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Highest German population share, New Jersey counties

New Jersey counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 11.7%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Warren County, NJNJ112,95318.0%−4.9 pts

02▲1Sussex County, NJNJ148,06317.9%−7.4 pts

03▲3Cape May County, NJNJ93,39017.4%−6.3 pts

04▼2Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78117.4%−6.0 pts

05Salem County, NJNJ66,28016.9%−5.9 pts

06▼2Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63816.2%−6.3 pts

07Burlington County, NJNJ481,43913.6%−5.8 pts

08▲1Morris County, NJNJ524,25112.5%−3.3 pts

09▼1Ocean County, NJNJ673,74612.1%−6.3 pts

10Camden County, NJNJ535,79911.7%−4.4 pts

11Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65711.7%−2.1 pts

12Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03510.6%−3.2 pts

13▲1Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1489.2%−3.5 pts

14▲1Somerset County, NJNJ356,4868.9%−3.8 pts

15▼2Mercer County, NJNJ399,2898.3%−3.4 pts

16Bergen County, NJNJ977,0266.7%−3.3 pts

17Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3354.9%−3.5 pts

18Union County, NJNJ601,8634.9%−2.5 pts

19Passaic County, NJNJ531,6244.7%−2.3 pts

20Essex County, NJNJ896,3793.5%−1.2 pts

21Hudson County, NJNJ735,0333.3%−1.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES