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Largest Black population, New Jersey counties

New Jersey counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 34,841.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS 1990

01Essex County, NJNJ896,379305,762−1%

02Union County, NJNJ601,863110,903+24%

03Camden County, NJNJ535,79994,090+18%

04Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33584,565+72%

05Hudson County, NJNJ735,03377,130+10%

06Burlington County, NJNJ481,43973,947+33%

07Mercer County, NJNJ399,28969,099+16%

08Bergen County, NJNJ977,02651,787+38%

09Passaic County, NJNJ531,62450,414−13%

10Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03537,374−19%

11Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65734,841−8%

12Somerset County, NJNJ356,48632,411+128%

13Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63831,190+57%

14Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14825,190+11%

15Ocean County, NJNJ673,74618,756+65%

16Morris County, NJNJ524,25115,580+34%

17Salem County, NJNJ66,2808,628−10%

18Warren County, NJNJ112,9536,204+417%

19Cape May County, NJNJ93,3903,200−34%

20Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7813,097+65%

21Sussex County, NJNJ148,0632,490+133%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES