Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (336.87K), followed by Union County (132.82K), and Camden County (109.93K).

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 2019
Essex
Union
Camden
Hudson
Middlesex
Burlington
Mercer
Passaic
Bergen
Monmouth
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Essex County 336865
2 Union County 132816
3 Camden County 109929
4 Hudson County 100108
5 Middlesex County 98741
6 Burlington County 81883
7 Mercer County 79540
8 Passaic County 75213
9 Bergen County 68548
10 Monmouth County 46337
11 Atlantic County 45424
12 Somerset County 34727
13 Cumberland County 33298
14 Gloucester County 32820
15 Ocean County 21875
16 Morris County 18909
17 Salem County 9295
18 Warren County 6072
19 Cape May County 4505
20 Hunterdon County 3694
21 Sussex County 3691