Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bergen County, NJ in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 953,690 population of Bergen County, New Jersey comprised of 205,561 people who identified as Hispanic (21.55%), and 748,129 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (78.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bergen County, New Jersey with a population of 689,989 (72.35%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 164,131 (17.21%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 71,541 (7.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bergen County, New Jersey in 2020, with a population of 517,960 (54.31%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 172,029 (18.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 161,568 (16.94%).

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

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Population By Race in Bergen , NJ in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 71,541 7.5%
White Alone 689,989 72.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,167 0.54%
Asian Alone 164,131 17.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 993 0.1%
Two Or More Races 21,869 2.29%
Population By Ethnicity in Bergen , NJ in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18,748 1.97%
White Alone - Hispanic 172,029 18.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,181 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,563 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 766 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,274 0.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 52,793 5.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 517,960 54.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 986 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 161,568 16.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 227 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,595 1.53%