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Largest Portuguese population, New Jersey counties · 2020

New Jersey counties ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01Union County, NJNJ601,86319,251+9%

02Essex County, NJNJ896,37911,823−31%

03Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3358,879+21%

04Bergen County, NJNJ977,0266,086+30%

05Hudson County, NJNJ735,0335,880−9%

06Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0355,060+4%

07Ocean County, NJNJ673,7464,363−14%

08Morris County, NJNJ524,2514,135+29%

09Somerset County, NJNJ356,4862,788+2%

10Camden County, NJNJ535,7991,642+40%

11Burlington County, NJNJ481,4391,593−30%

12Passaic County, NJNJ531,6241,590−5%

13Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7811,264+72%

14Mercer County, NJNJ399,289870+12%

15Sussex County, NJNJ148,063854+68%

16Atlantic County, NJNJ278,657589+72%

17Warren County, NJNJ112,953584−49%

18Gloucester County, NJNJ312,638569−44%

19Cape May County, NJNJ93,390234−18%

20Cumberland County, NJNJ157,148167−29%

21Salem County, NJNJ66,28074−72%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS