Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

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.

Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
East Orange
Newark
Roselle
Trenton
Camden
Sicklerville
Pleasantville
Plainfield
Atlantic City
Lindenwold
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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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
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