Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for New Jersey counties, in April 2020, Essex County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (335.05K), followed by Union County (117.31K), and Camden County (101.11K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Jersey counties based on Black or African American Alone population.

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

Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Essex
335.05K
Union
117.31K
Camden
101.11K
Middlesex
84.36K
Hudson
79.50K
Burlington
77.75K
Mercer
74.99K
Passaic
57.81K
Bergen
54.83K
Atlantic
41.52K
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Population
1 Essex County 335,047
2 Union County 117,306
3 Camden County 101,109
4 Middlesex County 84,360
5 Hudson County 79,498
6 Burlington County 77,749
7 Mercer County 74,993
8 Passaic County 57,809
9 Bergen County 54,831
10 Atlantic County 41,519
11 Monmouth County 41,124
12 Gloucester County 32,992
13 Somerset County 31,842
14 Cumberland County 28,581
15 Ocean County 19,079
16 Morris County 16,669
17 Salem County 9,534
18 Warren County 5,899
19 Cape May County 3,567
20 Hunterdon County 3,174
21 Sussex County 3,088
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