Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bergen County, NJ in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 928,381 population of Bergen County, New Jersey comprised of 178,234 people who identified as Hispanic (19.2%), and 750,147 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.8%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bergen County, New Jersey with a population of 686,242 (73.92%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 152,435 (16.42%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 65,367 (7.04%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bergen County, New Jersey in 2016, with a population of 535,064 (57.63%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 151,178 (16.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 150,372 (16.2%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Bergen, New Jersey.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Bergen County, NJ in 2016

Total Population:928,381

Non Hispanic (80.8%)

Hispanic (19.2%)

Race in Bergen County, NJ in 2016

Total Population:928,381

White Alone (73.92%)

Asian Alone (16.42%)

Black or African American Alone (7.04%)

Two or more races (2.08%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.46%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)

Ethnicity in Bergen County, NJ in 2016

Total Population:928,381

Non-Hispanic White Alone (57.63%)

Hispanic White Alone (16.28%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (16.2%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.43%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.84%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.61%)

Population By Race in Bergen , NJ in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	686,242	73.92%
Asian Alone	152,435	16.42%
Black or African American Alone	65,367	7.04%
Two Or More Races	19,291	2.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	4,261	0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	785	0.09%

Population By Ethnicity in Bergen , NJ in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	535,064	57.63%
White Alone - Hispanic	151,178	16.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	150,372	16.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	50,398	5.43%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	14,969	1.61%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	13,124	1.41%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	6,167	0.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	3,286	0.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2,063	0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	975	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	571	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	214	0.02%