RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 21 SHOWN OF 21

Largest Black population, New Jersey counties · 1990

New Jersey counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 1990 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 37,563.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS –

01Essex County, NJNJ896,379308,376–

02Union County, NJNJ601,86389,640–

03Camden County, NJNJ535,79979,430–

04Hudson County, NJNJ735,03370,362–

05Mercer County, NJNJ399,28959,787–

06Passaic County, NJNJ531,62457,751–

07Burlington County, NJNJ481,43955,582–

08Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33549,258–

09Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03545,918–

10Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65737,994–

11Bergen County, NJNJ977,02637,563–

12Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14822,736–

13Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63819,821–

14Somerset County, NJNJ356,48614,193–

15Morris County, NJNJ524,25111,620–

16Ocean County, NJNJ673,74611,343–

17Salem County, NJNJ66,2809,553–

18Cape May County, NJNJ93,3904,874–

19Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7811,876–

20Warren County, NJNJ112,9531,200–

21Sussex County, NJNJ148,0631,069–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS