Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (328.08K), followed by Union County (118.56K), and Camden County (97.35K).

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 2020
Essex
Union
Camden
Middlesex
Hudson
Burlington
Mercer
Bergen
Passaic
Monmouth
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Essex County 328083
2 Union County 118562
3 Camden County 97351
4 Middlesex County 85382
5 Hudson County 79674
6 Burlington County 78044
7 Mercer County 73160
8 Bergen County 52793
9 Passaic County 52430
10 Monmouth County 42203
11 Atlantic County 39970
12 Somerset County 32609
13 Gloucester County 31642
14 Cumberland County 28169
15 Ocean County 19993
16 Morris County 16712
17 Salem County 8739
18 Warren County 5916
19 Cape May County 3793
20 Sussex County 3249
21 Hunterdon County 2963