Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (353.94K), followed by Union County (136.21K), and Camden County (115.61K).

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 2021
Essex
353.94K
Union
136.21K
Camden
115.61K
Hudson
108.36K
Middlesex
108.17K
Burlington
86.83K
Mercer
82.31K
Passaic
78.15K
Bergen
73.08K
Monmouth
47.53K
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Essex County 353,940
2 Union County 136,205
3 Camden County 115,612
4 Hudson County 108,363
5 Middlesex County 108,172
6 Burlington County 86,834
7 Mercer County 82,313
8 Passaic County 78,150
9 Bergen County 73,077
10 Monmouth County 47,528
11 Atlantic County 47,431
12 Somerset County 37,371
13 Gloucester County 36,034
14 Cumberland County 33,514
15 Ocean County 25,162
16 Morris County 20,635
17 Salem County 9,856
18 Warren County 7,445
19 Cape May County 4,498
20 Sussex County 4,421
21 Hunterdon County 3,633
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