Population By Race and Ethnicity in Essex County, NJ in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 790,546 population of Essex County, New Jersey comprised of 175,196 people who identified as Hispanic (22.16%), and 615,350 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (77.84%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Essex County, New Jersey with a population of 390,282 (49.37%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 333,978 (42.25%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 42,159 (5.33%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Essex County, New Jersey in 2015, with a population of 309,127 (39.1%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 252,416 (31.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 137,866 (17.44%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 333,978 42.25%
White Alone 390,282 49.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,777 0.73%
Asian Alone 42,159 5.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 973 0.12%
Two Or More Races 17,377 2.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Essex , NJ in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 24,851 3.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 137,866 17.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,159 0.53%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,414 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 689 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,217 0.79%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 309,127 39.1%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 252,416 31.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,618 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 40,745 5.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 284 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,160 1.41%