Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (322.78K), followed by Union County (118.20K), and Camden County (98.13K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
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Camden
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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Essex County 322779
2 Union County 118195
3 Camden County 98133
4 Middlesex County 87588
5 Burlington County 79679
6 Hudson County 79284
7 Mercer County 72212
8 Bergen County 53308
9 Passaic County 51211
10 Monmouth County 41947
11 Atlantic County 39950
12 Somerset County 33040
13 Gloucester County 32685
14 Cumberland County 27351
15 Ocean County 20994
16 Morris County 17168
17 Salem County 8844
18 Warren County 6446
19 Cape May County 3738
20 Sussex County 3601
21 Hunterdon County 3115