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Highest Portuguese population share, New Jersey counties · 2020

New Jersey counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Portuguese ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Portuguese residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2010

01Union County, NJNJ601,8633.5%+0.1 pts

02Essex County, NJNJ896,3791.5%−0.7 pts

03Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3351.1%+0.2 pts

04Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7811.0%+0.4 pts

05Hudson County, NJNJ735,0330.9%−0.2 pts

06Somerset County, NJNJ356,4860.8%−0.0 pts

07Morris County, NJNJ524,2510.8%+0.2 pts

08Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0350.8%+0.0 pts

09Ocean County, NJNJ673,7460.7%−0.2 pts

10Bergen County, NJNJ977,0260.7%+0.1 pts

11Sussex County, NJNJ148,0630.6%+0.3 pts

12Warren County, NJNJ112,9530.6%−0.5 pts

13Burlington County, NJNJ481,4390.4%−0.2 pts

14Camden County, NJNJ535,7990.3%+0.1 pts

15Passaic County, NJNJ531,6240.3%−0.0 pts

16Cape May County, NJNJ93,3900.3%−0.0 pts

17Mercer County, NJNJ399,2890.2%+0.0 pts

18Atlantic County, NJNJ278,6570.2%+0.1 pts

19Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6380.2%−0.2 pts

20Salem County, NJNJ66,2800.1%−0.3 pts

21Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1480.1%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS