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
Union
Camden
Middlesex
Hudson
Burlington
Mercer
Passaic
Bergen
Atlantic
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank County Black Alone Population
1 Essex County 335047
2 Union County 117306
3 Camden County 101109
4 Middlesex County 84360
5 Hudson County 79498
6 Burlington County 77749
7 Mercer County 74993
8 Passaic County 57809
9 Bergen County 54831
10 Atlantic County 41519
11 Monmouth County 41124
12 Gloucester County 32992
13 Somerset County 31842
14 Cumberland County 28581
15 Ocean County 19079
16 Morris County 16669
17 Salem County 9534
18 Warren County 5899
19 Cape May County 3567
20 Hunterdon County 3174
21 Sussex County 3088