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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 12.89K people in New Jersey with West Indian ancestry (0.14% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest percentage of its population with West Indian ancestry (0.32%), followed by Middlesex County (0.24%), and Union County (0.21%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having West Indian 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 West Indian Ancestry in 2021
Essex County
Middlesex County
Union County
Burlington County
Bergen County
Camden County
Hudson County
Sussex County
Monmouth County
Mercer County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with West Indian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Essex County 0.32
2 Middlesex County 0.24
3 Union County 0.21
4 Burlington County 0.19
5 Bergen County 0.16
6 Camden County 0.15
7 Hudson County 0.14
8 Sussex County 0.11
9 Monmouth County 0.10
10 Mercer County 0.09
11 Passaic County 0.07
11 Somerset County 0.07
12 Atlantic County 0.06
12 Gloucester County 0.06
13 Cumberland County 0.05
13 Ocean County 0.05
13 Salem County 0.05
14 Morris County 0.04
15 Warren County 0.01