Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

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 counties, Essex County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (4.46%), followed by Burlington County (2.06%), and Mercer County (2.02%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties 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.