N.J.’s population would have fallen over the past decade if not for growing diversity, new data shows

New Jersey’s population stagnated over the past decade. If not for the state’s growing diversity, it would have fallen, Census data released Thursday showed.

From 2010 to 2019, the Hispanic and Asian populations of the state each leaped by nearly 20%, adding more than 425,000 people and edging New Jersey closer to a time when it could be a community in which minorities make up the majority.

Hispanics now account for 1.86 million of the state’s 8.9 million residents, or one of every five, after growing by 292,000 over the decade, according to Census estimates.

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