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
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Camden
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Middlesex
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Mercer
Passaic
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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Essex County 353940
2 Union County 136205
3 Camden County 115612
4 Hudson County 108363
5 Middlesex County 108172
6 Burlington County 86834
7 Mercer County 82313
8 Passaic County 78150
9 Bergen County 73077
10 Monmouth County 47528
11 Atlantic County 47431
12 Somerset County 37371
13 Gloucester County 36034
14 Cumberland County 33514
15 Ocean County 25162
16 Morris County 20635
17 Salem County 9856
18 Warren County 7445
19 Cape May County 4498
20 Sussex County 4421
21 Hunterdon County 3633