Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, NJ in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 369,031 population of Mercer County, New Jersey comprised of 60,094 people who identified as Hispanic (16.28%), and 308,937 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, New Jersey with a population of 241,046 (65.32%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 78,884 (21.38%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 38,113 (10.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, New Jersey in 2014, with a population of 191,803 (51.98%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 72,550 (19.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 49,243 (13.34%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Mercer County, NJ in 2014

Total Population:369,031

Non Hispanic (83.72%)

Hispanic (16.28%)

Race in Mercer County, NJ in 2014

Total Population:369,031

White Alone (65.32%)

Black or African American Alone (21.38%)

Asian Alone (10.33%)

Two or more races (2.17%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.61%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.19%)

Ethnicity in Mercer County, NJ in 2014

Total Population:369,031

Non-Hispanic White Alone (51.98%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (19.66%)

Hispanic White Alone (13.34%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (10.19%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.12%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.72%)

Population By Race in Mercer , NJ in 2014

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	241,046	65.32%
Black or African American Alone	78,884	21.38%
Asian Alone	38,113	10.33%
Two Or More Races	8,024	2.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,254	0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	710	0.19%

Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , NJ in 2014

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	191,803	51.98%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	72,550	19.66%
White Alone - Hispanic	49,243	13.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	37,587	10.19%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	6,334	1.72%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	6,218	1.69%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,806	0.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,675	0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	579	0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	526	0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	510	0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	200	0.05%