New Jersey Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on August 25, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all the New Jersey voting-age population (18 years and over), there were 936,123 people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 12.86% of the total voting-age population of New Jersey.

Essex County had the highest number of Black or African American Alone voting-age population (254,770), followed by Union County (91,052), and Camden County (75,624).

On the other hand, the three counties with low number of Black or African American Alone voting-age population were: Sussex County (2,372), Hunterdon County (2,634), and Cape May County (2,768).

In terms of the percentage of each county's voting-age population, Essex County had the highest percentage, with 38.51% of its voting-age population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Union County (20.65%), and Mercer County (18.95%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in New Jersey.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's voting-age population that identified as Black or African American Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

New Jersey Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020
New Jersey Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
% of County Voting-age Population
Essex County 254,770 38.51
Union County 91,052 20.65
Camden County 75,624 18.60
Middlesex County 65,482 9.63
Hudson County 62,032 10.65
Burlington County 60,935 16.68
Mercer County 57,732 18.95
Passaic County 44,366 10.99
Bergen County 43,549 5.77
Monmouth County 32,173 6.29
Atlantic County 31,191 14.31
Gloucester County 24,842 10.47
Somerset County 24,594 9.07
Cumberland County 21,357 18.04
Ocean County 14,402 2.98
Morris County 13,182 3.27
Salem County 6,868 13.59
Warren County 4,198 4.78
Cape May County 2,768 3.51
Hunterdon County 2,634 2.53
Sussex County 2,372 2.04
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