Population By Race and Ethnicity in Union County, NJ in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 556,664 population of Union County, New Jersey comprised of 181,195 people who identified as Hispanic (32.55%), and 375,469 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (67.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, New Jersey with a population of 373,904 (67.17%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 132,816 (23.86%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 32,279 (5.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, New Jersey in 2019, with a population of 218,922 (39.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 154,982 (27.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 116,936 (21.01%).

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

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Population By Race in Union , NJ in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 132,816 23.86%
White Alone 373,904 67.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,625 0.83%
Asian Alone 32,279 5.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 703 0.13%
Two Or More Races 12,337 2.22%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , NJ in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15,880 2.85%
White Alone - Hispanic 154,982 27.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,974 0.71%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,203 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 519 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,637 0.83%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 116,936 21.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 218,922 39.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 651 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 31,076 5.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 184 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,700 1.38%