Somerset County, New Jersey Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 345.36K population of Somerset County, NJ residents comprised of 57.38K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (16.61%), and 287.98K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, NJ, with a population of 185.50K (53.71%). The Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group in Somerset County, NJ, with a population of 67.31K (19.49%). The Black or African American Alone population was the third largest racial group in Somerset County, NJ, with a population of 31.84K (9.22%). The smallest racial group in Somerset County, NJ was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 98 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, NJ, with a population of 177.41K (51.37%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Somerset County, NJ, with a population of 67.10K (19.43%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Somerset County, NJ, with a population of 30.48K (8.83%). The smallest ethnic group in Somerset County, NJ was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 29 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Somerset County, New Jersey from the 2020 decennial census.

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.

Somerset County, NJ Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020

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Somerset County, NJ Racial Groups in Census 2020

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Somerset County, NJ Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020

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Race	Population	% of County Population
Black or African American Alone	31842	9.22
White Alone	185499	53.71
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1520	0.44
Asian Alone	67309	19.49
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	98	0.03
Some Other Race Alone	27854	8.07
Two Or More Races	31239	9.05

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Ethnicity	Population	% of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone	177411	51.37
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone	67098	19.43
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone	30480	8.83
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone	25839	7.48
Hispanic - Two or More Races	20636	5.98
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races	10603	3.07
Hispanic - White Alone	8088	2.34
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone	2015	0.58
Hispanic - Black Alone	1362	0.39
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native	1214	0.35
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native	306	0.09
Hispanic - Asian Alone	211	0.06
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander	69	0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander	29	0.01