Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 124.88K people in New Jersey with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.35% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Newark city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (6.28%), followed by East Orange city (5.44%), and Paterson city (4.33%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New Jersey.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Newark city

East Orange city

Paterson city

Hackensack city

Sicklerville CDP

Sayreville borough

Avenel CDP

Edgewater borough

Trenton city

Franklin Park CDP

Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Newark city	6.28
2	East Orange city	5.44
3	Paterson city	4.33
4	Hackensack city	3.81
5	Sicklerville CDP	3.68
6	Sayreville borough	3.51
7	Avenel CDP	3.21
8	Edgewater borough	3.15
9	Trenton city	3.11
10	Franklin Park CDP	3.06
11	Parsippany CDP	2.75
12	Fords CDP	2.69
13	Woodland Park borough	2.59
14	North Plainfield borough	2.49
15	Plainfield city	2.28
16	Jersey City city	2.27
17	Roselle borough	2.26
18	Lake Hopatcong CDP	2.15
19	Secaucus town	2.09
20	Carteret borough	2.07
21	Linden city	2.06
22	Florham Park borough	2.01
23	Somerset CDP	1.97
24	Elizabeth city	1.95
25	Rahway city	1.89
26	Harrison town	1.88
27	Camden city	1.87
28	Collingswood borough	1.80
29	Ringwood borough	1.72
30	Cherry Hill Mall CDP	1.69
30	Hillsborough CDP	1.69
31	Old Bridge CDP	1.68
32	Echelon CDP	1.59
33	Iselin CDP	1.58
33	North Arlington borough	1.58
34	Woodbridge CDP	1.56
35	Millville city	1.54
36	Browns Mills CDP	1.47
37	Highland Park borough	1.41
37	Phillipsburg town	1.41
38	Cliffside Park borough	1.40
39	Lindenwold borough	1.30
40	Glassboro borough	1.27
41	Beachwood borough	1.23
42	Brookdale CDP	1.19
42	Pleasantville city	1.19
43	Glen Rock borough	1.17
44	Asbury Park city	1.16
45	Princeton	1.10
46	Bergenfield borough	1.07
47	Dumont borough	1.06
48	Pine Hill borough	1.04
49	Englewood city	1.02
50	Vineland city	1.01
51	Kendall Park CDP	0.99
51	Tenafly borough	0.99
52	New Milford borough	0.96
52	Upper Montclair CDP	0.96
53	Somers Point city	0.95
54	Atlantic City city	0.94
55	Bayonne city	0.90
56	Colonia CDP	0.89
56	Lodi borough	0.89
56	South Plainfield borough	0.89
57	Union City city	0.84
58	New Brunswick city	0.75
59	Maywood borough	0.73
60	Bradley Gardens CDP	0.68
61	Short Hills CDP	0.67
62	Eatontown borough	0.64
63	Hackettstown town	0.63
64	New Providence borough	0.62
65	Kearny town	0.61
65	Perth Amboy city	0.61
66	Long Branch city	0.60
66	Somerville borough	0.60
67	Princeton Meadows CDP	0.59
67	Roselle Park borough	0.59
68	Robertsville CDP	0.58
69	Hoboken city	0.56
69	Metuchen borough	0.56
70	South River borough	0.53
71	Guttenberg town	0.52
72	Madison borough	0.50
73	Tinton Falls borough	0.48
74	Manville borough	0.47
75	Mercerville CDP	0.43
75	Passaic city	0.43
76	Moorestown-Lenola CDP	0.42
77	Morristown town	0.41
78	Dover town	0.40
79	Fair Lawn borough	0.38
79	Red Bank borough	0.38
79	Westfield town	0.38
80	Palisades Park borough	0.37
81	Ramsey borough	0.36
82	Clifton city	0.32
82	Elmwood Park borough	0.32
82	Springdale CDP	0.32
83	Wallington borough	0.31
84	Bridgeton city	0.29
85	Rutherford borough	0.28
85	Toms River CDP	0.28
86	Lakewood CDP	0.27
87	Fort Lee borough	0.26
87	The Hills CDP	0.26
87	Williamstown CDP	0.26
88	Pompton Lakes borough	0.24
89	Preakness CDP	0.23
90	Gloucester City city	0.21
91	Hopatcong borough	0.20
91	Martinsville CDP	0.20
91	Summit city	0.20
91	West Freehold CDP	0.20
92	Garfield city	0.19
92	Woodbury city	0.19
93	Hasbrouck Heights borough	0.17
94	Ocean City city	0.16
94	West New York town	0.16
95	Westmont CDP	0.15
96	Bound Brook borough	0.14
96	Ridgefield Park village	0.14
97	Bellmawr borough	0.11
97	Haddonfield borough	0.11
97	Paramus borough	0.11
98	Holiday City-Berkeley CDP	0.09
99	Hammonton town	0.08
99	Marlton CDP	0.08
100	Waldwick borough	0.07
101	Little Ferry borough	0.02