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