Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 20, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Black or African American Alone households in New Jersey with household income of less than $40k was 35.71%. Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Ramsey borough had the highest percentage of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k (100.00%), followed by Ridgefield borough (100.00%), and Hammonton town (84.38%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities had low percentages of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Blackwells Mills CDP (0.00%), Fairview borough (0.00%), and Florham Park borough (0.00%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Jersey cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Jersey cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other races and ethnicities, for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Ramsey borough
Ridgefield borough
Hammonton town
Point Pleasant borough
Atlantic City city
Bridgeton city
Westmont CDP
West Freehold CDP
Freehold borough
Millville city
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Ramsey borough 100.00
1 Ridgefield borough 100.00
2 Hammonton town 84.38
3 Point Pleasant borough 79.17
4 Atlantic City city 69.15
5 Bridgeton city 65.38
6 Westmont CDP 62.50
7 West Freehold CDP 62.10
8 Freehold borough 61.20
9 Millville city 59.60
10 Camden city 58.94
11 Asbury Park city 58.45
12 Passaic city 57.60
13 Somers Point city 56.30
14 Collingswood borough 56.00
15 Lakewood CDP 55.22
16 Woodbury city 54.42
17 Hasbrouck Heights borough 52.14
18 Newark city 51.91
19 Trenton city 51.69
20 Ocean City city 50.44
21 Preakness CDP 48.72
22 New Brunswick city 46.05
23 Princeton 45.76
24 Eatontown borough 45.41
25 Vineland city 44.55
26 Paterson city 44.50
27 Palisades Park borough 43.56
28 Lindenwold borough 43.24
29 Pleasantville city 43.05
30 Dover town 42.51
31 Morristown town 42.27
32 Manville borough 41.67
33 Elizabeth city 41.66
34 Glassboro borough 40.41
35 Union City city 40.01
36 Jersey City city 39.85
37 Long Branch city 39.42
38 Pine Hill borough 39.11
39 Hoboken city 38.99
40 New Milford borough 37.56
41 Ridgefield Park village 37.45
42 Guttenberg town 37.33
43 Maywood borough 37.24
44 Gloucester City city 37.14
45 Elmwood Park borough 36.82
46 Somerville borough 36.76
47 Perth Amboy city 36.02
48 East Orange city 35.87
49 Red Bank borough 35.75
50 Glen Rock borough 35.71
51 Cherry Hill Mall CDP 35.48
52 Browns Mills CDP 34.10
53 Hackensack city 33.70
54 Bound Brook borough 33.45
55 Plainfield city 33.13
56 Bradley Gardens CDP 32.39
57 Rahway city 32.09
58 Pennsville CDP 31.82
59 Hopatcong borough 31.73
60 Wallington borough 31.49
61 Madison borough 31.48
62 Bayonne city 31.16
63 Tinton Falls borough 30.71
64 Roselle borough 29.98
65 West New York town 29.83
66 Bellmawr borough 29.07
67 Secaucus town 28.41
68 Avenel CDP 27.99
69 Toms River CDP 27.86
70 Sicklerville CDP 27.31
71 Lincoln Park borough 27.00
72 Phillipsburg town 26.66
73 Bergenfield borough 26.52
74 Lodi borough 26.21
75 Roselle Park borough 24.92
76 Highland Park borough 23.59
77 Englewood city 23.57
78 Colonia CDP 23.32
79 Edgewater borough 22.87
80 Echelon CDP 22.71
81 Fair Lawn borough 22.34
82 Brookdale CDP 22.22
82 Kendall Park CDP 22.22
83 Beachwood borough 21.81
84 North Arlington borough 21.72
85 Linden city 21.45
86 Garfield city 21.43
87 Franklin Park CDP 21.36
88 Princeton Meadows CDP 20.27
89 Moorestown-Lenola CDP 19.61
90 Parsippany CDP 19.36
91 Robertsville CDP 19.23
92 Williamstown CDP 18.37
93 Harrison town 18.00
94 Westfield town 17.80
95 Hillsdale borough 16.93
96 Somerset CDP 16.73
97 Woodland Park borough 16.56
98 Clifton city 16.04
99 South River borough 15.73
100 Springdale CDP 15.60
101 Little Ferry borough 15.48
102 North Plainfield borough 15.41
103 Kearny town 14.76
104 Fords CDP 14.52
105 Sayreville borough 14.26
106 Hillsborough CDP 14.22
107 Carteret borough 14.21
108 Ridgewood village 14.09
109 Lake Hopatcong CDP 14.06
110 Middlesex borough 14.04
111 River Edge borough 13.85
112 Summit city 12.75
113 Cliffside Park borough 12.39
114 Old Bridge CDP 12.35
115 Metuchen borough 11.15
116 Hawthorne borough 10.10
117 Marlton CDP 9.02
118 Fort Lee borough 8.65
119 Holiday City-Berkeley CDP 8.49
120 South Plainfield borough 8.05
121 Rutherford borough 6.18
122 Dumont borough 5.33
123 Iselin CDP 4.67
124 Woodbridge CDP 1.64
125 Blackwells Mills CDP 0.00
125 Fairview borough 0.00
125 Florham Park borough 0.00
125 Franklin Lakes borough 0.00
125 Greentree CDP 0.00
125 Hackettstown town 0.00
125 Haddonfield borough 0.00
125 Hamilton Square CDP 0.00
125 Martinsville CDP 0.00
125 Mercerville CDP 0.00
125 New Providence borough 0.00
125 Oakland borough 0.00
125 Ocean Acres CDP 0.00
125 Paramus borough 0.00
125 Pompton Lakes borough 0.00
125 Pompton Plains CDP 0.00
125 Ringwood borough 0.00
125 Short Hills CDP 0.00
125 Tenafly borough 0.00
125 The Hills CDP 0.00
125 Totowa borough 0.00
125 Upper Montclair CDP 0.00
125 Waldwick borough 0.00
125 Wanaque borough 0.00
125 Westwood borough 0.00