A toner including a at least a binder resin; a colorant; and a zirconium compound including zirconium and at least one of an aromatic oxycarboxylic acid and a salt thereof, wherein the zirconium compound having a main diffraction peak (A) at a Bragg (2) angle of 5.50.3 and a diffraction intensity of from 2,000 to 15,000 cps when irradiated with a specific X-ray of CuK.