2025

Cities in New Jersey ranked by Black Population

This list ranks the 565 cities in New Jersey based on their Black or African American population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Black population in New Jersey

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  • 1
    Newark
    Black population in Newark is 155,952
    44.34% of Newark population is Black
  • 2
    Jersey City
    Black population in Jersey City is 71,160
    21.45% of Jersey City population is Black
  • 3
    East Orange
    Black population in East Orange is 59,884
    80.23% of East Orange population is Black
  • 4
    Irvington township
    Black population in Irvington township is 51,220
    77.38% of Irvington township population is Black
  • 5
    Trenton
    Black population in Trenton is 42,888
    42.41% of Trenton population is Black

List of 565 cities in New Jersey by Black Population

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Rank by Black Population
City
Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total New Jersey Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Newark 155,952 44.34% 10.95%
2 Jersey City 71,160 21.45% 5.00%
3 East Orange 59,884 80.23% 4.20%
4 Irvington township 51,220 77.38% 3.60%
5 Trenton 42,888 42.41% 3.01%
6 Paterson 41,437 21.72% 2.91%
7 Camden 32,479 40.70% 2.28%
8 28,247 17.66% 1.98%
9 25,126 67.82% 1.76%
10 24,768 37.25% 1.74%
11 22,215 57.98% 1.56%
12 19,422 25.86% 1.36%
13 19,249 31.95% 1.35%
14 17,082 37.43% 1.20%
15 14,990 13.14% 1.05%
16 14,567 27.68% 1.02%
17 14,195 19.72% 1.00%
18 14,006 13.94% 0.98%
19 13,772 21.27% 0.97%
20 13,732 26.99% 0.96%
21 13,657 31.90% 0.96%
22 12,076 10.47% 0.85%
23 11,903 49.50% 0.84%
24 11,824 28.51% 0.83%
25 11,548 18.92% 0.81%
26 11,480 29.74% 0.81%
27 11,422 21.65% 0.80%
28 11,414 43.75% 0.80%
29 10,946 13.03% 0.77%
30 10,828 22.82% 0.76%
31 10,789 22.62% 0.76%
32 10,542 30.53% 0.74%
33 10,301 14.40% 0.72%
34 9,839 32.07% 0.69%
35 9,801 21.27% 0.69%
36 9,501 36.80% 0.67%
37 8,991 25.68% 0.63%
38 8,773 14.29% 0.62%
39 8,570 35.81% 0.60%
40 8,423 31.12% 0.59%
41 8,353 33.36% 0.59%
42 8,281 11.18% 0.58%
43 7,624 14.88% 0.54%
44 7,259 14.83% 0.51%
45 6,619 6.29% 0.46%
46 6,560 6.47% 0.46%
47 6,546 7.62% 0.46%
48 6,483 20.27% 0.46%
49 6,347 6.05% 0.45%
50 6,344 19.13% 0.45%
51 6,023 7.38% 0.42%
52 5,907 19.50% 0.41%
53 5,904 9.18% 0.41%
54 5,750 19.36% 0.40%
55 5,618 13.59% 0.39%
56 5,520 20.42% 0.39%
57 5,446 10.39% 0.38%
58 5,323 17.87% 0.37%
59 5,243 14.44% 0.37%
60 5,060 14.52% 0.36%
61 5,007 29.95% 0.35%
62 4,933 6.27% 0.35%
63 4,761 11.37% 0.33%
64 4,710 19.11% 0.33%
65 4,609 12.93% 0.32%
66 4,603 22.61% 0.32%
67 4,268 37.00% 0.30%
67 4,268 2.98% 0.30%
68 3,995 11.99% 0.28%
69 3,825 4.72% 0.27%
70 3,783 7.36% 0.27%
71 3,779 6.96% 0.27%
72 3,740 11.81% 0.26%
73 3,730 29.72% 0.26%
74 3,700 5.69% 0.26%
75 3,667 7.40% 0.26%
76 3,663 33.27% 0.26%
77 3,435 11.20% 0.24%
78 3,368 5.75% 0.24%
79 3,283 28.84% 0.23%
80 3,273 56.98% 0.23%
81 3,258 5.06% 0.23%
82 3,255 7.31% 0.23%
83 3,230 6.36% 0.23%
84 3,221 10.12% 0.23%
85 3,151 4.74% 0.22%
86 3,143 11.93% 0.22%
87 3,079 6.19% 0.22%
88 3,063 9.26% 0.22%
89 3,013 9.36% 0.21%
90 3,002 30.90% 0.21%
91 2,979 26.56% 0.21%
92 2,935 7.70% 0.21%
93 2,831 13.10% 0.20%
94 2,681 15.83% 0.19%
95 2,671 36.29% 0.19%
96 2,619 5.41% 0.18%
97 2,543 42.31% 0.18%
98 2,532 7.69% 0.18%
99 2,525 6.52% 0.18%
100 2,441 74.72% 0.17%
101 2,392 10.21% 0.17%
102 2,378 3.97% 0.17%
103 2,368 11.08% 0.17%
104 2,341 31.68% 0.16%
105 2,318 17.12% 0.16%
106 2,316 8.24% 0.16%
107 2,230 9.18% 0.16%
108 2,215 10.12% 0.16%
109 2,183 15.82% 0.15%
110 2,083 11.97% 0.15%
111 2,071 8.59% 0.15%
112 2,058 39.83% 0.14%
113 2,037 8.10% 0.14%
114 2,026 11.36% 0.14%
115 1,994 21.41% 0.14%
116 1,982 8.09% 0.14%
117 1,958 3.91% 0.14%
118 1,945 17.44% 0.14%
119 1,940 2.71% 0.14%
120 1,938 11.76% 0.14%
120 1,938 24.80% 0.14%
121 1,925 19.84% 0.14%
122 1,915 5.04% 0.13%
123 1,894 5.88% 0.13%
124 1,852 10.43% 0.13%
125 1,850 30.50% 0.13%
126 1,835 7.74% 0.13%
127 1,824 11.85% 0.13%
128 1,820 3.88% 0.13%
129 1,816 3.11% 0.13%
130 1,794 36.22% 0.13%
131 1,777 5.97% 0.12%
132 1,756 9.20% 0.12%
133 1,743 18.49% 0.12%
134 1,742 3.70% 0.12%
135 1,740 7.61% 0.12%
135 1,740 6.71% 0.12%
136 1,735 16.01% 0.12%
137 1,683 29.81% 0.12%
138 1,661 3.80% 0.12%
139 1,660 11.82% 0.12%
140 1,655 13.10% 0.12%
141 1,651 7.82% 0.12%
142 1,631 11.28% 0.11%
143 1,601 4.88% 0.11%
144 1,568 9.36% 0.11%
145 1,542 19.84% 0.11%
146 1,523 3.54% 0.11%
147 1,489 18.77% 0.10%
148 1,488 13.32% 0.10%
149 1,486 15.51% 0.10%
150 1,439 4.96% 0.10%
150 1,439 6.28% 0.10%
151 1,417 17.09% 0.10%
152 1,405 7.66% 0.10%
153 1,384 6.06% 0.10%
154 1,355 9.01% 0.10%
155 1,334 3.96% 0.09%
156 1,330 9.29% 0.09%
157 1,325 10.92% 0.09%
158 1,283 5.68% 0.09%
159 1,281 12.08% 0.09%
160 1,273 12.49% 0.09%
161 1,269 2.54% 0.09%
162 1,251 9.06% 0.09%
163 1,225 11.41% 0.09%
164 1,203 7.57% 0.08%
165 1,192 5.83% 0.08%
166 1,173 7.37% 0.08%
167 1,164 6.92% 0.08%
168 1,160 2.67% 0.08%
169 1,149 8.20% 0.08%
170 1,145 3.42% 0.08%
171 1,136 4.27% 0.08%
172 1,133 8.09% 0.08%
173 1,112 6.56% 0.08%
174 1,111 11.20% 0.08%
175 1,108 5.58% 0.08%
176 1,097 21.56% 0.08%
177 1,087 11.57% 0.08%
177 1,087 4.41% 0.08%
178 1,078 6.88% 0.08%
179 1,072 5.65% 0.08%
180 1,051 3.97% 0.07%
181 1,047 11.23% 0.07%
182 1,042 13.12% 0.07%
183 1,036 17.07% 0.07%
184 1,035 4.08% 0.07%
185 1,013 5.75% 0.07%
186 1,003 8.97% 0.07%
187 999 3.48% 0.07%
188 993 4.13% 0.07%
189 983 6.14% 0.07%
189 983 4.43% 0.07%
190 979 4.53% 0.07%
191 968 8.35% 0.07%
192 939 3.16% 0.07%
193 931 21.91% 0.07%
194 914 5.57% 0.06%
195 911 6.23% 0.06%
196 903 7.47% 0.06%
197 902 7.06% 0.06%
198 897 6.86% 0.06%
199 886 3.40% 0.06%
200 877 4.60% 0.06%
201 873 4.07% 0.06%
202 858 30.37% 0.06%
203 857 5.90% 0.06%
204 855 5.74% 0.06%
205 849 17.64% 0.06%
206 848 24.39% 0.06%
207 840 18.49% 0.06%
208 833 6.49% 0.06%
209 829 15.00% 0.06%
210 823 8.74% 0.06%
211 822 7.20% 0.06%
212 818 3.00% 0.06%
213 815 8.13% 0.06%
214 796 3.42% 0.06%
215 792 14.97% 0.06%
216 769 3.42% 0.05%
217 750 2.61% 0.05%
218 749 5.27% 0.05%
219 743 8.19% 0.05%
220 737 2.91% 0.05%
221 728 4.55% 0.05%
222 725 5.68% 0.05%
223 724 6.13% 0.05%
224 722 3.92% 0.05%
225 716 6.03% 0.05%
226 707 5.45% 0.05%
227 690 5.08% 0.05%
227 690 2.66% 0.05%
228 677 11.67% 0.05%
229 675 14.65% 0.05%
230 673 7.64% 0.05%
231 669 8.53% 0.05%
232 667 7.27% 0.05%
233 664 5.33% 0.05%
234 661 6.62% 0.05%
235 660 6.91% 0.05%
236 649 3.92% 0.05%
237 648 25.90% 0.05%
238 635 4.47% 0.04%
239 631 5.71% 0.04%
240 629 2.05% 0.04%
241 610 2.29% 0.04%
242 608 8.09% 0.04%
243 606 7.65% 0.04%
243 606 5.01% 0.04%
244 604 4.53% 0.04%
245 603 3.24% 0.04%
246 601 5.48% 0.04%
246 601 4.79% 0.04%
247 597 2.56% 0.04%
248 595 2.48% 0.04%
249 594 2.12% 0.04%
250 586 3.46% 0.04%
251 582 39.54% 0.04%
252 562 6.43% 0.04%
253 561 3.39% 0.04%
254 548 4.99% 0.04%
255 546 9.10% 0.04%
256 543 27.54% 0.04%
257 539 8.34% 0.04%
257 539 6.08% 0.04%
258 533 6.66% 0.04%
259 532 5.25% 0.04%
260 531 3.56% 0.04%
260 531 8.34% 0.04%
261 528 17.36% 0.04%
262 524 5.66% 0.04%
263 523 3.24% 0.04%
264 515 5.67% 0.04%
265 514 3.27% 0.04%
266 510 5.66% 0.04%
267 506 1.71% 0.04%
268 505 3.97% 0.04%
269 501 3.68% 0.04%
270 498 5.19% 0.03%
271 490 6.72% 0.03%
272 479 10.06% 0.03%
273 475 3.81% 0.03%
273 475 8.54% 0.03%
274 463 12.22% 0.03%
275 457 7.48% 0.03%
276 445 2.87% 0.03%
277 444 3.64% 0.03%
278 443 2.88% 0.03%
279 432 1.95% 0.03%
280 430 3.06% 0.03%
281 425 7.51% 0.03%
282 421 4.99% 0.03%
283 417 9.57% 0.03%
284 416 3.58% 0.03%
285 411 6.61% 0.03%
286 407 7.88% 0.03%
287 403 1.29% 0.03%
288 401 2.14% 0.03%
289 400 6.43% 0.03%
290 390 2.36% 0.03%
291 388 1.94% 0.03%
292 375 7.52% 0.03%
293 372 4.18% 0.03%
294 369 11.80% 0.03%
295 356 3.13% 0.02%
296 354 3.89% 0.02%
297 344 5.50% 0.02%
298 339 8.53% 0.02%
299 334 7.66% 0.02%
300 330 3.89% 0.02%
301 329 12.30% 0.02%
302 328 3.30% 0.02%
302 328 21.04% 0.02%
303 326 1.96% 0.02%
304 323 1.72% 0.02%
305 320 7.09% 0.02%
305 320 4.23% 0.02%
306 318 4.27% 0.02%
306 318 7.30% 0.02%
307 313 2.45% 0.02%
308 311 4.06% 0.02%
309 304 2.23% 0.02%
310 303 4.08% 0.02%
311 300 3.22% 0.02%
311 300 1.42% 0.02%
312 294 4.43% 0.02%
313 293 2.68% 0.02%
313 293 8.46% 0.02%
314 290 6.56% 0.02%
314 290 4.45% 0.02%
315 286 15.02% 0.02%
316 285 2.49% 0.02%
316 285 3.17% 0.02%
317 282 8.60% 0.02%
318 276 2.16% 0.02%
319 272 2.89% 0.02%
320 267 3.00% 0.02%
321 266 5.14% 0.02%
322 258 2.85% 0.02%
323 252 3.91% 0.02%
323 252 2.55% 0.02%
324 247 3.73% 0.02%
325 244 5.59% 0.02%
325 244 11.12% 0.02%
326 243 2.68% 0.02%
327 241 1.39% 0.02%
328 236 4.81% 0.02%
329 231 5.45% 0.02%
330 230 3.48% 0.02%
331 227 1.28% 0.02%
332 226 7.61% 0.02%
333 222 2.02% 0.02%
334 221 6.62% 0.02%
335 212 1.88% 0.01%
336 210 2.41% 0.01%
337 209 16.90% 0.01%
338 207 1.51% 0.01%
339 205 1.14% 0.01%
340 204 4.10% 0.01%
341 203 3.67% 0.01%
341 203 2.25% 0.01%
342 201 2.60% 0.01%
343 200 6.64% 0.01%
343 200 5.28% 0.01%
344 199 3.23% 0.01%
345 198 2.24% 0.01%
345 198 7.06% 0.01%
346 197 1.81% 0.01%
346 197 4.55% 0.01%
347 189 1.91% 0.01%
347 189 33.63% 0.01%
348 188 3.12% 0.01%
348 188 5.23% 0.01%
349 185 2.37% 0.01%
349 185 11.31% 0.01%
350 184 4.79% 0.01%
350 184 2.62% 0.01%
351 177 8.63% 0.01%
351 177 4.97% 0.01%
352 175 2.76% 0.01%
353 173 2.36% 0.01%
353 173 5.35% 0.01%
354 169 1.35% 0.01%
355 168 2.63% 0.01%
356 162 4.08% 0.01%
356 162 1.42% 0.01%
357 161 1.01% 0.01%
358 157 1.76% 0.01%
359 156 1.32% 0.01%
360 150 1.41% 0.01%
361 148 1.49% 0.01%
361 148 5.89% 0.01%
362 146 2.08% 0.01%
363 142 5.76% 0.01%
364 140 2.45% 0.01%
365 135 1.46% 0.01%
366 134 2.21% 0.01%
367 131 5.68% 0.01%
368 130 0.64% 0.01%
369 128 3.58% 0.01%
370 127 3.49% 0.01%
371 126 3.15% 0.01%
372 124 2.59% 0.01%
373 123 1.59% 0.01%
373 123 2.06% 0.01%
374 119 1.47% 0.01%
374 119 5.72% 0.01%
375 117 1.25% 0.01%
375 117 1.31% 0.01%
376 112 1.81% 0.01%
377 111 1.94% 0.01%
378 109 1.46% 0.01%
378 109 2.85% 0.01%
379 107 12.59% 0.01%
379 107 2.25% 0.01%
380 106 1.44% 0.01%
381 105 3.98% 0.01%
381 105 1.66% 0.01%
382 102 1.47% 0.01%
383 100 1.86% 0.01%
383 100 3.51% 0.01%
384 98 4.38% 0.01%
385 95 2.15% 0.01%
386 93 2.40% 0.01%
387 91 3.59% 0.01%
387 91 2.95% 0.01%
388 90 1.36% 0.01%
389 88 2.26% 0.01%
390 86 1.24% 0.01%
391 85 4.50% 0.01%
391 85 6.15% 0.01%
391 85 1.07% 0.01%
392 83 2.66% 0.01%
393 81 9.68% 0.01%
393 81 2.22% 0.01%
394 79 12.02% 0.01%
395 78 2.39% 0.01%
395 78 4.78% 0.01%
396 76 1.45% 0.01%
396 76 2.20% 0.01%
397 75 2.23% 0.01%
397 75 1.64% 0.01%
397 75 1.21% 0.01%
398 73 0.69% 0.01%
399 72 4.49% 0.01%
400 70 1.52% -
400 70 3.69% -
401 69 4.26% -
402 66 3.80% -
403 65 1.95% -
403 65 2.67% -
404 64 2.46% -
405 62 5.20% -
406 60 2.41% -
407 59 2.82% -
408 58 1.16% -
408 58 2.00% -
409 56 1.60% -
410 55 1.85% -
410 55 2.84% -
411 54 0.66% -
411 54 2.83% -
412 53 0.86% -
413 52 1.11% -
413 52 1.13% -
413 52 1.79% -
414 51 0.53% -
415 50 1.64% -
416 48 2.90% -
416 48 0.37% -
417 47 1.01% -
417 47 2.76% -
418 46 2.62% -
418 46 0.70% -
418 46 3.10% -
419 44 0.81% -
419 44 2.40% -
420 43 4.20% -
420 43 0.82% -
421 42 4.98% -
421 42 0.84% -
421 42 0.83% -
421 42 0.63% -
422 41 4.03% -
423 40 2.26% -
424 39 0.77% -
425 38 2.61% -
426 37 1.85% -
427 36 0.89% -
427 36 1.43% -
428 33 6.76% -
428 33 0.52% -
429 32 1.97% -
430 31 1.43% -
430 31 0.97% -
431 30 18.99% -
431 30 3.17% -
432 28 3.46% -
433 27 3.57% -
433 27 1.15% -
434 26 2.18% -
435 24 1.56% -
435 24 1.78% -
436 22 2.76% -
437 21 0.41% -
438 20 0.27% -
438 20 0.42% -
438 20 0.46% -
438 20 0.38% -
439 19 1.02% -
439 19 1.02% -
440 16 2.93% -
441 15 1.39% -
441 15 0.86% -
442 14 0.23% -
442 14 1.63% -
442 14 0.53% -
443 13 1.95% -
443 13 1.06% -
444 12 0.68% -
444 12 1.39% -
445 11 0.27% -
446 10 0.24% -
446 10 0.31% -
447 8 0.93% -
448 7 0.26% -
448 7 1.62% -
449 6 0.13% -
450 5 0.87% -
451 4 0.21% -
452 3 1.01% -
452 3 0.29% -
452 3 0.17% -
453 2 0.18% -
453 2 0.04% -
453 2 1.57% -
454 1 0.05% -
454 1 0.08% -
454 1 0.09% -
454 1 0.20% -
454 1 0.21% -
454 1 0.09% -
454 1 0.05% -
454 1 0.12% -

List of cities with no Black Population in New Jersey

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in New Jersey have no recorded Black population*:
  • Barnegat Light
  • Carlstadt
  • Corbin City
  • Little Silver
  • Loch Arbour
  • Longport
  • Medford Lakes
  • Moonachie
  • Sea Bright
  • Seaside Heights
  • Spring Lake Heights
  • Surf City
  • Tavistock
  • Franklin township
  • Green Brook township
  • Sandyston township
  • Stillwater township
  • Walpack township
  • Pine Valley
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in New Jersey by their Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Black Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Black, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Black alone, while others identify as Black along with another race (such as Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Black .
  • We’ve used the “Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Black alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Black .
  2. % of Total New Jersey Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Black population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Black populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Black population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Black populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.