Selected Characteristics of New Jersey 's Population
By County and Sample Release Regions

Total Population

Black Population

Hispanic Population

All Ages

Ages
50-74

All Ages

Ages
50-74

All Ages

Ages
50-74

Totals

8,414,350

1,876,194

1,141,821

209,938

1,117,191

154,994

Northwest Region

1,487,055

332,670

111,238

19,770

108,279

11,631

Hunterdon

121989

28651

2743

247

3371

371

Mercer

350761

75516

69502

12216

33898

3277

Morris

470212

110853

13181

2696

36626

4477

Somerset

297490

63936

22396

3999

25811

2463

Sussex

144166

30999

1502

281

4822

623

Warren

102437

22715

1914

331

3751

420

North Metro Region

2,166,800

485,648

438,539

83,533

360,216

50,466

Bergen

884118

218665

46568

10151

91377

13938

Essex

793633

165684

327324

61852

122347

16855

Passaic

489049

101299

64647

11530

146492

19673

South Metro Region

1881678

392107

259158

45798

447074

69571

Hudson

608975

120167

82098

13737

242123

42280

Middlesex

750162

157695

68467

10974

101940

12098

Union

522541

114245

108593

21087

103011

15193

Central Region

1,549,611

369,896

128,948

24,950

81,445

9,744

Burlington

423394

96311

64071

12630

17632

2123

Monmouth

615301

139827

49609

9582

38175

4281

Ocean

510916

133758

15268

2738

25638

3340

Southern Region

1,329,206

295,873

203,938

35,887

120,177

13,582

Atlantic

252552

56607

44534

8182

30729

3344

Camden

508932

108410

92059

15945

49166

5497

Cape May

102326

29451

5178

994

3378

327

Cumberland

146438

31597

29585

4231

27823

3396

Gloucester

254673

54440

23084

4599

6583

770

Salem

64285

15368

9498

1936

2498

248

*Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (2000).