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

Updated on August 26, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (254.77K), followed by Union County (91.05K), and Camden County (75.62K).

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 voting-age population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups in New Jersey.

Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Essex
254.77K
Union
91.05K
Camden
75.62K
Middlesex
65.48K
Hudson
62.03K
Burlington
60.94K
Mercer
57.73K
Passaic
44.37K
Bergen
43.55K
Monmouth
32.17K
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Essex County 254,770
2 Union County 91,052
3 Camden County 75,624
4 Middlesex County 65,482
5 Hudson County 62,032
6 Burlington County 60,935
7 Mercer County 57,732
8 Passaic County 44,366
9 Bergen County 43,549
10 Monmouth County 32,173
11 Atlantic County 31,191
12 Gloucester County 24,842
13 Somerset County 24,594
14 Cumberland County 21,357
15 Ocean County 14,402
16 Morris County 13,182
17 Salem County 6,868
18 Warren County 4,198
19 Cape May County 2,768
20 Hunterdon County 2,634
21 Sussex County 2,372
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