Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (333.86K), followed by Union County (125.70K), and Camden County (107.74K).

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 2011
Essex
Union
Camden
Hudson
Middlesex
Burlington
Mercer
Passaic
Bergen
Monmouth
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Essex County 333859
2 Union County 125695
3 Camden County 107741
4 Hudson County 97511
5 Middlesex County 87379
6 Burlington County 77823
7 Mercer County 77733
8 Passaic County 74044
9 Bergen County 59561
10 Monmouth County 47765
11 Atlantic County 47364
12 Cumberland County 34030
13 Somerset County 31045
14 Gloucester County 30155
15 Ocean County 19321
16 Morris County 16455
17 Salem County 9662
18 Cape May County 4755
19 Warren County 4159
20 Hunterdon County 3210
21 Sussex County 2845