Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2020

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (41.71%), followed by Union County (23.71%), and Cumberland County (22.25%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2020
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Cumberland
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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2020
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Essex County 41.71
2 Union County 23.71
3 Cumberland County 22.25
4 Camden County 21.82
5 Mercer County 21.44
6 Burlington County 18.39
7 Atlantic County 17.26
8 Passaic County 15.07
9 Hudson County 15.04
10 Salem County 14.94
11 Middlesex County 12.2
12 Gloucester County 11.47
13 Somerset County 10.65
14 Bergen County 7.5
15 Monmouth County 7.43
16 Warren County 6.21
17 Cape May County 4.77
18 Morris County 3.92
19 Ocean County 3.73
20 Sussex County 2.74
21 Hunterdon County 2.68