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Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Population by Race and Ethnicity

Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Population by Race Graph

2010 Population by Race and Ethnicity Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 New Jersey United States
Population by Race
White 18,192 36.01% 5,901,700 67.58% 221,809,059 71.91%
Black or African American 4,837 9.57% 1,159,182 13.27% 37,036,996 12.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native 206 0.41% 22,742 0.26% 3,026,418 0.98%
Asian 1,311 2.60% 677,994 7.76% 13,906,406 4.51%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 377 0.75% 8,270 0.09% 662,031 0.21%
Other 25,594 50.66% 963,416 11.03% 32,014,224 10.38%
Population by Ethnicity
Population Hispanic 41,709 82.56% 1,474,832 16.89% 49,511,501 16.05%
Population Non Hispanic 8,808 17.44% 7,258,472 83.11% 258,943,633 83.95%

The data for Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 may also contain data for the following areas: Hopelawn, Perth Amboy

Race versus Ethnicity: According to the Census, race and ethnicity are considered two separate and distinct identities. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked as a separate question and categorized under ethnicity. In addition to their race and/or races, all respondents are categorized by one of two ethnicities, which are "Hispanic" and "Non Hispanic."

Hispanic Ethnicity: According to the Census, people of Hispanic origin, were those who indicated that their origin was Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or some other Hispanic origin. It should be noted that people of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

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