Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the New Jersey Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 26.21%. Among all New Jersey counties, Morris County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (41.02%), followed by Somerset County (39.70%), and Bergen County (38.20%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Jersey counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Jersey counties.

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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Morris County
Somerset County
Bergen County
Warren County
Middlesex County
Sussex County
Hunterdon County
Hudson County
Burlington County
Gloucester County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Morris County 41.02
2 Somerset County 39.70
3 Bergen County 38.20
4 Warren County 35.93
5 Middlesex County 35.55
6 Sussex County 33.92
7 Hunterdon County 31.85
8 Hudson County 31.80
9 Burlington County 31.15
10 Gloucester County 30.51
11 Union County 26.16
12 Ocean County 25.03
13 Camden County 23.52
14 Essex County 23.11
14 Monmouth County 23.11
15 Mercer County 21.80
16 Cape May County 19.43
17 Atlantic County 16.24
18 Passaic County 16.11
19 Salem County 15.20
20 Cumberland County 9.71