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 |
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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 |
26 | Elizabeth city | 17.67 |
27 | Browns Mills CDP | 17.27 |
28 | Carteret borough | 16.23 |
29 | Vineland city | 13.96 |
30 | Williamstown CDP | 13.90 |
31 | Phillipsburg town | 13.35 |
32 | Sayreville borough | 13.29 |
33 | Eatontown borough | 12.86 |
34 | Echelon CDP | 12.54 |
35 | Woodbridge CDP | 12.47 |
36 | New Brunswick city | 12.38 |
37 | Upper Montclair CDP | 11.83 |
38 | Bayonne city | 11.18 |
39 | Fords CDP | 11.04 |
40 | South Plainfield borough | 10.89 |
41 | Long Branch city | 10.75 |
42 | Somerville borough | 10.26 |
43 | Morristown town | 10.05 |
44 | Cherry Hill Mall CDP | 9.61 |
45 | Collingswood borough | 9.57 |
46 | Freehold borough | 9.42 |
47 | Roselle Park borough | 9.30 |
48 | Bound Brook borough | 8.93 |
49 | Highland Park borough | 8.81 |
50 | Lodi borough | 8.80 |
51 | Tinton Falls borough | 8.69 |
52 | Princeton Meadows CDP | 8.57 |
53 | Perth Amboy city | 8.27 |
54 | Somers Point city | 8.08 |
55 | Red Bank borough | 7.82 |
56 | Elmwood Park borough | 7.58 |
57 | Passaic city | 7.54 |
58 | Bergenfield borough | 7.50 |
59 | Moorestown-Lenola CDP | 7.37 |
60 | Mercerville CDP | 7.12 |
61 | Greentree CDP | 6.99 |
62 | Iselin CDP | 6.71 |
63 | South River borough | 6.65 |
64 | Middlesex borough | 6.61 |
65 | Maywood borough | 6.51 |
66 | Ridgefield Park village | 6.44 |
67 | Gloucester City city | 6.30 |
68 | Hillsborough CDP | 6.24 |
69 | Garfield city | 6.21 |
70 | Florham Park borough | 6.03 |
71 | Princeton | 6.00 |
72 | Edgewater borough | 5.81 |
73 | Colonia CDP | 5.57 |
74 | Old Bridge CDP | 5.56 |
75 | Dover town | 5.17 |
76 | Clifton city | 5.16 |
76 | East Rutherford borough | 5.16 |
77 | Marlton CDP | 5.14 |
77 | New Milford borough | 5.14 |
78 | Manville borough | 5.09 |
79 | Springdale CDP | 4.87 |
80 | Little Ferry borough | 4.77 |
81 | Secaucus town | 4.70 |
82 | Metuchen borough | 4.67 |
83 | Bellmawr borough | 4.55 |
84 | Woodland Park borough | 4.47 |
85 | Harrison town | 4.33 |
85 | Westwood borough | 4.33 |
86 | Summit city | 4.14 |
87 | Hoboken city | 4.11 |
88 | Guttenberg town | 3.85 |
89 | Rutherford borough | 3.71 |
89 | Toms River CDP | 3.71 |
90 | Hackettstown town | 3.61 |
91 | Kearny town | 3.54 |
91 | Wood-Ridge borough | 3.54 |
92 | Hawthorne borough | 3.51 |
93 | West Freehold CDP | 3.50 |
94 | Lake Hiawatha CDP | 3.44 |
94 | West New York town | 3.44 |
95 | Union City city | 3.41 |
96 | Fort Lee borough | 3.38 |
97 | Pennsville CDP | 3.36 |
98 | Parsippany CDP | 3.27 |
99 | Hopatcong borough | 3.25 |
100 | Lincoln Park borough | 3.20 |
101 | Dumont borough | 3.17 |
102 | Hasbrouck Heights borough | 3.12 |
103 | Wallington borough | 3.09 |
104 | Cliffside Park borough | 3.07 |
105 | Hammonton town | 3.01 |
106 | Wanaque borough | 2.99 |
107 | Madison borough | 2.95 |
108 | Hamilton Square CDP | 2.63 |
109 | Westfield town | 2.62 |
110 | River Edge borough | 2.61 |
111 | Bradley Gardens CDP | 2.56 |
112 | Fair Lawn borough | 2.55 |
113 | Totowa borough | 2.53 |
114 | Beachwood borough | 2.51 |
115 | Lake Hopatcong CDP | 2.46 |
116 | Westmont CDP | 2.35 |
117 | Ridgefield borough | 2.32 |
118 | Fairview borough | 2.02 |
118 | Preakness CDP | 2.02 |
119 | Ocean City city | 1.96 |
119 | Robertsville CDP | 1.96 |
120 | Pompton Lakes borough | 1.95 |
121 | Martinsville CDP | 1.93 |
122 | North Arlington borough | 1.90 |
123 | Lakewood CDP | 1.89 |
123 | Paramus borough | 1.89 |
124 | New Providence borough | 1.84 |
125 | Ocean Acres CDP | 1.71 |
126 | Palisades Park borough | 1.65 |
127 | Franklin Lakes borough | 1.64 |
127 | The Hills CDP | 1.64 |
128 | Tenafly borough | 1.63 |
129 | Succasunna CDP | 1.61 |
130 | Ringwood borough | 1.57 |
131 | Ridgewood village | 1.44 |
132 | Glen Rock borough | 1.42 |
133 | Short Hills CDP | 1.40 |
134 | Waldwick borough | 1.34 |
135 | Holiday City-Berkeley CDP | 1.22 |
136 | Oak Ridge CDP | 1.21 |
137 | Hillsdale borough | 1.19 |
138 | Haddonfield borough | 1.18 |
139 | Oakland borough | 1.15 |
140 | Ramsey borough | 0.97 |
141 | Pompton Plains CDP | 0.63 |
142 | Point Pleasant borough | 0.36 |