Essex, New Jersey Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Essex, NJ population of 863,728 people, 38.79% (335,047) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, 30.27% (261,487) identified their race as White Alone, and 14.37% (124,085) identified their race as Some Other Race Alone.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other New Jersey counties and also for the state of New Jersey.

Essex, NJ Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
White Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two Or More Races
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Essex, NJ Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
White Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two Or More Races
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Essex, NJ Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 335047 38.79
White Alone 261487 30.27
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4604 0.53
Asian Alone 47591 5.51
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 378 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 124085 14.37
Two Or More Races 90536 10.48