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Newark, NJ Demographics

A map of Newark's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
Black
147,90547.5%
Hispanic
113,37436.4%
White
24,9168.0%
Multiracial
12,4694.0%
Native American/Other
8,0142.6%
Asian
4,8711.6%

Newark, New Jersey had a population of 311,549 in 2020. It was 8.0% White, 47.5% Black, 1.6% Asian, 36.4% Hispanic, 2.6% Native American/Other, and 4.0% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Newark, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Newark is the most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Newark's White Population

24,916 residents of Newark identify as White, or 8.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Newark considerably less than the White share of the population of New Jersey (51.9% White). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Newark is ranked #693 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Newark is more White than neighboring East Orange (2% White). Newark is less White than neighboring Harrison (24.1% White), East Newark (19.7% White), Ampere North (10.8% White), and Silver Lake (18.4% White).

Newark's Black Population

147,905 residents of Newark identify as Black, or 47.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Newark considerably larger than the Black share of the population of New Jersey (12.4% Black). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Newark is ranked #8 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Newark is more Black than neighboring Harrison (3.7% Black), East Newark (2.1% Black), Ampere North (25.7% Black), and Silver Lake (9.6% Black). Newark is less Black than neighboring East Orange (78.6% Black).

Newark's Asian Population

4,871 residents of Newark identify as Asian, or 1.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Newark slightly less than the Asian share of the population of New Jersey (10.2% Asian). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Newark is ranked #469 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Newark is more Asian than neighboring East Orange (0.7% Asian). Newark is less Asian than neighboring Harrison (25.4% Asian), East Newark (9.9% Asian), Ampere North (5.3% Asian), and Silver Lake (12% Asian).

Newark's Hispanic Population

113,374 residents of Newark identify as Hispanic, or 36.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Newark larger than the Hispanic share of the population of New Jersey (21.6% Hispanic). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Newark is ranked #52 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Newark is more Hispanic than neighboring East Orange (13% Hispanic). Newark is less Hispanic than neighboring Harrison (39.9% Hispanic), East Newark (62.4% Hispanic), Ampere North (49% Hispanic), and Silver Lake (55.3% Hispanic).

Newark's Native American/Other Population

8,014 residents of Newark identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 2.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Newark roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of New Jersey (0.9% Native American/Other). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Newark is ranked #19 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Newark is more Native American/Other than neighboring East Orange (1.1% Native American/Other), and Silver Lake (1.5% Native American/Other). Newark is less Native American/Other than neighboring Harrison (2.8% Native American/Other), East Newark (3.2% Native American/Other), and Ampere North (4.5% Native American/Other).

Newark's Multiracial Population

12,469 residents of Newark identify as Multiracial, or 4.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Newark roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of New Jersey (3.1% Multiracial). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Newark is ranked #172 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Newark is more Multiracial than neighboring East Newark (2.7% Multiracial), and Silver Lake (3.3% Multiracial). Newark is less Multiracial than neighboring Ampere North (4.7% Multiracial), and East Orange (4.7% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.