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

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 79.21K people in New Jersey with Portuguese ancestry (0.86% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Union County had the highest percentage of its population with Portuguese ancestry (3.41%), followed by Essex County (1.38%), and Hunterdon County (1.12%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Portuguese ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New Jersey.