Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, NJ in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 367,929 population of Mercer County, New Jersey comprised of 62,459 people who identified as Hispanic (16.98%), and 305,470 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, New Jersey with a population of 236,833 (64.37%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 79,227 (21.53%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 40,311 (10.96%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, New Jersey in 2016, with a population of 185,994 (50.55%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 72,401 (19.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 50,839 (13.82%).

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

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Population By Race in Mercer , NJ in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 79,227 21.53%
White Alone 236,833 64.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,274 0.62%
Asian Alone 40,311 10.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 765 0.21%
Two Or More Races 8,519 2.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , NJ in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,826 1.86%
White Alone - Hispanic 50,839 13.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,683 0.46%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 564 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 555 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,992 0.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 72,401 19.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 185,994 50.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 591 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 39,747 10.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 210 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,527 1.77%