Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (350.32K), followed by Union County (136.26K), and Camden County (117.11K).

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 2022
Essex
350.32K
Union
136.26K
Camden
117.11K
Middlesex
111.09K
Hudson
109.68K
Burlington
88.82K
Mercer
82.30K
Passaic
77.52K
Bergen
74.94K
Atlantic
47.45K
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Essex County 350,322
2 Union County 136,264
3 Camden County 117,109
4 Middlesex County 111,088
5 Hudson County 109,683
6 Burlington County 88,816
7 Mercer County 82,296
8 Passaic County 77,516
9 Bergen County 74,945
10 Atlantic County 47,450
11 Monmouth County 47,027
12 Somerset County 38,081
13 Gloucester County 37,415
14 Cumberland County 33,498
15 Ocean County 25,820
16 Morris County 21,480
17 Salem County 9,896
18 Warren County 8,032
19 Sussex County 4,806
20 Cape May County 4,528
21 Hunterdon County 3,852
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