Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on August 13, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for New Jersey counties, in April 2020, among all the cities and places with over 10K population in New Jersey, East Orange city had the highest percentage of its population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (78.56%), followed by Roselle borough (47.59%), and Newark city (47.47%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places in New Jersey, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Jersey cities and places with over 10K population, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities as well as for the different racial groups in New Jersey.

Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
East Orange
Roselle
Newark
Trenton
Camden
Sicklerville
Plainfield
Pleasantville
Atlantic City
Asbury Park
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place % of Place Population
1 East Orange city 78.56
2 Roselle borough 47.59
3 Newark city 47.47
4 Trenton city 42.24
5 Camden city 38.72
6 Sicklerville CDP 38.50
7 Plainfield city 34.87
8 Pleasantville city 34.83
9 Atlantic City city 33.97
10 Asbury Park city 33.31
11 Lindenwold borough 32.87
12 Rahway city 30.09
13 Franklin Park CDP 27.75
14 Somerset CDP 27.36
15 Pine Hill borough 27.08
16 Linden city 26.80
17 Bridgeton city 25.00
18 Englewood city 24.50
19 Paterson city 22.96
20 Millville city 20.91
21 Hackensack city 20.77
22 North Plainfield borough 19.25
23 Jersey City city 18.53
24 Avenel CDP 18.47
25 Glassboro borough 17.34
26 Browns Mills CDP 16.46
27 Elizabeth city 16.21
28 Carteret borough 15.08
29 Williamstown CDP 13.38
30 Sayreville borough 12.67
31 Phillipsburg town 12.51
32 Vineland city 12.18
33 Eatontown borough 12.09
34 Echelon CDP 12.00
35 Woodbridge CDP 11.50
36 Upper Montclair CDP 11.48
37 New Brunswick city 11.36
38 South Plainfield borough 10.26
39 Long Branch city 10.03
40 Fords CDP 9.95
41 Bayonne city 9.93
42 Somerville borough 9.73
43 Morristown town 9.72
44 Cherry Hill Mall CDP 9.06
45 Collingswood borough 8.85
45 Freehold borough 8.85
46 Roselle Park borough 8.49
47 Tinton Falls borough 8.39
48 Highland Park borough 8.35
49 Princeton Meadows CDP 8.29
50 Bound Brook borough 8.14
51 Lodi borough 7.71
52 Somers Point city 7.59
53 Red Bank borough 7.47
54 Moorestown-Lenola CDP 7.05
55 Elmwood Park borough 6.97
56 Bergenfield borough 6.69
57 Mercerville CDP 6.67
58 Greentree CDP 6.59
59 Iselin CDP 6.35
60 Perth Amboy city 6.28
61 South River borough 6.20
62 Middlesex borough 6.16
63 Maywood borough 6.00
64 Hillsborough CDP 5.85
65 Florham Park borough 5.76
66 Passaic city 5.68
66 Princeton 5.68
67 Gloucester City city 5.57
68 Edgewater borough 5.39
69 Colonia CDP 5.19
70 Garfield city 5.16
71 Old Bridge CDP 5.15
72 Marlton CDP 4.93
73 Ridgefield Park village 4.91
74 New Milford borough 4.70
75 Manville borough 4.69
75 Springdale CDP 4.69
76 East Rutherford borough 4.55
77 Clifton city 4.32
78 Metuchen borough 4.29
79 Little Ferry borough 4.27
80 Bellmawr borough 4.26
81 Dover town 4.24
82 Secaucus town 4.16
83 Westwood borough 3.97
84 Summit city 3.94
85 Woodland Park borough 3.89
86 Harrison town 3.71
87 Hoboken city 3.49
88 Toms River CDP 3.39
89 Rutherford borough 3.35
89 West Freehold CDP 3.35
90 Hackettstown town 3.33
91 Wood-Ridge borough 3.32
92 Lake Hiawatha CDP 3.26
93 Pennsville CDP 3.14
94 Lincoln Park borough 3.04
95 Hawthorne borough 3.01
96 Parsippany CDP 3.00
97 Fort Lee borough 2.97
97 Kearny town 2.97
98 Hopatcong borough 2.95
99 Guttenberg town 2.85
100 Dumont borough 2.82
101 Hasbrouck Heights borough 2.75
102 Madison borough 2.73
103 Hammonton town 2.70
103 Wallington borough 2.70
103 Wanaque borough 2.70
104 Cliffside Park borough 2.55
104 Westfield town 2.55
105 Hamilton Square CDP 2.51
106 Bradley Gardens CDP 2.49
107 Lake Hopatcong CDP 2.36
108 River Edge borough 2.35
109 West New York town 2.33
110 Fair Lawn borough 2.25
111 Totowa borough 2.23
112 Beachwood borough 2.20
113 Westmont CDP 2.15
114 Union City city 1.98
115 Preakness CDP 1.93
115 Robertsville CDP 1.93
116 Ocean City city 1.90
117 Martinsville CDP 1.79
118 New Providence borough 1.77
119 Ridgefield borough 1.74
120 Lakewood CDP 1.73
121 Paramus borough 1.72
122 Fairview borough 1.60
123 The Hills CDP 1.59
124 North Arlington borough 1.56
124 Tenafly borough 1.56
125 Franklin Lakes borough 1.55
126 Ocean Acres CDP 1.54
127 Pompton Lakes borough 1.53
128 Succasunna CDP 1.52
129 Ringwood borough 1.42
130 Ridgewood village 1.36
130 Short Hills CDP 1.36
131 Glen Rock borough 1.34
132 Palisades Park borough 1.29
133 Waldwick borough 1.25
134 Holiday City-Berkeley CDP 1.20
135 Hillsdale borough 1.13
136 Haddonfield borough 1.06
137 Oak Ridge CDP 1.00
138 Oakland borough 0.93
139 Ramsey borough 0.86
140 Pompton Plains CDP 0.60
141 Point Pleasant borough 0.31