Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the New Jersey Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 242,334. Among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (63,634), followed by Union County (24,783), and Camden County (22,087).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Jersey counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Jersey counties.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Essex County
Union County
Camden County
Middlesex County
Burlington County
Hudson County
Mercer County
Passaic County
Bergen County
Monmouth County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Essex County 63634
2 Union County 24783
3 Camden County 22087
4 Middlesex County 17756
5 Burlington County 17564
6 Hudson County 14091
7 Mercer County 13685
8 Passaic County 10843
9 Bergen County 10423
10 Monmouth County 9304
11 Atlantic County 7848
12 Gloucester County 7026
13 Somerset County 6524
14 Cumberland County 4834
15 Ocean County 4088
16 Morris County 3088
17 Salem County 1652
18 Warren County 1179
19 Cape May County 785
20 Sussex County 622
21 Hunterdon County 518