Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the New Jersey Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 11.10%. Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Holiday City-Berkeley CDP had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (57.47%), followed by Pompton Lakes borough (49.32%), and Oak Ridge CDP (40.00%).

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

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Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Holiday City-Berkeley CDP
Pompton Lakes borough
Oak Ridge CDP
Ramsey borough
Lakewood CDP
Hamilton Square CDP
Wanaque borough
Millville city
Ringwood borough
Dover town
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Holiday City-Berkeley CDP 57.47
2 Pompton Lakes borough 49.32
3 Oak Ridge CDP 40.00
4 Ramsey borough 37.35
5 Lakewood CDP 32.57
6 Hamilton Square CDP 31.07
7 Wanaque borough 29.07
8 Millville city 25.61
9 Ringwood borough 25.47
10 Dover town 23.30
11 Union City city 23.09
12 New Brunswick city 21.72
13 Freehold borough 21.50
13 Springdale CDP 21.50
14 Camden city 21.06
15 New Providence borough 20.54
16 Atlantic City city 19.16
17 Pleasantville city 18.26
18 Point Pleasant borough 17.78
19 Palisades Park borough 17.39
20 Passaic city 17.34
21 Trenton city 16.80
22 Bridgeton city 16.71
23 Somers Point city 16.57
24 Haddonfield borough 15.79
25 Asbury Park city 15.69
26 Newark city 15.68
27 West Freehold CDP 15.57
28 Hillsdale borough 15.49
28 Pennsville CDP 15.49
29 Elmwood Park borough 14.63
30 Glassboro borough 14.61
31 Perth Amboy city 14.49
32 Kearny town 14.37
33 Vineland city 14.31
34 Paterson city 14.14
35 Maywood borough 14.04
36 Somerville borough 13.85
37 Morristown town 13.63
38 Preakness CDP 13.53
39 Ridgefield Park village 13.33
40 Elizabeth city 13.19
41 Dumont borough 13.18
42 Manville borough 12.84
43 Martinsville CDP 12.64
44 Hackensack city 12.61
45 Collingswood borough 12.23
46 Long Branch city 12.19
47 Lodi borough 11.90
48 Fords CDP 11.79
49 Roselle Park borough 11.58
50 Mercerville CDP 11.35
51 Jersey City city 11.27
52 East Orange city 10.84
52 Robertsville CDP 10.84
53 Glen Rock borough 10.73
54 Woodbury city 10.43
55 Linden city 10.20
56 Hoboken city 10.19
57 Browns Mills CDP 10.16
58 Garfield city 10.07
59 Bradley Gardens CDP 10.06
60 Rahway city 9.98
61 Avenel CDP 9.97
62 Princeton 9.88
63 Bayonne city 9.73
64 Lincoln Park borough 9.70
65 Clifton city 9.66
66 Toms River CDP 9.42
67 Echelon CDP 8.99
67 Lake Hopatcong CDP 8.99
68 Ridgewood village 8.94
69 Plainfield city 8.86
70 Pompton Plains CDP 8.76
71 Parsippany CDP 8.65
72 Westwood borough 8.49
73 Fairview borough 8.48
74 Ocean City city 8.11
75 Lindenwold borough 7.80
76 Westfield town 7.63
77 Bergenfield borough 7.19
78 Paramus borough 7.07
79 West New York town 6.55
80 Williamstown CDP 6.45
81 Guttenberg town 6.43
82 Moorestown-Lenola CDP 6.15
82 Tinton Falls borough 6.15
83 Red Bank borough 6.14
84 Fort Lee borough 6.12
85 Roselle borough 6.11
86 Totowa borough 6.09
87 Sicklerville CDP 5.82
88 Colonia CDP 5.62
89 Englewood city 5.60
90 Sayreville borough 5.56
91 North Plainfield borough 5.24
91 Woodland Park borough 5.24
92 Iselin CDP 5.05
93 Pine Hill borough 5.01
94 Ridgefield borough 5.00
95 Secaucus town 4.62
96 Phillipsburg town 4.38
97 Madison borough 3.90
98 Hillsborough CDP 3.89
99 Bound Brook borough 3.87
100 Summit city 3.83
101 Princeton Meadows CDP 3.61
102 Old Bridge CDP 3.53
103 Franklin Park CDP 3.52
104 Edgewater borough 3.50
105 New Milford borough 3.47
106 Eatontown borough 3.45
107 Harrison town 3.34
108 Fair Lawn borough 3.26
109 Hammonton town 3.24
110 Upper Montclair CDP 3.16
111 South River borough 3.08
112 Middlesex borough 2.86
113 South Plainfield borough 2.75
114 Somerset CDP 2.54
115 Ocean Acres CDP 1.96
116 Beachwood borough 1.84
117 Woodbridge CDP 1.82
118 North Arlington borough 1.80
119 Highland Park borough 1.65
120 Hopatcong borough 1.50
121 Carteret borough 1.33
122 Tenafly borough 1.32
123 River Edge borough 1.07
124 Brookdale CDP 0.63
125 Hasbrouck Heights borough 0.50
126 Blackwells Mills CDP 0.34
127 Hawthorne borough 0.25
128 Cherry Hill Mall CDP 0.23
129 Metuchen borough 0.14
130 Bellmawr borough 0.00
130 Cliffside Park borough 0.00
130 Florham Park borough 0.00
130 Franklin Lakes borough 0.00
130 Gloucester City city 0.00
130 Greentree CDP 0.00
130 Hackettstown town 0.00
130 Kendall Park CDP 0.00
130 Little Ferry borough 0.00
130 Marlton CDP 0.00
130 Oakland borough 0.00
130 Rutherford borough 0.00
130 Short Hills CDP 0.00
130 The Hills CDP 0.00
130 Waldwick borough 0.00
130 Wallington borough 0.00
130 Westmont CDP 0.00