Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (309.65K), followed by Union County (116.81K), and Camden County (93.86K).

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 2017
Essex
Union
Camden
Middlesex
Burlington
Hudson
Mercer
Passaic
Bergen
Monmouth
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Essex County 309646
2 Union County 116811
3 Camden County 93864
4 Middlesex County 79082
5 Burlington County 74010
6 Hudson County 73068
7 Mercer County 72163
8 Passaic County 51919
9 Bergen County 50860
10 Monmouth County 42586
11 Atlantic County 39024
12 Somerset County 30690
13 Gloucester County 29734
14 Cumberland County 28452
15 Ocean County 17731
16 Morris County 15789
17 Salem County 8444
18 Warren County 4742
19 Cape May County 3877
20 Hunterdon County 3004
21 Sussex County 2855