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Largest Subsaharan African population, New Jersey counties

New Jersey counties ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. 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 3,090.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Essex County, NJNJ896,37942,013+81%

02Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33512,677+44%

03Union County, NJNJ601,86312,424+56%

04Hudson County, NJNJ735,03310,280+63%

05Burlington County, NJNJ481,4399,096+108%

06Mercer County, NJNJ399,2897,883+10%

07▲1Camden County, NJNJ535,7997,806+104%

08▲1Bergen County, NJNJ977,0267,733+38%

09▼2Passaic County, NJNJ531,6244,069+97%

10▲1Somerset County, NJNJ356,4863,945+35%

11▼1Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0353,090+20%

12Morris County, NJNJ524,2513,034+58%

13▲2Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1482,896+1%

14▲2Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6382,235+89%

15▼2Atlantic County, NJNJ278,6572,072−52%

16▼2Ocean County, NJNJ673,7461,175−28%

17Warren County, NJNJ112,953904+186%

18▲1Sussex County, NJNJ148,063521−12%

19▲2Cape May County, NJNJ93,390260−24%

20▼2Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781253−8%

21▼1Salem County, NJNJ66,280171−43%

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