Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (333.98K), followed by Union County (130.36K), and Camden County (107.98K).

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 2015
Essex
Union
Camden
Hudson
Middlesex
Burlington
Mercer
Passaic
Bergen
Monmouth
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Essex County 333978
2 Union County 130358
3 Camden County 107981
4 Hudson County 101650
5 Middlesex County 93978
6 Burlington County 79237
7 Mercer County 78944
8 Passaic County 76158
9 Bergen County 64197
10 Monmouth County 47727
11 Atlantic County 46784
12 Cumberland County 34282
13 Somerset County 32898
14 Gloucester County 31479
15 Ocean County 20068
16 Morris County 17762
17 Salem County 9323
18 Warren County 4826
19 Cape May County 4746
20 Hunterdon County 3394
21 Sussex County 3111