Population By Race and Ethnicity in Passaic County, NJ in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 504,403 population of Passaic County, New Jersey comprised of 207,759 people who identified as Hispanic (41.19%), and 296,644 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (58.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Passaic County, New Jersey with a population of 377,679 (74.88%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 75,448 (14.96%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 29,212 (5.79%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Passaic County, New Jersey in 2017, with a population of 210,374 (41.71%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 167,305 (33.17%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 51,919 (10.29%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Passaic County, NJ in 2017
Total Population:504,403
58.81%41.19%
Non Hispanic (58.81%)
Hispanic (41.19%)
Race in Passaic County, NJ in 2017
Total Population:504,403
74.88%14.96%
White Alone (74.88%)
Black or African American Alone (14.96%)
Asian Alone (5.79%)
Two or more races (2.63%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.53%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.21%)
Ethnicity in Passaic County, NJ in 2017
Total Population:504,403
41.71%33.17%10.29%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (41.71%)
Hispanic White Alone (33.17%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (10.29%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (5.48%)
All Other Ethnicities (4.69%)
Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.67%)
Population By Race in Passaic , NJ in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 377,679 74.88%
Black or African American Alone 75,448 14.96%
Asian Alone 29,212 5.79%
Two Or More Races 13,259 2.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,736 1.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,069 0.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Passaic , NJ in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 210,374 41.71%
White Alone - Hispanic 167,305 33.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 51,919 10.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 27,628 5.48%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 23,529 4.67%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,428 1.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,956 1.38%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,831 1.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,584 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 957 0.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 780 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 112 0.02%