New Jersey Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total New Jersey population was 9,234,024. The White Alone racial group had the highest population (5.79M) and constituted 62.68% of the total New Jersey population. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest population (1.23M) and constituted 13.27% of the population. The third highest racial group was Asian Alone (900.52K), constituting 9.75% of the population. The racial group with the lowest population was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (3.30K).

The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 4.97M and constituted 53.79% of the population. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was (1.93M) and constituted 20.84% of the population.

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentages by race and ethnicity for New Jersey.

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New Jersey Population By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two Or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
New Jersey Population By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
New Jersey Population By Race in 2021
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Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 5787873 62.68
Black or African American Alone 1225321 13.27
Asian Alone 900516 9.75
Some Other Race Alone 675022 7.31
Two Or More Races 617270 6.69
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 24719 0.27
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3303 0.04
New Jersey Population By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 4966842 53.79
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1924503 20.84