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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 141,267 population of Sussex County, New Jersey comprised of 11,434 people who identified as Hispanic (8.09%), and 129,833 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.91%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sussex County, New Jersey with a population of 132,284 (93.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,351 (2.37%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,898 (2.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sussex County, New Jersey in 2017, with a population of 122,040 (86.39%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,244 (7.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,855 (2.02%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Sussex County, NJ in 2017
Total Population:141,267
91.91%8.09%
Non Hispanic (91.91%)
Hispanic (8.09%)
Race in Sussex County, NJ in 2017
Total Population:141,267
93.64%
White Alone (93.64%)
Black or African American Alone (2.37%)
Asian Alone (2.05%)
Two or more races (1.64%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)
Ethnicity in Sussex County, NJ in 2017
Total Population:141,267
86.39%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (86.39%)
Hispanic White Alone (7.25%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.02%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.98%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.36%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.99%)
Population By Race in Sussex , NJ in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 132,284 93.64%
Black or African American Alone 3,351 2.37%
Asian Alone 2,898 2.05%
Two Or More Races 2,310 1.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 369 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 55 0.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Sussex , NJ in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 122,040 86.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,244 7.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,855 2.02%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,800 1.98%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,925 1.36%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 496 0.35%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 385 0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 193 0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 176 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 98 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 18 0.01%