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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 143,915 population of Sussex County, New Jersey comprised of 13,822 people who identified as Hispanic (9.6%), and 130,093 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sussex County, New Jersey with a population of 133,961 (93.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,897 (2.71%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,084 (2.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sussex County, New Jersey in 2020, with a population of 121,654 (84.53%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 12,307 (8.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,245 (2.26%).

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

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Population By Race in Sussex , NJ in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,897 2.71%
White Alone 133,961 93.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 412 0.29%
Asian Alone 3,084 2.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 66 0.05%
Two Or More Races 2,495 1.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Sussex , NJ in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 652 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 12,307 8.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 224 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 133 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 29 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 477 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,245 2.26%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 121,654 84.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 188 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,951 2.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,018 1.4%