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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 504,001 population of Passaic County, New Jersey comprised of 204,394 people who identified as Hispanic (40.55%), and 299,607 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (59.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Passaic County, New Jersey with a population of 377,796 (74.96%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 75,902 (15.06%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 28,828 (5.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Passaic County, New Jersey in 2016, with a population of 213,005 (42.26%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 164,791 (32.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 52,818 (10.48%).

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

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Population By Race in Passaic , NJ in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 75,902 15.06%
White Alone 377,796 74.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,573 1.5%
Asian Alone 28,828 5.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 998 0.2%
Two Or More Races 12,904 2.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Passaic , NJ in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 23,084 4.58%
White Alone - Hispanic 164,791 32.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,805 1.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,555 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 883 0.18%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,276 1.44%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 52,818 10.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 213,005 42.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 768 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 27,273 5.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 115 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,628 1.12%