Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for New Jersey counties, in April 2020, among all of New Jersey's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, East Orange city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (80.26%), followed by Newark city (49.45%), and Roselle borough (49.35%).
The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in New Jersey.
Rank | City or Place | Percent of City Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Orange city | 80.26 |
| 2 | Newark city | 49.45 |
| 3 | Roselle borough | 49.35 |
| 4 | Trenton city | 43.69 |
| 5 | Camden city | 42.05 |
| 6 | Sicklerville CDP | 40.03 |
| 7 | Pleasantville city | 37.00 |
| 8 | Plainfield city | 35.93 |
| 9 | Atlantic City city | 35.63 |
| 10 | Lindenwold borough | 34.32 |
| 11 | Asbury Park city | 34.24 |
| 12 | Rahway city | 31.61 |
| 13 | Pine Hill borough | 28.53 |
| 14 | Franklin Park CDP | 28.48 |
| 15 | Somerset CDP | 28.47 |
| 16 | Linden city | 27.96 |
| 17 | Bridgeton city | 26.39 |
| 18 | Englewood city | 26.10 |
| 19 | Paterson city | 24.94 |
| 20 | Millville city | 22.60 |
| 21 | Hackensack city | 22.14 |
| 22 | North Plainfield borough | 20.00 |
| 23 | Jersey City city | 19.87 |
| 24 | Avenel CDP | 19.38 |
| 25 | Glassboro borough | 18.24 |