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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 344,754 population of Somerset County, New Jersey comprised of 57,446 people who identified as Hispanic (16.66%), and 287,308 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, New Jersey with a population of 232,000 (67.29%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 66,763 (19.36%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 36,727 (10.65%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, New Jersey in 2020, with a population of 182,223 (52.86%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 66,175 (19.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 49,777 (14.44%).

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

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Population By Race in Somerset , NJ in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 36,727 10.65%
White Alone 232,000 67.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,502 0.44%
Asian Alone 66,763 19.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 308 0.09%
Two Or More Races 7,454 2.16%
Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , NJ in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,118 1.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 49,777 14.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,074 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 588 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 192 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,697 0.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 32,609 9.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 182,223 52.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 428 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 66,175 19.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 116 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,757 1.67%