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
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County Black Alone Voting-age Population % of County Voting-age Population
Atlantic County 31191 14.31
Bergen County 43549 5.77
Burlington County 60935 16.68
Camden County 75624 18.60
Cape May County 2768 3.51
Cumberland County 21357 18.04
Essex County 254770 38.51
Gloucester County 24842 10.47
Hudson County 62032 10.65
Hunterdon County 2634 2.53
Mercer County 57732 18.95
Middlesex County 65482 9.63
Monmouth County 32173 6.29
Morris County 13182 3.27
Ocean County 14402 2.98
Passaic County 44366 10.99
Salem County 6868 13.59
Somerset County 24594 9.07
Sussex County 2372 2.04
Union County 91052 20.65
Warren County 4198 4.78