Population By Race and Ethnicity in Gloucester County, NJ in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 291,088 population of Gloucester County, New Jersey comprised of 18,083 people who identified as Hispanic (6.21%), and 273,005 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.79%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Gloucester County, New Jersey with a population of 242,601 (83.34%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 32,174 (11.05%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,893 (3.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Gloucester County, New Jersey in 2017, with a population of 228,574 (78.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,734 (10.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,027 (4.82%).

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

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Population By Race in Gloucester , NJ in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 32,174 11.05%
White Alone 242,601 83.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 805 0.28%
Asian Alone 8,893 3.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 201 0.07%
Two Or More Races 6,414 2.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Gloucester , NJ in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,440 0.84%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,027 4.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 383 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 179 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 104 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 950 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,734 10.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 228,574 78.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 422 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,714 2.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 97 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,464 1.88%