Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (336.00K), followed by Union County (132.22K), and Camden County (109.16K).

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 2018
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Camden
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Middlesex
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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Essex County 335996
2 Union County 132219
3 Camden County 109163
4 Hudson County 100200
5 Middlesex County 97120
6 Burlington County 81004
7 Mercer County 79622
8 Passaic County 75229
9 Bergen County 67697
10 Monmouth County 46655
11 Atlantic County 45323
12 Somerset County 34286
13 Cumberland County 33412
14 Gloucester County 32605
15 Ocean County 21178
16 Morris County 18450
17 Salem County 9256
18 Warren County 5744
19 Cape May County 4519
20 Hunterdon County 3635
21 Sussex County 3502