Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ocean County, NJ in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 638,465 population of Ocean County, New Jersey comprised of 66,731 people who identified as Hispanic (10.45%), and 571,734 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ocean County, New Jersey with a population of 590,419 (92.48%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 23,840 (3.73%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 12,761 (2%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ocean County, New Jersey in 2020, with a population of 531,597 (83.26%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 58,822 (9.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,993 (3.13%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 23,840 3.73%
White Alone 590,419 92.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,985 0.31%
Asian Alone 12,761 2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 286 0.05%
Two Or More Races 9,174 1.44%
Population By Ethnicity in Ocean , NJ in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,847 0.6%
White Alone - Hispanic 58,822 9.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,492 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 482 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 150 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,938 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,993 3.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 531,597 83.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 493 0.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,279 1.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 136 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,236 1.13%