Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (332.77K), followed by Union County (127.37K), and Camden County (107.82K).

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 2012
Essex
Union
Camden
Hudson
Middlesex
Mercer
Burlington
Passaic
Bergen
Monmouth
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Essex County 332770
2 Union County 127367
3 Camden County 107823
4 Hudson County 98537
5 Middlesex County 89605
6 Mercer County 78095
7 Burlington County 78038
8 Passaic County 74296
9 Bergen County 60914
10 Monmouth County 47640
11 Atlantic County 47470
12 Cumberland County 34342
13 Somerset County 31570
14 Gloucester County 30464
15 Ocean County 19440
16 Morris County 16895
17 Salem County 9504
18 Cape May County 4761
19 Warren County 4339
20 Hunterdon County 3209
21 Sussex County 2917