Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (348.93K), followed by Union County (137.21K), and Camden County (118.55K).

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 2023
Essex
348.93K
Union
137.21K
Camden
118.55K
Middlesex
113.30K
Hudson
110.59K
Burlington
90.52K
Mercer
82.85K
Passaic
77.32K
Bergen
76.64K
Atlantic
47.58K
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Essex County 348,933
2 Union County 137,213
3 Camden County 118,550
4 Middlesex County 113,300
5 Hudson County 110,594
6 Burlington County 90,519
7 Mercer County 82,849
8 Passaic County 77,322
9 Bergen County 76,640
10 Atlantic County 47,583
11 Monmouth County 46,593
12 Somerset County 38,983
13 Gloucester County 38,505
14 Cumberland County 34,003
15 Ocean County 26,279
16 Morris County 22,643
17 Salem County 10,171
18 Warren County 8,614
19 Sussex County 5,099
20 Cape May County 4,452
21 Hunterdon County 4,055
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