Paterson City, New Jersey Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the Non-Hispanic (not hispanic or latino) population in Paterson City, NJ was 60.87K. Among this population, 36.67K (60.24%) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, 12.52K (20.57%) identified their race as White Alone, and 7.99K (13.13%) identified their race as Asian Alone.

The first chart below shows the non-hispanic population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the total Paterson City, NJ non-hispanic population for each racial group. You can also find this information in a table at the bottom of the page.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in New Jersey and also for New Jersey.

Paterson City, NJ Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
White Alone
Asian Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Paterson City, NJ Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
White Alone
Asian Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Paterson City, NJ Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of Place Non-Hispanic Population
Black or African American Alone 36667 60.24
White Alone 12523 20.57
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 186 0.31
Asian Alone 7991 13.13
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 1260 2.07
Two Or More Races 2225 3.66