New Jersey Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among New Jersey population of 9,288,994 people, 51.85% (4,816,381) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - White Alone, 12.43% (1,154,142) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, and 10.53% (978,287) identified their ethnicity as Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone.
The first chart below shows the population and the second chart shows the percentage of New Jersey population for the top 7 ethnicities by population. You can also find in a table below, the population and the percentages for all the ethnicities in New Jersey.
You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.
You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each New Jersey county.
| Ethnicity | Population | % of State Population |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic - White Alone | 4816381 | 51.85 |
| Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone | 1154142 | 12.43 |
| Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone | 978287 | 10.53 |
| Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone | 942921 | 10.15 |
| Hispanic - Two Or More Races | 614023 | 6.61 |
| Hispanic - White Alone | 295899 | 3.19 |
| Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races | 289471 | 3.12 |
| Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone | 70354 | 0.76 |
| Hispanic - Black or African American Alone | 65628 | 0.71 |
| Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 39980 | 0.43 |
| Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 11206 | 0.12 |
| Hispanic - Asian Alone | 7169 | 0.08 |
| Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 1944 | 0.02 |
| Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 1589 | 0.02 |