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Highest German population share, New Jersey counties · 2020

New Jersey counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 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 12.5%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Warren County, NJNJ112,95322.1%−0.9 pts

02Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78120.1%−3.3 pts

03Sussex County, NJNJ148,06319.2%−6.1 pts

04Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63819.0%−3.5 pts

05Salem County, NJNJ66,28018.7%−4.1 pts

06Cape May County, NJNJ93,39018.7%−5.1 pts

07Burlington County, NJNJ481,43915.9%−3.5 pts

08Ocean County, NJNJ673,74614.8%−3.6 pts

09Morris County, NJNJ524,25113.5%−2.3 pts

10Camden County, NJNJ535,79912.8%−3.3 pts

11Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65712.5%−1.3 pts

12Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03511.9%−1.9 pts

13Mercer County, NJNJ399,2899.7%−2.0 pts

14Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1489.6%−3.1 pts

15Somerset County, NJNJ356,4868.9%−3.7 pts

16Bergen County, NJNJ977,0267.7%−2.3 pts

17Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3355.9%−2.5 pts

18Union County, NJNJ601,8635.4%−2.1 pts

19Passaic County, NJNJ531,6245.3%−1.7 pts

20Essex County, NJNJ896,3793.6%−1.0 pts

21Hudson County, NJNJ735,0333.4%−0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS