Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (309.39K), followed by Union County (116.91K), and Camden County (93.98K).

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 2018
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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Essex County 309392
2 Union County 116912
3 Camden County 93978
4 Middlesex County 79763
5 Burlington County 74533
6 Hudson County 72318
7 Mercer County 72111
8 Passaic County 51175
9 Bergen County 51072
10 Monmouth County 42096
11 Atlantic County 38571
12 Somerset County 30982
13 Gloucester County 30038
14 Cumberland County 28143
15 Ocean County 18047
16 Morris County 15814
17 Salem County 8401
18 Warren County 5054
19 Cape May County 3758
20 Hunterdon County 3171
21 Sussex County 2933