Facts
- Population
- 9,500,851 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 2.3 %
- Natural change, 2023
- 25,328
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 9,289,014 (2020)
- Births
- 102,459 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.8
- Deaths
- 77,131 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 8.1
- International migration
- 107,943 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -48,148 (2023)
- Net migration
- 59,795 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 6.3
- Postal code
- NJ
- FIPS code
- 34
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,500,851 |
| 2023 | 9,379,642 |
| 2022 | 9,295,227 |
| 2021 | 9,270,541 |
| 2020 | 9,272,794 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.6 % |
| 2023 | 4.3 % |
| 2022 | 3.9 % |
| 2021 | 6.7 % |
| 2020 | 9.5 % |
Counties · 21
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergen County | 978,641 | 2.4 % | 4.3 % |
| 2 | Middlesex County | 890,119 | 3.1 % | 5.2 % |
| 3 | Essex County | 881,527 | 2.2 % | 6.3 % |
| 4 | Hudson County | 736,185 | 1.6 % | 4.7 % |
| 5 | Ocean County | 666,434 | 4.6 % | 5.3 % |
| 6 | Monmouth County | 647,520 | 0.6 % | 4.7 % |
| 7 | Union County | 594,160 | 3.3 % | 5.5 % |
| 8 | Camden County | 533,988 | 2.0 % | 5.7 % |
| 9 | Passaic County | 526,597 | 0.3 % | 6.0 % |
| 10 | Morris County | 523,053 | 2.7 % | 4.4 % |
| 11 | Burlington County | 475,515 | 3.0 % | 4.8 % |
| 12 | Mercer County | 392,138 | 1.2 % | 5.3 % |
| 13 | Somerset County | 357,467 | 3.5 % | 4.5 % |
| 14 | Gloucester County | 311,783 | 3.1 % | 5.1 % |
| 15 | Atlantic County | 279,114 | 1.7 % | 6.7 % |
| 16 | Cumberland County | 155,678 | 1.0 % | 8.1 % |
| 17 | Sussex County | 147,444 | 2.2 % | 5.0 % |
| 18 | Hunterdon County | 131,708 | 2.1 % | 4.2 % |
| 19 | Warren County | 112,031 | 2.2 % | 5.0 % |
| 20 | Cape May County | 93,875 | -1.5 % | 9.2 % |
| 21 | Salem County | 65,874 | 1.6 % | 6.8 % |