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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.50M people in New Jersey with Unclassified ancestry (16.26% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Salem County had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (22.88%), followed by Cumberland County (19.60%), and Gloucester County (18.97%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Salem County
Cumberland County
Gloucester County
Camden County
Burlington County
Ocean County
Sussex County
Somerset County
Atlantic County
Cape May County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Salem County 22.88
2 Cumberland County 19.60
3 Gloucester County 18.97
4 Camden County 18.61
5 Burlington County 18.28
6 Ocean County 17.86
7 Sussex County 17.48
8 Somerset County 17.11
9 Atlantic County 16.73
10 Cape May County 16.64
11 Warren County 16.56
12 Monmouth County 16.38
13 Middlesex County 16.10
14 Essex County 15.73
15 Union County 15.69
16 Bergen County 15.07
17 Hunterdon County 14.87
18 Hudson County 14.77
19 Morris County 14.66
20 Passaic County 14.62
21 Mercer County 14.46