Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bergen County, NJ in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 955,383 population of Bergen County, New Jersey comprised of 210,528 people who identified as Hispanic (22.04%), and 744,855 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (77.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bergen County, New Jersey with a population of 687,511 (71.96%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 165,857 (17.36%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 73,077 (7.65%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bergen County, New Jersey in 2021, with a population of 512,105 (53.6%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 175,406 (18.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 163,255 (17.09%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 73,077 7.65%
White Alone 687,511 71.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,507 0.58%
Asian Alone 165,857 17.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,035 0.11%
Two Or More Races 22,396 2.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Bergen , NJ in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 19,769 2.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 175,406 18.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,513 0.47%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,602 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 811 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,427 0.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 53,308 5.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 512,105 53.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 994 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 163,255 17.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 224 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,969 1.57%