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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 523,439 population of Passaic County, New Jersey comprised of 224,333 people who identified as Hispanic (42.86%), and 299,106 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (57.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Passaic County, New Jersey with a population of 389,975 (74.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 78,883 (15.07%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 30,852 (5.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Passaic County, New Jersey in 2020, with a population of 210,461 (40.21%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 179,514 (34.3%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 52,430 (10.02%).

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 2020
Total Population:523,439
57.14%42.86%
Non Hispanic (57.14%)
Hispanic (42.86%)
Race in Passaic County, NJ in 2020
Total Population:523,439
74.5%15.07%
White Alone (74.5%)
Black or African American Alone (15.07%)
Asian Alone (5.89%)
Two or more races (2.69%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.61%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.23%)
Ethnicity in Passaic County, NJ in 2020
Total Population:523,439
40.21%34.3%10.02%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (40.21%)
Hispanic White Alone (34.3%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (10.02%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (5.54%)
Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.05%)
All Other Ethnicities (4.88%)
Population By Race in Passaic , NJ in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 389,975 74.5%
Black or African American Alone 78,883 15.07%
Asian Alone 30,852 5.89%
Two Or More Races 14,093 2.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,435 1.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,201 0.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Passaic , NJ in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 210,461 40.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 179,514 34.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 52,430 10.02%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 29,022 5.54%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 26,453 5.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,826 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7,634 1.46%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,267 1.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,830 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,076 0.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 801 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 125 0.02%