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Cities in New Jersey by black or African American population share

East Orange, NJ had the highest black or African American population share of 117 cities in 2021, at 80.7%. Ridgefield, NJ had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for New Jersey was 12.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80.7East Orange, NJ
Lowest0.1Ridgefield, NJ
Median5.2117 cities
New Jersey12.6History

Top 40 cities, 2021

East Orange, NJ: 80.7 %East Orange, NJ80.7Trenton, NJ: 47.2 %Trenton, NJ47.2Newark, NJ: 46.5 %Newark, NJ46.5Roselle, NJ: 43 %Roselle, NJ43Camden, NJ: 39.3 %Camden, NJ39.3Pleasantville, NJ: 37.7 %Pleasantville, NJ37.7Plainfield, NJ: 35.9 %Plainfield, NJ35.9Asbury Park, NJ: 35.6 %Asbury Park, NJ35.6Bridgeton, NJ: 33.4 %Bridgeton, NJ33.4Atlantic City, NJ: 32.3 %Atlantic City, NJ32.3Lindenwold, NJ: 31.7 %Lindenwold, NJ31.7Rahway, NJ: 30.7 %Rahway, NJ30.7Burlington, NJ: 29.6 %Burlington, NJ29.6Linden, NJ: 28.5 %Linden, NJ28.5Pine Hill, NJ: 28.3 %Pine Hill, NJ28.3Englewood, NJ: 25.4 %Englewood, NJ25.4Paterson, NJ: 23.7 %Paterson, NJ23.7Hackensack, NJ: 23.1 %Hackensack, NJ23.1North Plainfield, NJ: 21.1 %North Plainfield, NJ21.1Jersey City, NJ: 20.9 %Jersey City, NJ20.9Woodbury, NJ: 20.4 %Woodbury, NJ20.4Glassboro, NJ: 19 %Glassboro, NJ19Elizabeth, NJ: 16.9 %Elizabeth, NJ16.9Millville, NJ: 15.4 %Millville, NJ15.4Somers Point, NJ: 15.2 %Somers Point, NJ15.2New Brunswick, NJ: 14.2 %New Brunswick, NJ14.2Collingswood, NJ: 13.2 %Collingswood, NJ13.2Carteret, NJ: 12.4 %Carteret, NJ12.4South Plainfield, NJ: 12.1 %South Plainfield, NJ12.1Vineland, NJ: 12 %Vineland, NJ12Long Branch, NJ: 12 %Long Branch, NJ12Somerville, NJ: 11.9 %Somerville, NJ11.9Manville, NJ: 11.7 %Manville, NJ11.7Sayreville, NJ: 11.5 %Sayreville, NJ11.5Highland Park, NJ: 11.1 %Highland Park, NJ11.1South Amboy, NJ: 10.3 %South Amboy, NJ10.3Phillipsburg, NJ: 9.8 %Phillipsburg, NJ9.8Dover, NJ: 9.2 %Dover, NJ9.2Roselle Park, NJ: 8.8 %Roselle Park, NJ8.8Lodi, NJ: 8.7 %Lodi, NJ8.7East Orange, NJ: 80.7 %East Orange, NJ80.7Trenton, NJ: 47.2 %Trenton, NJ47.2Newark, NJ: 46.5 %Newark, NJ46.5Roselle, NJ: 43 %Roselle, NJ43Camden, NJ: 39.3 %Camden, NJ39.3Pleasantville, NJ: 37.7 %Pleasantville, NJ37.7Plainfield, NJ: 35.9 %Plainfield, NJ35.9Asbury Park, NJ: 35.6 %Asbury Park, NJ35.6Bridgeton, NJ: 33.4 %Bridgeton, NJ33.4Atlantic City, NJ: 32.3 %Atlantic City, NJ32.3Lindenwold, NJ: 31.7 %Lindenwold, NJ31.7Rahway, NJ: 30.7 %Rahway, NJ30.7Burlington, NJ: 29.6 %Burlington, NJ29.6Linden, NJ: 28.5 %Linden, NJ28.5Pine Hill, NJ: 28.3 %Pine Hill, NJ28.3Englewood, NJ: 25.4 %Englewood, NJ25.4Paterson, NJ: 23.7 %Paterson, NJ23.7Hackensack, NJ: 23.1 %Hackensack, NJ23.1North Plainfield, NJ: 21.1 %North Plainfield, NJ21.1Jersey City, NJ: 20.9 %Jersey City, NJ20.9Woodbury, NJ: 20.4 %Woodbury, NJ20.4Glassboro, NJ: 19 %Glassboro, NJ19Elizabeth, NJ: 16.9 %Elizabeth, NJ16.9Millville, NJ: 15.4 %Millville, NJ15.4Somers Point, NJ: 15.2 %Somers Point, NJ15.2New Brunswick, NJ: 14.2 %New Brunswick, NJ14.2Collingswood, NJ: 13.2 %Collingswood, NJ13.2Carteret, NJ: 12.4 %Carteret, NJ12.4South Plainfield, NJ: 12.1 %South Plainfield, NJ12.1Vineland, NJ: 12 %Vineland, NJ12Long Branch, NJ: 12 %Long Branch, NJ12Somerville, NJ: 11.9 %Somerville, NJ11.9Manville, NJ: 11.7 %Manville, NJ11.7Sayreville, NJ: 11.5 %Sayreville, NJ11.5Highland Park, NJ: 11.1 %Highland Park, NJ11.1South Amboy, NJ: 10.3 %South Amboy, NJ10.3Phillipsburg, NJ: 9.8 %Phillipsburg, NJ9.8Dover, NJ: 9.2 %Dover, NJ9.2Roselle Park, NJ: 8.8 %Roselle Park, NJ8.8Lodi, NJ: 8.7 %Lodi, NJ8.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1East Orange, NJ80.7
2Trenton, NJ47.2
3Newark, NJ46.5
4Roselle, NJ43
5Camden, NJ39.3
6Pleasantville, NJ37.7
7Plainfield, NJ35.9
8Asbury Park, NJ35.6
9Bridgeton, NJ33.4
10Atlantic City, NJ32.3
11Lindenwold, NJ31.7
12Rahway, NJ30.7
13Burlington, NJ29.6
14Linden, NJ28.5
15Pine Hill, NJ28.3
16Englewood, NJ25.4
17Paterson, NJ23.7
18Hackensack, NJ23.1
19North Plainfield, NJ21.1
20Jersey City, NJ20.9
21Woodbury, NJ20.4
22Glassboro, NJ19
23Elizabeth, NJ16.9
24Millville, NJ15.4
25Somers Point, NJ15.2
26New Brunswick, NJ14.2
27Collingswood, NJ13.2
28Carteret, NJ12.4
29South Plainfield, NJ12.1
30Vineland, NJ12
31Long Branch, NJ12
32Somerville, NJ11.9
33Manville, NJ11.7
34Sayreville, NJ11.5
35Highland Park, NJ11.1
36South Amboy, NJ10.3
37Phillipsburg, NJ9.8
38Dover, NJ9.2
39Roselle Park, NJ8.8
40Lodi, NJ8.7
41Freehold, NJ8.7
42Bayonne, NJ8.6
43Red Bank, NJ8.3
44Tinton Falls, NJ8.2
45Bergenfield, NJ7.9
46South River, NJ7.8
47Eatontown, NJ7.6
48Morristown, NJ7.2
49Gloucester City, NJ7.1
50Summit, NJ7
51Hasbrouck Heights, NJ6.9
52Woodland Park, NJ6.8
53Passaic, NJ6.4
54East Rutherford, NJ6.3
54Princeton, NJ6.3
56Elmwood Park, NJ6
57Hawthorne, NJ6
58Perth Amboy, NJ5.9
59Florham Park, NJ5.2
60Maywood, NJ5.1
61Metuchen, NJ5.1
62Garfield, NJ4.9
63Totowa, NJ4.8
64Middlesex, NJ4.7
65Edgewater, NJ4.3
66Bound Brook, NJ4.1
67Clifton, NJ4.1
68Secaucus, NJ4.1
69Beachwood, NJ4
70Wood-Ridge, NJ3.7
71Kearny, NJ3.7
72Wallington, NJ3.5
73Ridgefield Park, NJ3.4
74Hoboken, NJ3.4
75Dumont, NJ3.3
76Ocean City, NJ3.1
77Paramus, NJ3.1
78Bellmawr, NJ3
79New Milford, NJ2.9
80Little Ferry, NJ2.7
81North Arlington, NJ2.6
82Montvale, NJ2.5
83Cliffside Park, NJ2.5
84Guttenberg, NJ2.4
85Lincoln Park, NJ2.4
86Hillsdale, NJ2.3
87Harrison, NJ2.3
88Hackettstown, NJ2.2
89Westfield, NJ2.2
90Fort Lee, NJ2.2
91Fair Lawn, NJ2.1
92Glen Rock, NJ2.1
92Union City, NJ2.1
94River Edge, NJ2.1
95Madison, NJ2
96Rutherford, NJ1.9
97Hammonton, NJ1.8
98Fairview, NJ1.8
99Westwood, NJ1.6
100Palisades Park, NJ1.6
101Franklin Lakes, NJ1.6
102Waldwick, NJ1.6
103Pompton Lakes, NJ1.5
104Hopatcong, NJ1.5
105Wanaque, NJ1.4
106Chatham, NJ1.3
107West New York, NJ1.2
108Ridgewood, NJ1.2
109Ringwood, NJ1.1
110Oakland, NJ1.1
111Tenafly, NJ0.8
112New Providence, NJ0.7
113Ramsey, NJ0.6
114Haddonfield, NJ0.6
115Point Pleasant, NJ0.4
116Kinnelon, NJ0.1
117Ridgefield, NJ0.1

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by black or African American population share, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by black or African American population share, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/new-jersey-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Jersey by black or African American population share, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/new-jersey-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by black or African American population share, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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East Orange, NJ, with 80.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ridgefield, NJ, with 0.1% in 2021.

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