Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ocean County, NJ in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 601,649 population of Ocean County, New Jersey comprised of 55,518 people who identified as Hispanic (9.23%), and 546,131 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ocean County, New Jersey with a population of 558,587 (92.84%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 21,178 (3.52%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,755 (1.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ocean County, New Jersey in 2018, with a population of 509,505 (84.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 49,082 (8.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,047 (3%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21,178 3.52%
White Alone 558,587 92.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,688 0.28%
Asian Alone 11,755 1.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 268 0.05%
Two Or More Races 8,173 1.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Ocean , NJ in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,131 0.52%
White Alone - Hispanic 49,082 8.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,216 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 381 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 137 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,571 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,047 3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 509,505 84.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 472 0.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,374 1.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 131 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,602 1.1%