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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 578,922 population of Ocean County, New Jersey comprised of 48,788 people who identified as Hispanic (8.43%), and 530,134 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ocean County, New Jersey with a population of 540,503 (93.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 19,321 (3.34%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,575 (1.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ocean County, New Jersey in 2011, with a population of 497,093 (85.87%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 43,410 (7.5%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,775 (2.9%).

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

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Population By Race in Ocean , NJ in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 19,321 3.34%
White Alone 540,503 93.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,570 0.27%
Asian Alone 10,575 1.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 198 0.03%
Two Or More Races 6,755 1.17%
Population By Ethnicity in Ocean , NJ in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,546 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 43,410 7.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,129 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 353 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 96 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,254 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,775 2.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 497,093 85.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 441 0.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 10,222 1.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 102 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,501 0.95%