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Largest Subsaharan African population, New Jersey counties · 2020

New Jersey counties ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Essex County, NJNJ896,37933,451+44%

02Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33511,399+30%

03Union County, NJNJ601,86310,116+27%

04Hudson County, NJNJ735,0339,877+57%

05Burlington County, NJNJ481,4397,986+83%

06Mercer County, NJNJ399,2897,715+8%

07Passaic County, NJNJ531,6247,165+246%

08Camden County, NJNJ535,7996,951+82%

09Bergen County, NJNJ977,0265,828+4%

10Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0353,258+27%

11Somerset County, NJNJ356,4863,216+10%

12Morris County, NJNJ524,2511,945+1%

13Atlantic County, NJNJ278,6571,491−66%

14Ocean County, NJNJ673,7461,479−9%

15Cumberland County, NJNJ157,148937−67%

16Gloucester County, NJNJ312,638925−22%

17Warren County, NJNJ112,953665+110%

18Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781365+33%

19Sussex County, NJNJ148,063355−40%

20Salem County, NJNJ66,280190−37%

21Cape May County, NJNJ93,390142−58%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS