Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (335.56K), followed by Union County (131.57K), and Camden County (108.55K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Jersey counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Essex
Union
Camden
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Middlesex
Burlington
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Passaic
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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Essex County 335564
2 Union County 131571
3 Camden County 108549
4 Hudson County 101030
5 Middlesex County 95902
6 Burlington County 80188
7 Mercer County 79334
8 Passaic County 75448
9 Bergen County 66715
10 Monmouth County 47128
11 Atlantic County 45778
12 Somerset County 33835
13 Cumberland County 33572
14 Gloucester County 32174
15 Ocean County 20714
16 Morris County 18279
17 Salem County 9284
18 Warren County 5367
19 Cape May County 4639
20 Hunterdon County 3440
21 Sussex County 3351