Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (309.36K), followed by Union County (116.94K), and Camden County (94.26K).

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 2019
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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2019
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Essex County 309363
2 Union County 116936
3 Camden County 94257
4 Middlesex County 80742
5 Burlington County 75235
6 Hudson County 72194
7 Mercer County 71806
8 Bergen County 51132
9 Passaic County 50488
10 Monmouth County 41725
11 Atlantic County 38497
12 Somerset County 31242
13 Gloucester County 30150
14 Cumberland County 27919
15 Ocean County 18613
16 Morris County 16112
17 Salem County 8409
18 Warren County 5331
19 Cape May County 3743
20 Hunterdon County 3197
21 Sussex County 3086