Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (309.57K), followed by Union County (115.13K), and Camden County (94.77K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
Essex
Union
Camden
Middlesex
Hudson
Burlington
Mercer
Passaic
Bergen
Monmouth
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Essex County 309571
2 Union County 115126
3 Camden County 94765
4 Middlesex County 75242
5 Hudson County 73397
6 Burlington County 72457
7 Mercer County 72281
8 Passaic County 55020
9 Bergen County 48756
10 Monmouth County 43532
11 Atlantic County 40785
12 Cumberland County 29799
13 Somerset County 28831
14 Gloucester County 28601
15 Ocean County 16832
16 Morris County 14769
17 Salem County 8829
18 Cape May County 4088
19 Warren County 3935
20 Hunterdon County 2823
21 Sussex County 2572