Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (334.22K), followed by Union County (131.20K), and Camden County (108.39K).

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 2016
Essex
Union
Camden
Hudson
Middlesex
Burlington
Mercer
Passaic
Bergen
Monmouth
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Essex County 334220
2 Union County 131201
3 Camden County 108389
4 Hudson County 101017
5 Middlesex County 94781
6 Burlington County 79699
7 Mercer County 79227
8 Passaic County 75902
9 Bergen County 65367
10 Monmouth County 47508
11 Atlantic County 46176
12 Cumberland County 33922
13 Somerset County 33272
14 Gloucester County 31639
15 Ocean County 20330
16 Morris County 18063
17 Salem County 9270
18 Warren County 5070
19 Cape May County 4734
20 Hunterdon County 3341
21 Sussex County 3184