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In 2025, there were 9.55 million people living in New Jersey. That makes New Jersey the 11th-most populous state, home to 2.8% of people living in the US.

9.55M

population of New Jersey (2025)

2.8%

New Jersey share of the US population (2025)
The population of New Jersey was about 5.1 times higher than it was in 1900. Between 2024 and 2025, the population of New Jersey grew by about 41,900 people.

About 9.55 million people lived in New Jersey in 2025. That's about 5.1 times more than in 1900.

Annual population estimates

What are New Jersey's age demographics?

About 1.71 million New Jersey residents were aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 18% of the state’s population compared with 18% in the US overall.
Another 2.04 million New Jersey residents, or 21.5% of the state’s population, were aged under 18. For comparison, children account for 21.6% of the US population.

A lower share of New Jersey's population is 65 and older than the US overall.

Population share by age group (2024)

What are New Jersey's racial and ethnic demographics?

A state’s population may have racial and ethnic differences compared with the US overall. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census Bureau reporting standards.
Hispanic residents make up 23.5% of New Jersey’s population, higher than the national share of 20%. New Jersey also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Asian (10.9%) than the US overall (6.5%).
In contrast, New Jersey’s non-Hispanic two or more races population accounted for 1.7%, below the 2.5% share nationwide. The non-Hispanic white population makes up 50.8% of the state, compared with 57.5% nationally.

A lower share of New Jersey's population is non-Hispanic white than the US overall.

Population share by race and ethnicity (2024)

What are New Jersey's most populous counties?

In 2024, six out of 21 counties accounted for over half of New Jersey’s population:
  • Bergen County, 978,600 (10.3% of the population)
  • Middlesex County, 890,100 (9.4%)
  • Essex County, 881,500 (9.3%)
  • Hudson County, 736,200 (7.7%)
  • Ocean County, 666,400 (7%)
  • Monmouth County, 647,500 (6.8%)

In 2024, Bergen County was the most populous county in New Jersey.

Population estimates

What are New Jersey's most populous cities?

The largest city in New Jersey is Newark with about 317,300 residents in 2024.

Cities and counties in New Jersey ranked by population

Cities and counties in New Jersey ranked by population
1.

Newark 

317,303
2.

Jersey City

302,824
3.

Paterson 

160,463
4.

Elizabeth 

140,413
5.

Trenton 

91,193
6.

Clifton 

90,322
7.

Bayonne 

74,532
8.

East Orange

71,850
9.

Camden 

71,749
10.

Passaic 

70,722

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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