Population By Race and Ethnicity in Essex County, NJ in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 785,576 population of Essex County, New Jersey comprised of 163,579 people who identified as Hispanic (20.82%), and 621,997 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Essex County, New Jersey with a population of 392,007 (49.9%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 333,859 (42.5%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 37,930 (4.83%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Essex County, New Jersey in 2011, with a population of 310,942 (39.58%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 261,932 (33.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 130,075 (16.56%).

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

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Population By Race in Essex , NJ in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 333,859 42.5%
White Alone 392,007 49.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,232 0.67%
Asian Alone 37,930 4.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 960 0.12%
Two Or More Races 15,588 1.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Essex , NJ in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 22,917 2.92%
White Alone - Hispanic 130,075 16.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,586 0.46%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,204 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 652 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,145 0.66%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 310,942 39.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 261,932 33.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,646 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 36,726 4.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 308 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,443 1.33%