Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 51.81K people in New Jersey with African ancestry (0.56% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Paterson city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (4.11%), followed by North Plainfield borough (2.49%), and Newark city (2.39%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New Jersey.

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Related Topics: New Jersey ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Paterson city

North Plainfield borough

Newark city

Sayreville borough

Sicklerville CDP

Florham Park borough

Trenton city

Plainfield city

Harrison town

Millville city

Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Paterson city	4.11
2	North Plainfield borough	2.49
3	Newark city	2.39
4	Sayreville borough	2.36
5	Sicklerville CDP	2.22
6	Florham Park borough	1.87
7	Trenton city	1.66
8	Plainfield city	1.59
9	Harrison town	1.58
10	Millville city	1.54
11	Roselle borough	1.33
12	Linden city	1.29
13	Cherry Hill Mall CDP	1.21
14	Asbury Park city	1.16
15	Browns Mills CDP	1.03
15	Echelon CDP	1.03
16	Dumont borough	1.02
17	Hackensack city	0.99
18	Cliffside Park borough	0.95
18	Somers Point city	0.95
19	East Orange city	0.94
20	Carteret borough	0.89
21	Old Bridge CDP	0.88
22	Tenafly borough	0.87
23	Rahway city	0.85
24	Camden city	0.81
24	Pleasantville city	0.81
25	Pine Hill borough	0.79
25	Ringwood borough	0.79
26	Woodbridge CDP	0.76
27	Colonia CDP	0.72
28	Bergenfield borough	0.69
29	Kendall Park CDP	0.64
30	Jersey City city	0.63
31	Elizabeth city	0.60
31	Englewood city	0.60
32	Vineland city	0.59
33	Long Branch city	0.56
34	Eatontown borough	0.54
35	Bayonne city	0.53
35	Lindenwold borough	0.53
36	Atlantic City city	0.52
36	Guttenberg town	0.52
36	Union City city	0.52
37	Somerset CDP	0.50
38	Beachwood borough	0.49
39	Phillipsburg town	0.44
40	Manville borough	0.43
41	Dover town	0.40
41	New Brunswick city	0.40
41	Woodland Park borough	0.40
42	Kearny town	0.37
42	Perth Amboy city	0.37
43	Hillsborough CDP	0.33
44	Moorestown-Lenola CDP	0.32
44	Springdale CDP	0.32
45	Franklin Park CDP	0.31
46	Princeton	0.30
47	Passaic city	0.29
47	South River borough	0.29
48	Morristown town	0.28
49	Avenel CDP	0.27
50	Hackettstown town	0.26
50	Williamstown CDP	0.26
51	Tinton Falls borough	0.25
52	Bridgeton city	0.24
52	Edgewater borough	0.24
52	New Milford borough	0.24
52	Palisades Park borough	0.24
53	Preakness CDP	0.23
53	Red Bank borough	0.23
54	Gloucester City city	0.21
55	Parsippany CDP	0.20
55	Rutherford borough	0.20
55	Wallington borough	0.20
55	West Freehold CDP	0.20
56	Lodi borough	0.19
56	Mercerville CDP	0.19
57	Garfield city	0.18
57	Toms River CDP	0.18
58	Elmwood Park borough	0.17
58	Hasbrouck Heights borough	0.17
59	Fort Lee borough	0.16
59	New Providence borough	0.16
59	Ocean City city	0.16
60	Glen Rock borough	0.15
61	Bound Brook borough	0.14
61	Ridgefield Park village	0.14
61	Robertsville CDP	0.14
62	North Arlington borough	0.13
63	Clifton city	0.12
63	Fords CDP	0.12
63	Maywood borough	0.12
64	Collingswood borough	0.10
65	Glassboro borough	0.09
65	Hoboken city	0.09
66	Princeton Meadows CDP	0.08
67	South Plainfield borough	0.07
68	West New York town	0.05
69	Secaucus town	0.04
70	Lakewood CDP	0.01