New Jersey Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County

Updated on March 23, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, there were 1,154,142 people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone in New Jersey, which was 12.43% of the total New Jersey population.

Essex County had the highest number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (324,081), followed by Union County (112,261), and Camden County (95,135). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone were: Sussex County (2,858), Hunterdon County (3,030), and Cape May County (3,305).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identify as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, Essex County had the highest percentage (37.52%), followed by Union County (19.51%), and Mercer County (18.68%).

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

You can see similar information for other ethnicities, and also for the different racial groups in New Jersey.

You can also see this information for other states and also for the US by state.

New Jersey Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County
New Jersey Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County
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County Non-Hispanic - Black Alone Population % of County Population
Atlantic 39022 14.21
Bergen 49909 5.22
Burlington 74807 16.20
Camden 95135 18.17
Cape May 3305 3.47
Cumberland 26375 17.11
Essex 324081 37.52
Gloucester 31517 10.43
Hudson 71385 9.85
Hunterdon 3030 2.35
Mercer 72364 18.68
Middlesex 78719 9.12
Monmouth 39178 6.09
Morris 15586 3.06
Ocean 17649 2.77
Passaic 51859 9.90
Salem 9049 13.96
Somerset 30480 8.83
Sussex 2858 1.98
Union 112261 19.51
Warren 5573 5.08