Gloucester County
Burlington County
Camden County
Mercer County
Salem County
Hunterdon County
Sussex County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Warren County 0.31
2 Cape May County 0.21
3 Atlantic County 0.20
4 Gloucester County 0.15
5 Burlington County 0.13
6 Camden County 0.11
6 Mercer County 0.11
6 Salem County 0.11
7 Hunterdon County 0.10
8 Sussex County 0.06
9 Cumberland County 0.05
9 Morris County 0.05
10 Ocean County 0.04
10 Union County 0.04
11 Somerset County 0.03
12 Monmouth County 0.02
13 Bergen County 0.01
13 Hudson County 0.01
13 Middlesex County 0.01
13 Passaic County 0.01