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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 591,142 population of Ocean County, New Jersey comprised of 53,005 people who identified as Hispanic (8.97%), and 538,137 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ocean County, New Jersey with a population of 549,965 (93.03%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,330 (3.44%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,287 (1.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ocean County, New Jersey in 2016, with a population of 502,935 (85.08%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 47,030 (7.96%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,460 (2.95%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,330 3.44%
White Alone 549,965 93.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,608 0.27%
Asian Alone 11,287 1.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 259 0.04%
Two Or More Races 7,693 1.3%
Population By Ethnicity in Ocean , NJ in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,870 0.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 47,030 7.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,131 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 369 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 119 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,486 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,460 2.95%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 502,935 85.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 477 0.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 10,918 1.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 140 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,207 1.05%