New Jersey Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 20, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the New Jersey population aged 25 years and above was 6,411,606.

Race: The White Alone racial group had the highest population aged 25 years and above (4.18M) and constituted 65.21% of the New Jersey population aged 25yrs+. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest population (820.53K) and constituted 12.80% of the population. The third highest racial group was Asian Alone (636.74K), constituting 9.93% of the population.

Ethnicity: The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 3.67M and constituted 57.27% of the New Jersey population aged 25yrs+. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 1.18M and constituted 18.39% of the population.

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

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New Jersey Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two or More Races
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
New Jersey Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
All Others
New Jersey Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
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Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 4180963 65.21
Black or African American Alone 820530 12.80
Asian Alone 636738 9.93
Some Other Race Alone 415330 6.48
Two Or More Races 339837 5.30
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 15986 0.25
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2222 0.04
New Jersey Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 3671578 57.27
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1178771 18.39
All Other Ethnicities 1561257 24.35