Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (42.58%), followed by Union County (23.15%), and Cumberland County (21.45%).
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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2010
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
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| 1 | Essex County | 42.58 |
| 2 | Union County | 23.15 |
| 3 | Cumberland County | 21.45 |
| 4 | Mercer County | 21.11 |
| 5 | Camden County | 21.01 |
| 6 | Atlantic County | 17.31 |
| 7 | Burlington County | 17.22 |
| 8 | Hudson County | 15.12 |
| 9 | Passaic County | 14.66 |
| 10 | Salem County | 14.44 |
| 11 | Middlesex County | 10.55 |
| 12 | Gloucester County | 10.33 |
| 13 | Somerset County | 9.39 |
| 14 | Monmouth County | 7.64 |
| 15 | Bergen County | 6.41 |
| 16 | Cape May County | 4.99 |
| 17 | Warren County | 3.67 |
| 18 | Ocean County | 3.33 |
| 19 | Morris County | 3.31 |
| 20 | Hunterdon County | 2.49 |
| 21 | Sussex County | 1.89 |