New Jersey - wikipedia New Jersey This article is about the U.S. state of New Jersey. For other uses, see New Jersey ( disambiguation ). `` NJ '' redirects here. For other uses, see NJ ( disambiguation ). State of New Jersey Flag Seal Nickname ( s ) : The Garden State Motto ( s ) : Liberty and prosperity Official language None Spoken languages English ( only ) 69.4 % Spanish 15.9 % Indic 2.7 % Chinese 1.5 % Korean 1.1 % French 0.97 % Tagalog 0.94 % Portuguese 0.91 % Italian 0.83 % Arabic 0.76 % Polish 0.72 % Russian 0.57 % Demonym New Jerseyan ( official ), New Jerseyite Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Largest metro Greater New York Area Ranked 47th Total 8,722.58 sq mi ( 22,591.38 km ) Width 70 miles ( 112 km ) Length 170 miles ( 273 km ) % water 15.7 Latitude 38 ° 56 ′ N to 41 ° 21 ′ N Longitude 73 ° 54 ′ W to 75 ° 34 ′ W Population Ranked 11th Total 9,032,872 ( 2018 est. ) Density 1210.10 / sq mi ( 467 / km ) Ranked 1st Median household income $68,357 ( 7th ) Elevation Highest point High Point 1,803 ft ( 549.6 m ) Mean 250 ft ( 80 m ) Lowest point Atlantic Ocean Sea level Before statehood Province of New Jersey Admission to Union December 18, 1787 ( 3rd ) Governor Phil Murphy ( D ) Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver ( D ) Legislature New Jersey Legislature Upper house Senate Lower house General Assembly U.S. Senators Bob Menendez ( D ) Cory Booker ( D ) U.S. House delegation 7 Democrats 5 Republicans ( list ) Time zone Eastern : UTC - 5 / - 4 ISO 3166 US - NJ Abbreviations NJ, N.J. Website www.nj.gov show New Jersey state symbols The Flag of New Jersey The Seal of New Jersey Living insignia Bird Eastern goldfinch Fish Brook trout Flower Viola sororia Insect Western honey bee Mammal Horse Tree Quercus rubra ( northern red oak ), dogwood ( memorial tree ) Inanimate insignia Colors Buff and blue Dance None Folk dance Square dance Food Northern highbush blueberry ( state fruit ) Fossil Hadrosaurus foulkii Motto Liberty and prosperity Nickname The Garden State Soil Downer Song None State route marker State quarter Released in 1999 Lists of United States state symbols New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States. It is a peninsula, bordered on the north and east by the state of New York ; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean ; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania ; and on the southwest by the Delaware Bay and Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth - smallest state by area but the 11th-most populous, with 9 million residents as of 2017, and the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. New Jersey lies completely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia and is the third - wealthiest state by median household income as of 2016. New Jersey was inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, with historical tribes such as the Lenape along the coast. In the early 17th century, the Dutch and the Swedes made the first European settlements in the state. The English later seized control of the region, naming it the Province of New Jersey after the largest of the Channel Islands, Jersey, and granting it as a colony to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton. New Jersey was the site of several decisive battles during the American Revolutionary War in the 18th century. In the 19th century, factories in cities ( known as the `` Big Six '' ), Camden, Paterson, Newark, Trenton, Jersey City, and Elizabeth helped to drive the Industrial Revolution. New Jersey 's geographic location at the center of the Northeast megalopolis, between Boston and New York City to the northeast, and Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., to the southwest, fueled its rapid growth through the process of suburbanization in the second half of the 20th century. In the first decades of the 21st century, this suburbanization began reverting with the consolidation of New Jersey 's culturally diverse populace toward more urban settings within the state, with towns home to commuter rail stations outpacing the population growth of more automobile - oriented suburbs since 2008. Contents 1 History 1.1 Colonial era 1.2 Revolutionary War era 1.3 19th century 1.4 20th century 1.5 21st century 2 Geography 2.1 National parks, monuments, and historic landmarks 2.2 Climate 3 Demographics 3.1 State population 3.2 Birth data 3.3 Languages 3.4 Religion 3.5 Settlements 3.6 Wealth 4 Economy 4.1 Affluence 4.2 Fiscal policy 4.3 Federal taxation disparity 4.4 Industries 4.4. 1 Tourism 4.4. 2 Gambling 4.5 Natural resources 5 Education 6 Culture 6.1 General 6.2 Cuisine 6.3 Music 6.4 In comics and video games 7 Media 7.1 Newspapers 7.2 Radio stations 7.3 Television and film 8 Transportation 8.1 Roadways 8.2 Airports 8.3 Rail and bus 8.4 Ferries 9 Government and politics 9.1 Executive 9.2 Legislative 9.3 Judicial 9.4 Counties 9.5 Municipalities 9.5. 1 Forms of municipal government 9.6 Politics 9.6. 1 Social attitudes and issues 9.6. 2 Elections 9.6. 3 Capital punishment 10 Points of interest 10.1 Museums 10.2 Entertainment and concert venues 10.3 Theme parks 10.4 Jersey Shore 11 Sports 11.1 Professional sports 11.2 College sports 11.3 High - school sports 12 State symbols 13 Notable people 14 See also 15 References 16 External links 16.1 State government 16.2 U.S. government 16.3 Other History Main article : History of New Jersey Around 180 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period, New Jersey bordered North Africa. The pressure of the collision between North America and Africa gave rise to the Appalachian Mountains. Around 18,000 years ago, the Ice Age resulted in glaciers that reached New Jersey. As the glaciers retreated, they left behind Lake Passaic, as well as many rivers, swamps, and gorges. New Jersey was originally settled by Native Americans, with the Lenni - Lenape being dominant at the time of contact. Scheyichbi is the Lenape name for the land that is now New Jersey. The Lenape were several autonomous groups that practiced maize agriculture in order to supplement their hunting and gathering in the region surrounding the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River, and western Long Island Sound. The Lenape society was divided into matrilinear clans that were based upon common female ancestors. These clans were organized into three distinct phratries identified by their animal sign : Turtle, Turkey, and Wolf. They first encountered the Dutch in the early 17th century, and their primary relationship with the Europeans was through fur trade. Colonial era Main article : Colonial history of New Jersey The relative location of the New Netherland and New Sweden settlements in eastern North America The Dutch became the first Europeans to lay claim to lands in New Jersey. The Dutch colony of New Netherland consisted of parts of modern Middle Atlantic states. Although the European principle of land ownership was not recognized by the Lenape, Dutch West India Company policy required its colonists to purchase the land that they settled. The first to do so was Michiel Pauw who established a patronship called Pavonia in 1630 along the North River which eventually became the Bergen. Peter Minuit 's purchase of lands along the Delaware River established the colony of New Sweden. The entire region became a territory of England on June 24, 1664, after an English fleet under the command of Colonel Richard Nicolls sailed into what is today New York Harbor and took control of Fort Amsterdam, annexing the entire province. During the English Civil War, the Channel Island of Jersey remained loyal to the British Crown and gave sanctuary to the King. It was from the Royal Square in Saint Helier that Charles II of England was proclaimed King in 1649, following the execution of his father, Charles I. The North American lands were divided by Charles II, who gave his brother, the Duke of York ( later King James II ), the region between New England and Maryland as a proprietary colony ( as opposed to a royal colony ). James then granted the land between the Hudson River and the Delaware River ( the land that would become New Jersey ) to two friends who had remained loyal through the English Civil War : Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley of Stratton. The area was named the Province of New Jersey. Since the state 's inception, New Jersey has been characterized by ethnic and religious diversity. New England Congregationalists settled alongside Scots Presbyterians and Dutch Reformed migrants. While the majority of residents lived in towns with individual landholdings of 100 acres ( 40 ha ), a few rich proprietors owned vast estates. English Quakers and Anglicans owned large landholdings. Unlike Plymouth Colony, Jamestown and other colonies, New Jersey was populated by a secondary wave of immigrants who came from other colonies instead of those who migrated directly from Europe. New Jersey remained agrarian and rural throughout the colonial era, and commercial farming developed sporadically. Some townships, such as Burlington on the Delaware River and Perth Amboy, emerged as important ports for shipping to New York City and Philadelphia. The colony 's fertile lands and tolerant religious policy drew more settlers, and New Jersey 's population had increased to 120,000 by 1775. Settlement for the first 10 years of English rule took place along Hackensack River and Arthur Kill -- settlers came primarily from New York and New England. On March 18, 1673, Berkeley sold his half of the colony to Quakers in England, who settled the Delaware Valley region as a Quaker colony. ( William Penn acted as trustee for the lands for a time. ) New Jersey was governed very briefly as two distinct provinces, East and West Jersey, for 28 years between 1674 and 1702, at times part of the Province of New York or Dominion of New England. In 1702, the two provinces were reunited under a royal governor, rather than a proprietary one. Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury, became the first governor of the colony as a royal colony. Britain believed that he was an ineffective and corrupt ruler, taking bribes and speculating on land. In 1708 he was recalled to England. New Jersey was then ruled by the governors of New York, but this infuriated the settlers of New Jersey, who accused those governors of favoritism to New York. Judge Lewis Morris led the case for a separate governor, and was appointed governor by King George II in 1738. Revolutionary War era Main article : New Jersey in the American Revolution New Jersey was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. The New Jersey Constitution of 1776 was passed July 2, 1776, just two days before the Second Continental Congress declared American Independence from Great Britain. It was an act of the Provincial Congress, which made itself into the State Legislature. To reassure neutrals, it provided that it would become void if New Jersey reached reconciliation with Great Britain. New Jersey representatives Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, and Abraham Clark were among those who signed the United States Declaration of Independence. Washington Crossing the Delaware during the New York and New Jersey campaign, winter 1777 During the American Revolutionary War, British and American armies crossed New Jersey numerous times, and several pivotal battles took place in the state. Because of this, New Jersey today is often referred to as `` The Crossroads of the American Revolution. '' The winter quarters of the Continental Army were established there twice by General George Washington in Morristown, which has been called `` The Military Capital of the American Revolution ''. George Washington rallying his troops at the Battle of Princeton On the night of December 25 -- 26, 1776, the Continental Army under George Washington crossed the Delaware River. After the crossing, he surprised and defeated the Hessian troops in the Battle of Trenton. Slightly more than a week after victory at Trenton, American forces gained an important victory by stopping General Cornwallis 's charges at the Second Battle of Trenton. By evading Cornwallis 's army, Washington made a surprise attack on Princeton and successfully defeated the British forces there on January 3, 1777. Emanuel Leutze 's painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware became an icon of the Revolution. American forces under Washington met the forces under General Henry Clinton at the Battle of Monmouth in an indecisive engagement in June 1778. Washington attempted to take the British column by surprise ; when the British army attempted to flank the Americans, the Americans retreated in disorder. The ranks were later reorganized and withstood the British charges. In the summer of 1783, the Continental Congress met in Nassau Hall at Princeton University, making Princeton the nation 's capital for four months. It was there that the Continental Congress learned of the signing of the Treaty of Paris ( 1783 ), which ended the war. On December 18, 1787, New Jersey became the third state to ratify the United States Constitution, which was overwhelmingly popular in New Jersey, as it prevented New York and Pennsylvania from charging tariffs on goods imported from Europe. On November 20, 1789, the state became the first in the newly formed Union to ratify the Bill of Rights. The 1776 New Jersey State Constitution gave the vote to `` all inhabitants '' who had a certain level of wealth. This included women and blacks, but not married women, because they could not own property separately from their husbands. Both sides, in several elections, claimed that the other side had had unqualified women vote and mocked them for use of `` petticoat electors '', whether entitled to vote or not ; on the other hand, both parties passed Voting Rights Acts. In 1807, the legislature passed a bill interpreting the constitution to mean universal white male suffrage, excluding paupers ; the constitution was itself an act of the legislature and not enshrined as the modern constitution. 19th century Main article : New Jersey in the 19th century On February 15, 1804, New Jersey became the last northern state to abolish new slavery and enacted legislation that slowly phased out existing slavery. This led to a gradual decrease of the slave population. By the close of the Civil War, about a dozen African Americans in New Jersey were still held in bondage. New Jersey voters initially refused to ratify the constitutional amendments banning slavery and granting rights to the United States ' black population. A map of the 107 - mile long Morris Canal across northern New Jersey Industrialization accelerated in the northern part of the state following completion of the Morris Canal in 1831. The canal allowed for coal to be brought from eastern Pennsylvania 's Lehigh Valley to northern New Jersey 's growing industries in Paterson, Newark, and Jersey City. In 1844, the second state constitution was ratified and brought into effect. Counties thereby became districts for the State Senate, and some realignment of boundaries ( including the creation of Mercer County ) immediately followed. This provision was retained in the 1947 Constitution, but was overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1962 by the decision Baker v. Carr. While the Governorship was stronger than under the 1776 constitution, the constitution of 1844 created many offices that were not responsible to him, or to the people, and it gave him a three - year term, but he could not succeed himself. New Jersey was one of the few Union states ( the others being Delaware and Kentucky ) to select a candidate other than Abraham Lincoln twice in national elections, and sided with Stephen Douglas ( 1860 ) and George B. McClellan ( 1864 ) during their campaigns. McClellan, a native Philadelphian, had New Jersey ties and formally resided in New Jersey at the time ; he later became Governor of New Jersey ( 1878 -- 81 ). ( In New Jersey, the factions of the Democratic party managed an effective coalition in 1860. ) During the American Civil War, the state was led first by Republican Governor Charles Smith Olden, then by Democrat Joel Parker. During the course of the war, over 80,000 from the state enlisted in the Northern army ; unlike many states, including some Northern ones, no battle was fought there. View of state 's largest city, Newark, in 1874 In the Industrial Revolution, cities like Paterson grew and prospered. Previously, the economy had been largely agrarian, which was problematically subject to crop failures and poor soil. This caused a shift to a more industrialized economy, one based on manufactured commodities such as textiles and silk. Inventor Thomas Edison also became an important figure of the Industrial Revolution, having been granted 1,093 patents, many of which for inventions he developed while working in New Jersey. Edison 's facilities, first at Menlo Park and then in West Orange, are considered perhaps the first research centers in the U.S. Christie Street in Menlo Park was the first thoroughfare in the world to have electric lighting. Transportation was greatly improved as locomotion and steamboats were introduced to New Jersey. Iron mining was also a leading industry during the middle to late 19th century. Bog iron pits in the southern New Jersey Pinelands were among the first sources of iron for the new nation. Mines such as Mt. Hope, Mine Hill and the Rockaway Valley Mines created a thriving industry. Mining generated the impetus for new towns and was one of the driving forces behind the need for the Morris Canal. Zinc mines were also a major industry, especially the Sterling Hill Mine. Thomas Edison in his laboratory, West Orange, New Jersey, 1901 20th century Main article : New Jersey in the 20th century New Jersey prospered through the Roaring Twenties. The first Miss America Pageant was held in 1921 in Atlantic City, the Holland Tunnel connecting Jersey City to Manhattan opened in 1927, and the first drive - in movie was shown in 1933 in Camden. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the state offered begging licenses to unemployed residents, the zeppelin airship Hindenburg crashed in flames over Lakehurst, and the SS Morro Castle beached itself near Asbury Park after going up in flames while at sea. Through both World Wars, New Jersey was a center for war production, especially in naval construction, notably at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. Battleships, cruisers, and destroyers were made in the state. New Jersey manufactured 6.8 percent of total United States military armaments produced during World War II, ranking fifth among the 48 states. In addition, Fort Dix ( 1917 ) ( originally called `` Camp Dix '' ), Camp Merritt ( 1917 ) and Camp Kilmer ( 1941 ) were all constructed to house and train American soldiers through both World Wars. New Jersey also became a principal location for defense in the Cold War. Fourteen Nike Missile stations were constructed, especially for the defense of New York City and Philadelphia. PT - 109, a motor torpedo boat commanded by Lt. ( j.g. ) John F. Kennedy in World War II, was built at the Elco Boatworks in Bayonne. The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise ( CV - 6 ) was briefly docked at the Military Ocean Terminal in Bayonne in the 1950s before she was sent to Kearney to be scrapped. In 1962, the world 's first nuclear - powered cargo ship, the NS Savannah, was launched at Camden. Marchers in Camden, New Jersey demanding jobs during the Great Depression, c. 1935 In 1951, the New Jersey Turnpike opened, permitting fast travel by car and truck between North Jersey ( and metropolitan New York ) and South Jersey ( and metropolitan Philadelphia ). In the 1960s, race riots erupted in many of the industrial cities of North Jersey. The first race riots in New Jersey occurred in Jersey City on August 2, 1964. Several others ensued in 1967, in Newark and Plainfield. Other riots followed the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in April 1968, just as in the rest of the country. A riot occurred in Camden in 1971. As a result of an order from the New Jersey Supreme Court to fund schools equitably, the New Jersey legislature passed an income tax bill in 1976. Prior to this bill, the state had no income tax. 21st century Main article : New Jersey in the 21st century In the early part of the 2000s, two light rail systems were opened : the Hudson -- Bergen Light Rail in Hudson County and the River Line between Camden and Trenton. The intent of these projects were to encourage transit - oriented development in North Jersey and South Jersey, respectively. The HBLR in particular was credited with a revitalization of Hudson County and Jersey City in particular. Urban revitalization has continued in North Jersey in the 21st century. As of 2014, Jersey City 's Census - estimated population was 262,146, with the largest population increase of any municipality in New Jersey since 2010, representing an increase of 5.9 % from the 2010 United States Census, when the city 's population was enumerated at 247,597. In 2010, Newark experienced its first population increase since the 1950s. Geography High Point Monument as seen from Lake Marcia at High Point, Sussex County, the highest elevation in New Jersey at 1803 feet above sea level. New Jersey shares the Delaware Water Gap with neighboring Pennsylvania Kitty Ann Mountain soars above Kinnelone at an altitude of 1159 and is also the most is the most prominent mountain in New Jersey at an prominence of 859. Sunset at Cape May on the Jersey Shore Part of the Palisades Interstate Park, the cliffs of the New Jersey Palisades overlook the Hudson River The New Jersey Botanical Garden at Skylands in Ringwood State Park, Passaic and Bergen counties South Mountain Reservation in Millburn, Essex County The Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, dedicated as a U.S. National Park in November 2011, incorporates one of the largest waterfalls in the eastern United States. Main article : Geography of New Jersey See also : List of counties in New Jersey and Metropolitan Statistical Areas of New Jersey New Jersey is bordered on the north and northeast by New York ( parts of which are across the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, the Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, and the Arthur Kill ) ; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean ; on the southwest by Delaware across Delaware Bay ; and on the west by Pennsylvania across the Delaware River. New Jersey is often broadly divided into three geographic regions : North Jersey, Central Jersey, and South Jersey. Some New Jersey residents do not consider Central Jersey a region in its own right, but others believe it is a separate geographic and cultural area from the North and South. Within those regions are five distinct areas, based upon natural geography and population concentration. Northeastern New Jersey lies closest to Manhattan in New York City, and up to a million residents commute daily into the city for work, often via public transportation. Northwestern New Jersey, is more wooded, rural, and mountainous. The Jersey Shore, along the Atlantic Coast in Central and South Jersey, has its own unique natural, residential, and cultural characteristics owing to its location by the ocean. The Delaware Valley includes the southwestern counties of the state, which reside within the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. The Pine Barrens region is in the southern interior of New Jersey. Covered rather extensively by mixed pine and oak forest, it has a much lower population density than much of the rest of the state. The federal Office of Management and Budget divides New Jersey 's counties into seven Metropolitan Statistical Areas, with sixteen counties included in either the New York City or Philadelphia metro areas. Four counties have independent metro areas, and Warren County is part of the Pennsylvania - based Lehigh Valley metro area. New Jersey is also at the center of the Northeast megalopolis. High Point, in Montague Township, Sussex County, is the state 's highest elevation, at 1,803 feet ( 550 m ). The Palisades are a line of steep cliffs on the west side of the Hudson River, in Bergen and Hudson Counties. Major rivers include the Hudson, Delaware, Raritan, Passaic, Hackensack, Rahway, Musconetcong, Mullica, Rancocas, Manasquan, Maurice, and Toms rivers. National parks, monuments, and historic landmarks Appalachian National Scenic Trail Delaware National Scenic River Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Ellis Island National Monument Gateway National Recreation Area in Monmouth County Great Egg Harbor River Morristown National Historical Park in Morristown New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange Prominent geographic features include : Delaware Water Gap Great Bay Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Highlands Hudson Palisades Meadowlands Pine Barrens South Mountain Climate There are two climatic conditions in the state. The south, central, and northeast parts of the state have a humid subtropical climate, while the northwest has a humid continental climate ( microthermal ), with much cooler temperatures due to higher elevation. New Jersey receives between 2,400 and 2,800 hours of sunshine annually. Summers are typically hot and humid, with statewide average high temperatures of 82 -- 87 ° F ( 28 -- 31 ° C ) and lows of 60 -- 69 ° F ( 16 -- 21 ° C ) ; however, temperatures exceed 90 ° F ( 32 ° C ) on average 25 days each summer, exceeding 100 ° F ( 38 ° C ) in some years. Winters are usually cold, with average high temperatures of 34 -- 43 ° F ( 1 -- 6 ° C ) and lows of 16 to 28 ° F ( − 9 to − 2 ° C ) for most of the state, but temperatures could, for brief periods, fall below 10 ° F ( − 12 ° C ) and occasionally rise above 50 ° F ( 10 ° C ). Northwestern parts of the state have significantly colder winters with sub-0 ° F ( − 18 ° C ) being an almost annual occurrence. Spring and autumn may feature wide temperature variations, with lower humidity than summer. The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone classification ranges from 6 in the northwest of the state, to 7B near Cape May. All - time temperature extremes recorded in New Jersey include 110 ° F ( 43 ° C ) on July 10, 1936 in Runyon, Middlesex County and − 34 ° F ( − 37 ° C ) on January 5, 1904 in River Vale, Bergen County. Average annual precipitation ranges from 43 to 51 inches ( 1,100 to 1,300 mm ), uniformly spread through the year. Average snowfall per winter season ranges from 10 -- 15 inches ( 25 -- 38 cm ) in the south and near the seacoast, 15 -- 30 inches ( 38 -- 76 cm ) in the northeast and central part of the state, to about 40 -- 50 inches ( 1.0 -- 1.3 m ) in the northwestern highlands, but this often varies considerably from year to year. Precipitation falls on an average of 120 days a year, with 25 to 30 thunderstorms, most of which occur during the summer. During winter and early spring, New Jersey can experience `` nor'easters '', which are capable of causing blizzards or flooding throughout the northeastern United States. Hurricanes and tropical storms ( such as Tropical Storm Floyd in 1999 ), tornadoes, and earthquakes are rare, although New Jersey was severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 with the storm making landfall in the state at 90 mph. Average high and low temperatures in various cities of New Jersey ° C ( ° F ) City Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Sussex 1 / − 9 ( 34 / 16 ) 3 / − 8 ( 38 / 18 ) 8 / − 4 ( 47 / 26 ) 15 / 2 ( 59 / 36 ) 21 / 7 ( 70 / 45 ) 25 / 12 ( 78 / 55 ) 28 / 16 ( 82 / 60 ) 27 / 14 ( 81 / 58 ) 23 / 10 ( 73 / 50 ) 17 / 4 ( 62 / 38 ) 11 / − 1 ( 51 / 31 ) 4 / − 6 ( 39 / 22 ) Newark 4 / − 4 ( 39 / 24 ) 6 / − 3 ( 42 / 27 ) 10 / 1 ( 51 / 34 ) 17 / 7 ( 62 / 44 ) 22 / 12 ( 72 / 53 ) 28 / 17 ( 82 / 63 ) 30 / 20 ( 86 / 69 ) 29 / 20 ( 84 / 68 ) 25 / 15 ( 77 / 60 ) 18 / 9 ( 65 / 48 ) 13 / 4 ( 55 / 39 ) 6 / − 1 ( 44 / 30 ) Kinnelone 0 / − 8 ( 35 / 15 ) 2 / − 8 ( 37 / 18 ) 7 / - 4 ( 46 / 26 ) 16 / 2 ( 60 / 36 ) 21 / 7 ( 69 / 45 ) 24 / 12 ( 76 / 66 ) 28 / 16 ( 83 / 60 ) 27 / 14 ( 81 / 58 ) 23 / 10 ( 73 / 50 ) 16 / 4 ( 60 / 38 ) 11 / - 2 ( 51 / 29 ) 4 / − 6 ( 39 / 22 ) Atlantic City 5 / − 2 ( 42 / 29 ) 6 / − 1 ( 44 / 31 ) 10 / 3 ( 50 / 37 ) 14 / 8 ( 58 / 46 ) 19 / 13 ( 67 / 55 ) 24 / 18 ( 76 / 64 ) 27 / 21 ( 81 / 70 ) 27 / 21 ( 80 / 70 ) 24 / 18 ( 75 / 64 ) 18 / 11 ( 65 / 53 ) 13 / 6 ( 56 / 43 ) 8 / 1 ( 46 / 34 ) Cape May 6 / − 2 ( 42 / 28 ) 7 / − 2 ( 44 / 29 ) 11 / 2 ( 51 / 35 ) 16 / 7 ( 61 / 44 ) 21 / 12 ( 70 / 53 ) 26 / 17 ( 79 / 63 ) 29 / 20 ( 85 / 68 ) 29 / 19 ( 83 / 67 ) 25 / 16 ( 78 / 61 ) 19 / 9 ( 67 / 50 ) 14 / 4 ( 57 / 41 ) 8 / 0 ( 47 / 32 ) Demographics Historical population Census Pop. % ± 1790 184,139 -- 1800 211,149 14.7 % 1810 245,562 16.3 % 1820 277,575 13.0 % 1830 320,823 15.6 % 1840 373,306 16.4 % 1850 489,555 31.1 % 1860 672,035 37.3 % 1870 906,096 34.8 % 1880 1,131,116 24.8 % 1890 1,444,933 27.7 % 1900 1,883,669 30.4 % 1910 2,537,167 34.7 % 1920 3,155,900 24.4 % 1930 4,041,334 28.1 % 1940 4,160,165 2.9 % 1950 4,835,329 16.2 % 1960 6,066,782 25.5 % 1970 7,168,164 18.2 % 1980 7,364,823 2.7 % 1990 7,730,188 5.0 % 2000 8,414,350 8.9 % 8,791,894 4.5 % Est. 2017 9,005,644 2.4 % Source : 1910 -- 2010 2017 Estimate New Jersey population distribution State population The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of New Jersey was 8,958,013 on July 1, 2015, a 1.89 % increase since the 2010 United States Census. Residents of New Jersey are most commonly referred to as `` New Jerseyans '' or, less commonly, as `` New Jerseyites ''. As of the 2010 census, there were 8,791,894 people residing in the state. The racial makeup of the state was : 68.6 % White American 13.7 % African American 8.3 % Asian American 0.3 % Native American 2.7 % Multiracial American 6.4 % other races 17.7 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino ( of any race ). New Jersey Racial Breakdown of Population hide Racial composition 1970 1990 2000 White 88.6 % 79.3 % 72.5 % 68.6 % Black 10.7 % 13.4 % 13.6 % 13.7 % Asian 0.3 % 3.5 % 5.7 % 8.3 % Native 0.1 % 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.3 % Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander -- -- -- -- Other race 0.3 % 3.6 % 5.4 % 6.4 % Two or more races -- -- 2.5 % 2.7 % Non-Hispanic Whites were 58.9 % of the population in 2011, down from 85 % in 1970. In 2010, undocumented immigrants constituted an estimated 6.4 % of the population. This was the fourth highest percentage of any state in the country. There were an estimated 550,000 illegal immigrants in the state in 2010. The United States Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2015, estimated New Jersey 's population at 8,958,013, which represents an increase of 166,119, or 1.89 %, since the last census in 2010. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 343,965 people ( that is, 933,185 births minus 589,220 deaths ) and a decrease due to net migration of 53,930 people out of the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 384,687 people, and migration within the country produced a net loss of 438,617 people. As of 2005, there were 1.6 million foreign - born living in the state ( accounting for 19.2 % of the population ). As of 2010, New Jersey is the eleventh-most populous state in the United States, and the most densely populated, at 1,185 residents per square mile ( 458 per km ), with most of the population residing in the counties surrounding New York City, Philadelphia, and along the eastern Jersey Shore, while the extreme southern and northwestern counties are relatively less dense overall. It is also the second wealthiest state according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The center of population for New Jersey is located in Middlesex County, in the town of Milltown, just east of the New Jersey Turnpike. New Jersey is home to more scientists and engineers per square mile than anywhere else in the world. On October 21, 2013, same - sex marriages commenced in New Jersey. Race and ethnicity New Jersey is one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse states in the country. As of 2011, 56.4 % of New Jersey 's children under the age of one belonged to racial or ethnic minority groups, meaning that they had at least one parent who was not non-Hispanic white. It has the second largest Jewish population by percentage ( after New York ) ; the second largest Muslim population by percentage ( after Michigan ) ; the largest population of Peruvian Americans in the United States ; the largest population of Cubans outside of Florida ; the third highest Asian population by percentage ; and the third highest Italian population by percentage, according to the 2000 Census. African Americans, Hispanics ( Puerto Ricans and Dominicans ), West Indians, Arabs, and Brazilian and Portuguese Americans are also high in number. New Jersey has the third highest Asian Indian population of any state by absolute numbers and the highest by percentage, with Bergen County home to America 's largest Malayali community. Overall, New Jersey has the third largest Korean population, with Bergen County home to the highest Korean concentration per capita of any U.S. county ( 6.9 % in 2011 ). New Jersey also has the fourth largest Filipino population, and fourth largest Chinese population, per the 2010 U.S. Census. The five largest ethnic groups in 2000 were : Italian ( 17.9 % ), Irish ( 15.9 % ), African ( 13.6 % ), German ( 12.6 % ), Polish ( 6.9 % ). Newark was the fourth poorest of U.S. cities with over 250,000 residents in 2008, but New Jersey as a whole had the second - highest median household income as of 2014. This is largely because so much of New Jersey consists of suburbs, most of them affluent, of New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey is also the most densely populated state, and the only state that has had every one of its counties deemed `` urban '' as defined by the Census Bureau 's Combined Statistical Area. Bergen County is home to all of the nation 's top ten municipalities by percentage of Korean population, led by Palisades Park ( above ), a borough where Koreans comprise the majority ( 52 % ) of the population. India Square, Jersey City, known as Little Bombay, home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere. Immigrants from India constituted the largest foreign - born nationality in New Jersey in 2013. Metropolitan statistical areas and divisions of New Jersey. The New York City Metropolitan Area includes the counties shaded in blue hues, as well as Mercer and Warren counties, the latter representing part of the Lehigh Valley. Counties shaded in green hues, as well as Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland counties, belong to the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. In 2010, 6.2 % of its population was reported as under age 5, 23.5 % under 18, and 13.5 % were 65 or older ; and females made up approximately 51.3 % of the population. A study by the Pew Research Center found that in 2013, New Jersey was the only U.S. state in which immigrants born in India constituted the largest foreign - born nationality, representing roughly 10 % of all foreign - born residents in the state. For further information on various ethnic groups and neighborhoods prominently featured within New Jersey, see the following articles : Indians in the New York City metropolitan region Chinese in the New York City metropolitan region List of U.S. cities with significant Korean American populations Filipinos in the New York City metropolitan region Filipinos in New Jersey Russians in the New York City metropolitan region Bergen County Jersey City India Square in Jersey City, home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere Ironbound, a Portuguese and Brazilian enclave in Newark Five Corners, a Filipino enclave in Jersey City Havana on the Hudson, a Cuban enclave in Hudson County Koreatown, Fort Lee, a Korean enclave in southeast Bergen County Koreatown, Palisades Park, also a Korean enclave in southeast Bergen County Little Bangladesh, a Bangladeshi enclave in Paterson Little Istanbul, also known as Little Ramallah, a Middle Eastern enclave in Paterson Little Lima, a Peruvian enclave in Paterson Birth Data As of 2011, 56.4 % of New Jersey 's population younger than age 1 were minorities ( meaning that they had at least one parent who was not non-Hispanic white ). Note : Births in table do n't add up, because Hispanics are counted both by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall number. Live Births by Single Race / Ethnicity of Mother Race 2013 2014 2015 2016 White : 71,729 ( 69.9 % ) 71,033 ( 68.8 % ) 72,400 ( 70.2 % )... > Non-Hispanic White 48,018 ( 46.8 % ) 48,196 ( 46.6 % ) 47,425 ( 46.0 % ) 46,076 ( 44.9 % ) Black 19,139 ( 18.7 % ) 20,102 ( 19.4 % ) 18,363 ( 17.8 % ) 13,870 ( 13.5 % ) Asian 11,511 ( 11.2 % ) 11,977 ( 11.6 % ) 12,192 ( 11.8 % ) 12,053 ( 11.7 % ) American Indian 196 ( 0.2 % ) 193 ( 0.2 % ) 172 ( 0.2 % ) 62 ( 0.0 % ) Hispanic ( of any race ) 27,251 ( 26.6 % ) 27,267 ( 26.4 % ) 27,919 ( 27.1 % ) 28,083 ( 27.3 % ) Total New Jersey 102,575 ( 100 % ) 103,305 ( 100 % ) 103,127 ( 100 % ) 102,647 ( 100 % ) Since 2016, data for births of White Hispanic origin are not collected, but included in one Hispanic group ; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Languages Top 10 Non-English Languages Spoken in New Jersey Language Percentage of population ( as of 2010 ) Spanish 14.59 % Chinese ( including Cantonese and Mandarin ) 1.23 % Italian 1.06 % Portuguese 1.06 % Filipino 0.96 % Korean 0.89 % Gujarati 0.83 % Polish 0.79 % Hindi 0.71 % Arabic 0.62 % Russian 0.56 % As of 2010, 71.31 % ( 5,830,812 ) of New Jersey residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a primary language, while 14.59 % ( 1,193,261 ) spoke Spanish, 1.23 % ( 100,217 ) Chinese ( which includes Cantonese and Mandarin ), 1.06 % ( 86,849 ) Italian, 1.06 % ( 86,486 ) Portuguese, 0.96 % ( 78,627 ) Tagalog, and Korean was spoken as a main language by 0.89 % ( 73,057 ) of the population over the age of five. In total, 28.69 % ( 2,345,644 ) of New Jersey 's population age 5 and older spoke a mother language other than English. A diverse collection of languages has since evolved amongst the state 's population, given that New Jersey has become cosmopolitan and is home to ethnic enclaves of non-English - speaking communities : Albanian -- Paterson, Garfield Arabic -- Paterson, Jersey City Armenian -- Bergen County Bahasa Indonesia -- Gloucester City, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union counties Bengali -- Paterson Cantonese Farsi Greek Gujarati Hebrew Hindi -- Jersey City, Edison, Iselin, Mount Laurel, Cherry Hill, Princeton, Robbinsville Italian - widespread across the state especially in Camden County, Essex, and Bergen counties. Japanese -- Edgewater and Fort Lee boroughs in Bergen County Kannada Korean -- Bergen County ( numerous municipalities ) ; Cherry Hill Macedonian -- Bergen County Malayalam -- Bergen County Mandarin Chinese Marathi Polish -- Bergen County ( Garfield, Wallington ) ; Mercer County ( Top Road, Lawrence Township, Hopewell ) ; Linden Portuguese -- Ironbound section of Newark ; Elizabeth Punjabi Russian -- Fair Lawn borough of Bergen County, Princeton area and Mercer County Spanish - widespread across the state. Tagalog Tamil Telugu Turkish -- Little Istanbul section of Paterson, Mount Ephraim ( which has a large, vibrant and growing Turkish Community ), Delran, Cherry Hill Ukrainian Urdu - Mount Ephraim has a significant amount of residents of Pakistani origin. Vietnamese -- Atlantic City, Camden / Cherry Hill, Edison Township, Jersey City Yiddish -- Lakewood Township, Ocean County High - rise residential complexes in the borough of Fort Lee, Bergen County Paterson, known as the `` Silk City '', has become a prime destination for an internationally diverse pool of immigrants, with at least 52 distinct ethnic groups. Skyscrapers in Jersey City, one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world. Federal Courthouse in Camden, which is connected to Philadelphia via the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the background Religion See also : Category : Religion in New Jersey. Religion in New Jersey ( 2014 ) religion percent Catholic 34 % Protestant 31 % No religion 18 % Jewish 6 % Hindu 3 % Muslim 3 % Mormon 1 % Eastern Orthodox 1 % Jehovah 's Witness 1 % Other faith 2 % Do n't know 1 % By number of adherents, the largest denominations in New Jersey, according to the Association of Religion Data Archives in 2010, were the Roman Catholic Church with 3,235,290 ; Islam with 160,666 ; and the United Methodist Church with 138,052. The world 's largest Hindu temple was inaugurated in Robbinsville, Mercer County, in central New Jersey during 2014, a BAPS temple. Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, the fifth - largest cathedral in North America, is the seat of the city 's Roman Catholic Archdiocese. Temple Sharey Tefilo - Israel, in South Orange, Essex County. New Jersey is home to the second - highest Jewish American ( Hebrew ) population per capita, after New York. Swaminarayan Akshardham ( Devnagari ) in Robbinsville, Mercer County, inaugurated in 2014 as the world 's largest Hindu temple. Little Ramallah in Paterson is an increasingly popular destination for Muslim immigrants. Settlements See also : List of counties in New Jersey Bergen County : 905,116 Middlesex County : 809,858 Essex County : 783,969 Hudson County : 634,266 Monmouth County : 630,380 Ocean County : 576,567 Union County : 536,499 Camden County : 513,657 Passaic County : 501,226 Morris County : 492,276 See also : List of municipalities in New Jersey For its overall population and nation - leading population density, New Jersey has a relative paucity of classic large cities. This paradox is most pronounced in Bergen County, New Jersey 's most populous county, whose more than 930,000 residents in 2014 inhabited 70 municipalities, the most populous being Hackensack, with 44,519 residents estimated in 2014. Many urban areas extend far beyond the limits of a single large city, as New Jersey cities ( and indeed municipalities in general ) tend to be geographically small ; three of the four largest cities in New Jersey by population have under 20 square miles of land area, and eight of the top ten, including all of the top five have land area under 30 square miles. As of the United States 2010 Census, only four municipalities had populations in excess of 100,000, although Edison and Woodbridge came very close. Largest municipalities in New Jersey in terms of area show Rank Name Area ( sq. mi. ) Area ( km ) County Galloway Township 115.2 298 Atlantic County Hamilton Township 113.0 293 Atlantic County Washington Township 102.9 267 Burlington County Jackson Township 100.1 259 Ocean County 5 Lacey Township 98.5 255 Ocean County 6 Woodland Township 96.4 250 Burlington County 7 Maurice River Township 95.7 248 Cumberland County 8 Middle Township 83.1 215 Cape May County 9 Manchester Township 82.9 215 Ocean County 10 West Milford 80.4 208 Passaic County 11 Bass River Township 78.2 203 Burlington County 12 Egg Harbor Township 75.0 194 Atlantic County 13 Little Egg Harbor Township 73.2 190 Ocean County 14 Lower Alloways Creek Township 72.6 188 Salem County 15 Vernon Township 70.5 183 Sussex County 16 Upper Township 68.5 177 Cape May County 17 Wantage Township 67.5 175 Sussex County 18 Dennis Township 64.3 167 Cape May County 19 Pemberton Township 62.5 162 Burlington County 20 Howell Township 61.0 158 Monmouth County 21 Middletown Township 59.3 154 Monmouth County 22 Hopewell Township 58.7 152 Mercer County 23 Winslow Township 58.1 150 Camden County 24 Mullica Township 56.9 147 Atlantic County 25 Berkeley Township 55.8 145 Ocean County 26 Hillsborough Township 54.8 142 Somerset County 26 Stafford Township 54.8 142 Ocean County Largest cities or towns in New Jersey Source : Rank Name County Pop. Newark Jersey City Newark Essex 281,764 Paterson Elizabeth Jersey City Hudson 264,152 Paterson Passaic 147,100 Elizabeth Union 128,640 5 Edison Middlesex 101,996 6 Woodbridge Township Middlesex 101,389 7 Lakewood Township Ocean 100,758 8 Toms River Ocean 91,837 9 Hamilton Township ( Mercer ) Mercer 88,400 10 Trenton Mercer 84,056 Wealth Main article : New Jersey locations by per capita income Economy See also : New Jersey locations by per capita income Employment by industries The New Jersey State Quarter, released in 1999, with a depiction of Washington Crossing the Delaware The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that New Jersey 's gross state product in 2016 was $575 billion. New Jersey 's estimated taxpayer burden in 2015 was $59,400 per taxpayer. Affluence New Jersey 's per capita gross state product in 2008 was $54,699, second in the U.S. and above the national per capita gross domestic product of $46,588. Its per capita income was the third highest in the nation with $51,358. In 2013, the state had the second - largest number of millionaires per capita in the United States ( ratio of 7.49 % ), according to a study by Phoenix Marketing International. It is ranked second in the nation by the number of places with per capita incomes above national average with 76.4 %. Nine of New Jersey 's counties are in the wealthiest 100 of the country. A heat map showing median income distribution by county in New Jersey. Fiscal Policy New Jersey has seven tax brackets that determine state income tax rates, which range from 1.4 % ( for income below $20,000 ) to 8.97 % ( for income above $500,000 ). The standard sales tax rate as of January 1, 2018, is 6.625 %, applicable to all retail sales unless specifically exempt by law. This rate, which is comparably lower than that of New York City, often attracts numerous shoppers from New York City. This is seen in the New York City suburb Paramus, New Jersey, which has five malls, one of which ( the Garden State Plaza ) has over two million square feet of retail space. Tax exemptions include most food items for at - home preparation, medications, most clothing, footwear and disposable paper products for use in the home. There are 27 Urban Enterprise Zone statewide, including sections of Paterson, Elizabeth and Jersey City. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment within the zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125 % sales tax rate ( half the rate rate charged statewide ) at eligible merchants. New Jersey has the highest cumulative tax rate of all 50 states with residents paying a total of $68 billion in state and local taxes annually with a per capita burden of $7,816 at a rate of 12.9 % of income. All real property located in the state is subject to property tax unless specifically exempted by statute. New Jersey does not assess an intangible personal property tax, but it does impose an inheritance tax. Federal Taxation disparity New Jersey consistently ranks as having one of the highest proportional levels of disparity of any state in the United States, based upon what it receives from the federal government relative to what it gives. In 2015, WalletHub ranked New Jersey the state least dependent upon federal government aid overall and having the fourth lowest return on taxpayer investment from the federal government, at 48 cents per dollar. New Jersey has one of the highest tax burdens in the nation. Factors for this include the large federal tax liability which is not adjusted for New Jersey 's higher cost of living and Medicaid funding formulas. As shown by the study, incomes tend to be higher in New Jersey, which puts those in higher tax brackets especially vulnerable to the alternative minimum tax. Industries Cranberry harvest Further information : Biotech and pharmaceutical companies in New Jersey New Jersey 's economy is multifaceted, but is centered on the pharmaceutical industry, the financial industry, chemical development, telecommunications, food processing, electric equipment, printing, publishing, and tourism. New Jersey 's agricultural outputs are nursery stock, horses, vegetables, fruits and nuts, seafood, and dairy products. New Jersey ranks second among states in blueberry production, third in cranberries and spinach, and fourth in bell peppers, peaches, and head lettuce. The state harvests the fourth - largest number of acres planted with asparagus. Although New Jersey is home to many energy - intensive industries, its energy consumption is only 2.7 % of the U.S. total, and its carbon dioxide emissions are 0.8 % of the U.S. total. Its comparatively low greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to the state 's use of nuclear power. According to the Energy Information Administration, nuclear power dominates New Jersey 's electricity market, typically supplying more than one - half of state generation. New Jersey has three nuclear power plants, including the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, which came online in 1969 and is the oldest operating nuclear plant in the country. New Jersey has a strong scientific economy and is home to major pharmaceutical and telecommunications firms, drawing on the state 's large and well - educated labor pool. There is also a strong service economy in retail sales, education, and real estate, serving residents who work in New York City or Philadelphia. Shipping is a key industry in New Jersey because of the state 's strategic geographic location, the Port of New York and New Jersey being the busiest port on the East Coast. The Port Newark - Elizabeth Marine Terminal was the world 's first container port and today is one of the world 's largest. New Jersey hosts several business headquarters, including twenty - four Fortune 500 companies. Paramus in Bergen County has become the top retail zip code ( 07652 ) in the United States, with the municipality generating over $5 billion annually in retail sales. Several New Jersey counties, such as Somerset ( 7 ), Morris ( 10 ), Hunterdon ( 13 ), Bergen ( 21 ), Monmouth ( 42 ) are ranked among the highest - income counties in the United States. Tourism Atlantic City, looking southward, is an oceanfront resort and the nexus of New Jersey 's gambling industry. New Jersey 's location at the center of the Northeast megalopolis and its extensive transportation system have put over one - third of all United States residents and many Canadian residents within overnight distance by land. This accessibility to consumer revenue has enabled seaside resorts such as Atlantic City and the remainder of the Jersey Shore, as well as the state 's other natural and cultural attractions, to contribute significantly to New Jersey 's tourism revenue of $43.4 billion and 95 million tourist visits in 2015, directly supporting 318,330 jobs and sustaining more than 512,000 jobs including peripheral impacts. Gambling Main article : Gambling in New Jersey In 1976, a referendum of New Jersey voters approved casino gambling in Atlantic City, where the first legalized casino opened in 1978. At that time, Las Vegas was the only other casino resort in the country. Today, several casinos lie along the Atlantic City Boardwalk, the first and longest boardwalk in the world. Atlantic City experienced a dramatic contraction in its stature as a gambling destination after 2010, including the closure of multiple casinos since 2014, spurred by competition from the advent of legalized gambling in other northeastern U.S. states. On February 26, 2013, Governor Chris Christie signed online gambling into law. Natural Resources Forests cover 45 %, or approximately 2.1 million acres, of New Jersey 's land area. The chief tree of the northern forests is the oak. The Pine Barrens, consisting of pine forests, is in the southern part of the state. Some mining activity of zinc, iron, and manganese still takes place in the area in and around the Franklin Furnace. New Jersey is second in the nation in solar power installations, enabled by one of the country 's most favorable net metering policies, and the renewable energy certificates program. The state has more than 10,000 solar installations. Education See also : Post-secondary education in New Jersey, Primary education in the United States, Secondary education in the United States, Higher education in the United States, and Education in the United States Bishop House at Rutgers University, the flagship of public higher education in New Jersey, in New Brunswick, Middlesex County Cleveland Tower in Princeton University, one of the world 's most prominent research universities, Princeton, Mercer County In 2010, there were 605 school districts in the state. Secretary of Education Rick Rosenberg, appointed by Governor Jon Corzine, created the Education Advancement Initiative ( EAI ) to increase college admission rates by 10 % for New Jersey 's high school students, decrease dropout rates by 15 %, and increase the amount of money devoted to schools by 10 %. Rosenberg retracted this plan when criticized for taking the money out of healthcare to fund this initiative. In 2010, the state government paid all of the teachers ' premiums for health insurance, but currently all NJ public teachers pay a portion of their own health insurance premiums. In 2015, New Jersey spent more per each public school student than any other U.S. state except New York, Alaska, and Connecticut, amounting to $18,235 spent per pupil. Over 50 % of the expenditure was allocated to student instruction. According to 2011 Newsweek statistics, students of High Technology High School in Lincroft, Monmouth County and Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, Bergen County registered average SAT scores of 2145 and 2100, respectively, representing the second - and third - highest scores, respectively, of all listed U.S. high schools. Princeton University in Princeton, Mercer County, was ranked the top U.S. national university per the 2018 list of U.S. News & World Report. In 2013, Rutgers University gained medical and dental schools intended to augment its profile as a national research university. In 2014, New Jersey 's school systems were ranked at the top of all fifty U.S. states by financial website Wallethub.com. In 2018, New Jersey 's overall educational system was ranked second among all states to Massachusetts by U.S. News & World Report. Nine New Jersey high schools were ranked among the top 25 in the U.S. on the Newsweek `` America 's Top High Schools 2016 '' list, more than from any other state. A 2017 UCLA Civil Rights project found that New Jersey has the sixth-most segregated classrooms in the United States. Culture Downtown New Brunswick, Middlesex County, an educational and cultural district undergoing gentrification General New Jersey has continued to play a prominent role as a U.S. cultural nexus. Like every state, New Jersey has its own cuisine, religious communities, museums, and halls of fame. New Jersey is the birthplace of modern inventions such as : FM radio, the motion picture camera, the lithium battery, the light bulb, transistors, and the electric train. Other New Jersey creations include : the drive - in movie, the cultivated blueberry, cranberry sauce, the postcard, the boardwalk, the zipper, the phonograph, saltwater taffy, the dirigible, the seedless watermelon, the first use of a submarine in warfare, and the ice cream cone. A 1950s - style diner in Orange, Essex County Diners are common in New Jersey. The state is home to many diner manufacturers and has more diners than any other state : over 600. There are more diners in the state of New Jersey than any other place in the world. New Jersey is the only state without a state song. I 'm From New Jersey is incorrectly listed on many websites as being the New Jersey state song, but it was not even a contender when in 1996 the New Jersey Arts Council submitted their suggestions to the New Jersey Legislature. New Jersey is frequently the target of jokes in American culture, especially from New York City - based television shows, such as Saturday Night Live. Academic Michael Aaron Rockland attributes this to New Yorkers ' view that New Jersey is the beginning of Middle America. The New Jersey Turnpike, which runs between two major East Coast cities, New York City and Philadelphia, is also cited as a reason, as people who traverse through the state may only see its industrial zones. Reality television shows like Jersey Shore and The Real Housewives of New Jersey have reinforced stereotypical views of New Jersey culture, but Rockland cited The Sopranos and the music of Bruce Springsteen as exporting a more positive image. Cuisine Main article : Cuisine of New Jersey New Jersey is known for several foods developed within the region, including pork roll ( or Taylor ham ), cheesesteaks, and scrapple. Credit for the development of submarine sandwiches is claimed by several states with substantial Italian American populations, including New Jersey. Music Main article : Music of New Jersey New Jersey has long been an important area for both rock and rap music. Some prominent musicians from or with significant connections to New Jersey are : Singer Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken. He sang with a neighborhood vocal group, the Hoboken Four, and appeared in neighborhood theater amateur shows before he became an Academy Award -- winning actor. Bruce Springsteen, who has sung of New Jersey life on most of his albums, is from Freehold. Some of his songs that represent New Jersey life are `` Born to Run '', `` Spirit In The Night, '' `` Rosalita ( Come Out Tonight ) '', `` Thunder Road '', `` Atlantic City '', and `` Jungleland ''. The Jonas Brothers all reside in Wyckoff, New Jersey, where the eldest and youngest brothers of the group, Kevin and Frankie Jonas, were born. Irvington 's Queen Latifah was the first female rapper to succeed in music, film, and television. Lauryn Hill is from South Orange, New Jersey. Her 1998 debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, sold 10 million copies internationally. She also sold millions with The Fugees second album The Score. Southside Johnny, eponymous leader of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes was raised in Ocean Grove. He is considered the `` Grandfather of the New Jersey Sound '' and is cited by Jersey - born Jon Bon Jovi as his reason for singing. Redman ( Reggie Noble ) was born, raised, and resides in Newark. All members of The Sugarhill Gang were born in Englewood. Roc - A-Fella Records rap producer Just Blaze is from Paterson, New Jersey. Jon Bon Jovi, from Sayreville, reached fame in the 1980s with hard rock outfit Bon Jovi. The band has also written many songs about life in New Jersey including `` Livin ' On A Prayer '' and named one of their albums after the state. ( see New Jersey ) Singer Dionne Warwick was born in East Orange. Singer Whitney Houston ( who is Dionne Warwick 's cousin ) was born in Newark, and grew up in neighboring East Orange. Jazz pianist and bandleader Count Basie was born in Red Bank in 1904. In the 1960s, he collaborated on several albums with fellow New Jersey native Frank Sinatra. The Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank is named in his honor. Parliament - Funkadelic, the funk music collective, was formed in Plainfield by George Clinton. Asbury Park is home of The Stone Pony, which Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi frequented early in their careers Hip - hop pioneers Naughty By Nature are from East Orange. In 1964, the Isley Brothers founded the record label T - Neck Records, named after Teaneck, their home at the time. The Broadway musical `` Jersey Boys '' is based on the lives of the members of the Four Seasons, three of whose members were born in New Jersey ( Tommy DeVito, Frankie Valli, and Nick Massi ) while a fourth Bob Gaudio was born out of state but raised in Bergenfield, NJ. Jazz pianist Bill Evans was born in Plainfield in 1929. Post-hardcore band Thursday was formed in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Numerous songs reference the city. Horror punk band The Misfits hail from Lodi, as well as their founder Glenn Danzig. Punk rock poet Patti Smith is from Mantua. Indie rock veterans Yo La Tengo are based in Hoboken. They also have a song called `` The Night Falls on Hoboken ''. New Jersey was the East Coast hub for ska music in the 1990s. Some of the most popular ska bands, such as Catch 22 and Streetlight Manifesto, come from East Brunswick. Black Label Society 's and Ozzy Osbourne 's famed guitarist Zakk Wylde was born in Bayonne and raised in Jackson The Bouncing Souls original four members grew up in Basking Ridge and formed in New Brunswick in the late 1980s. As a child, singer Akon grew up in Union City, New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, and Jersey City, New Jersey. My Chemical Romance 's Frank Iero, Gerard Way, Mikey Way, and Ray Toro all are from New Jersey. Cobra Starship frontman Gabe Saporta is from New Jersey Punk band The Gaslight Anthem hails from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Experimental metal band The Dillinger Escape Plan are from Morris Plains, NJ. Debbie Harry, born in Miami, Florida, in 1945 but raised by her adoptive parents in Hawthorne. In Comics and video games The fictional Gotham City, home to Batman, is depicted in DC Comics and the DC Extended Universe as being located in New Jersey. The Lost and Damned ( 2009 ), The Ballad of Gay Tony and Max Payne 3 ( 2012 ) take place in New Jersey. The Grand Theft Auto series has parodied the state multiple times, with `` New Guernsey '' and `` Alderney City '' appearing as locations in games in the series. Media New Jersey 's area codes Newspapers Major New Jersey newspapers including the following : Asbury Park Press Burlington County Times Courier News Courier - Post Cranford Chronicle Daily Record ( Morristown ) The Express - Times Gloucester County Times Herald News Home News Tribune Hunterdon County Democrat Independent Press Jersey Journal The New Jersey Herald The News of Cumberland County The Press of Atlantic City The Record The Record - Press and Suburban News The Reporter ( Somerset ) The Star - Ledger The Times ( Trenton ) Today 's Sunbeam Trentonian ( Mercer ) The Warren Reporter Radio stations Main article : List of radio stations in New Jersey Television and film Main article : Television and film of New Jersey Motion picture technology was developed by Thomas Edison, with much of his early work done at his West Orange laboratory. Edison 's Black Maria was the first motion picture studio. America 's first motion picture industry started in 1907 in Fort Lee and the first studio was constructed there in 1909. DuMont Laboratories in Passaic developed early sets and made the first broadcast to the private home. A number of television shows and films have been filmed in New Jersey. Since 1978, the state has maintained a Motion Picture and Television Commission to encourage filming in - state. New Jersey has long offered tax credits to television producers. Governor Chris Christie suspended the credits in 2010, but the New Jersey State Legislature in 2011 approved the restoration and expansion of the tax credit program. Under bills passed by both the state Senate and Assembly, the program offers 20 percent tax credits ( 22 % in urban enterprise zones ) to television and film productions that shoot in the state and meet set standards for hiring and local spending. Transportation Main article : Transportation in New Jersey Roadways Map of New Jersey showing major transportation networks and cities The George Washington Bridge, connecting Fort Lee ( foreground ) in Bergen County across the Hudson River to New York City, is the world 's busiest motor vehicle bridge. See also : List of New Jersey State Highways The New Jersey Turnpike is one of the most prominent and heavily trafficked roadways in the United States. This toll road carries Interstate 95 traffic between Delaware and New York, and up and down the East Coast in general. Commonly referred to as simply `` the Turnpike, '' it is known for its numerous rest areas named after prominent New Jerseyans. The Garden State Parkway, or simply `` the Parkway, '' carries relatively more in - state traffic than interstate traffic and runs from New Jersey 's northern border to its southernmost tip at Cape May. It is the main route that connects the New York metropolitan area to the Jersey Shore and is consistently one of the safest roads in the nation. With a total of 15 travel and 6 shoulder lanes, the Driscoll Bridge on the Parkway, spanning the Raritan River in Middlesex County, is the widest motor vehicle bridge in the world by number of lanes as well as one of the busiest. New Jersey is connected to New York City via various key bridges and tunnels. The double - decked George Washington Bridge carries the heaviest load of motor vehicle traffic of any bridge in the world, at 102 million vehicles per year, across fourteen lanes. It connects Fort Lee, New Jersey to the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, and carries Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 / 9 across the Hudson River. The Lincoln Tunnel connects to Midtown Manhattan carrying New Jersey Route 495, and the Holland Tunnel connects to Lower Manhattan carrying Interstate 78. New Jersey is also connected to Staten Island by three bridges -- from north to south, the Bayonne Bridge, the Goethals Bridge, and the Outerbridge Crossing. New Jersey has interstate compacts with all three of its neighboring states. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Delaware River Port Authority ( with Pennsylvania ), and the Delaware River and Bay Authority ( with Delaware ) operate most of the major transportation routes in and out of the state. Bridge tolls are collected in one direction only -- it is free to cross into New Jersey, but motorists must pay when exiting the state, with a few exceptions. It is unlawful for a customer to serve themselves gasoline in New Jersey. It became the last remaining U.S. state where all gas stations are required to sell full - service gasoline to customers at all times in 2016, after Oregon 's introduction of restricted self - service gasoline availability took effect. Airports Newark Liberty International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the United States. Operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, it is one of the three main airports serving the New York City area. United Airlines is the airport 's largest tenant, operating an entire terminal there, which it uses as one of its primary hubs. FedEx Express operates a large cargo terminal at Newark as well. The adjacent Newark Airport railroad station provides access to Amtrak and NJ Transit trains along the Northeast Corridor Line. Two smaller commercial airports, Atlantic City International Airport and Trenton - Mercer Airport, also operate in other parts of the state. Teterboro Airport in Bergen County, and Millville Municipal Airport in Cumberland County, are general aviation airports popular with private and corporate aircraft due to their proximity to New York City and the Jersey Shore, respectively. A NJ Transit train heads down the Northeast Corridor through Rahway, New Jersey Rail and bus Main article : New Jersey Transit Further information : New Jersey Transit Bus Operations, New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Port Authority Trans - Hudson, and PATCO Speedline Two Hudson - Bergen Light Rail trains in Jersey City, New Jersey NJ Transit operates extensive rail and bus service throughout the state. A state - run corporation, it began with the consolidation of several private bus companies in North Jersey in 1979. In the early 1980s, it acquired Conrail 's commuter train operations that connected suburban towns to New York City. Today, NJ Transit has eleven commuter rail lines that run through different parts of the state. Most of the lines end at either New York 's Penn Station or Hoboken 's Hoboken Terminal. One line provides service between Atlantic City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NJ Transit also operates three light rail systems in the state. The Hudson - Bergen Light Rail connects Bayonne to North Bergen, through Hoboken and Jersey City. The Newark Light Rail is partially underground, and connects downtown Newark with other parts of the city. The River Line connects Trenton and Camden. The PATH is a rapid transit system consisting of four lines operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. It links Hoboken, Jersey City, Harrison and Newark with New York City. The PATCO Speedline is a rapid transit system that links Camden County to Philadelphia. Both the PATCO and the PATH are two of only six rapid transit systems in the United States to operate 24 hours a day. Amtrak operates numerous long - distance passenger trains in New Jersey, both to and from neighboring states and around the country. In addition to the Newark Airport connection, other major Amtrak railway stations include Trenton Transit Center, Metropark, and the historic Newark Penn Station. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, has two commuter rail lines that operate into New Jersey. The Trenton Line terminates at the Trenton Transit Center, and the West Trenton Line terminates at the West Trenton Rail Station in Ewing. AirTrain Newark is a monorail connecting the Amtrak / NJ Transit station on the Northeast Corridor to the airport 's terminals and parking lots. Some private bus carriers still remain in New Jersey. Most of these carriers operate with state funding to offset losses and state owned buses are provided to these carriers, of which Coach USA companies make up the bulk. Other carriers include private charter and tour bus operators that take gamblers from other parts of New Jersey, New York City, Philadelphia, and Delaware to the casino resorts of Atlantic City. The Cape May -- Lewes Ferry connects New Jersey and Delaware across the Delaware Bay Ferries New York Waterway has ferry terminals at Belford, Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, and Edgewater, with service to different parts of Manhattan. Liberty Water Taxi in Jersey City has ferries from Paulus Hook and Liberty State Park to Battery Park City in Manhattan. Statue Cruises offers service from Liberty State Park to the Statue of Liberty National Monument, including Ellis Island. SeaStreak offers services from the Raritan Bayshore to Manhattan, Martha 's Vineyard, and Nantucket. On the Delaware Bay, the Delaware River and Bay Authority operates the Cape May -- Lewes Ferry, carrying both passengers and vehicles from New Jersey to Deleware. The agency also operates the Forts Ferry Crossing for passengers across the Delaware River. The Delaware River Port Authority operates the RiverLink Ferry between the Camden waterfront and Penn 's Landing in Philadelphia. Government and politics Main article : Government of New Jersey Executive Further information : Governor of New Jersey and Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy ( D ) 56th Governor since January 16, 2018 Sheila Oliver ( D ) 2nd Lt. Governor since January 16, 2018 The position of Governor of New Jersey has been considered one of the most powerful in the nation. Until 2010, the governor was the only statewide elected executive official in the state and appointed numerous government officials. Formerly, an acting governor was even more powerful as he simultaneously served as President of the New Jersey State Senate, thus directing half of the legislative and all of the executive process. In 2002 and 2007, President of the State Senate Richard Codey held the position of acting governor for a short time, and from 2004 to 2006 Codey became a long - term acting governor due to Jim McGreevey 's resignation. A 2005 amendment to the state Constitution prevents the Senate President from becoming acting governor in the event of a permanent gubernatorial vacancy without giving up her or his seat in the state Senate. Phil Murphy ( D ) is the Governor. The governor 's mansion is Drumthwacket, located in Princeton. Before 2010, New Jersey was one of the few states without a lieutenant governor. Republican Kim Guadagno was elected the first Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey and took office on January 19, 2010. She was elected on the Republican ticket with Governor - Elect Chris Christie in the November 2009 NJ gubernatorial election. The position was created as the result of a Constitutional amendment to the New Jersey State Constitution passed by the voters on November 8, 2005 and effective as of January 17, 2006. Legislative Main articles : New Jersey Legislature and 2006 New Jersey State Government Shutdown The New Jersey State House is topped by its golden dome in Trenton. The current version of the New Jersey State Constitution was adopted in 1947. It provides for a bicameral New Jersey Legislature, consisting of an upper house Senate of 40 members and a lower house General Assembly of 80 members. Each of the 40 legislative districts elects one State Senator and two Assembly members. Assembly members are elected for a two - year term in all odd - numbered years ; State Senators are elected in the years ending in 1, 3, and 7 and thus serve either four - or two - year terms. New Jersey is one of only five states that elects its state officials in odd - numbered years. ( The others are Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Virginia. ) New Jersey holds elections for these offices every four years, in the year following each federal Presidential election year. Thus, the last year when New Jersey elected a Governor was 2017 ; the next gubernatorial election will occur in 2021, with future gubernatorial elections to take place in 2025, 2029, 2033, etc. Robert Menendez ( D ) Senior U.S. Senator Cory Booker ( D ) Junior U.S. Senator Judicial Main article : Judiciary of New Jersey The New Jersey Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. All are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of a majority of the membership of the State Senate. Justices serve an initial seven - year term, after which they can be reappointed to serve until age 70. Most of the day - to - day work in the New Jersey courts is carried out in the Municipal Court, where simple traffic tickets, minor criminal offenses, and small civil matters are heard. More serious criminal and civil cases are handled by the Superior Court for each county. All Superior Court judges are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of a majority of the membership of the State Senate. Each judge serves an initial seven - year term, after which he or she can be reappointed to serve until age 70. New Jersey 's judiciary is unusual in that it still has separate courts of law and equity, like its neighbor Delaware but unlike most other U.S. states. The New Jersey Superior Court is divided into Law and Chancery Divisions at the trial level ; the Law Division hears both criminal cases and civil lawsuits where the plaintiff 's primary remedy is damages, while the Chancery Division hears family cases, civil suits where the plaintiff 's primary remedy is equitable relief, and probate trials. The Superior Court also has an Appellate Division, which functions as the state 's intermediate appellate court. Superior Court judges are assigned to the Appellate Division by the Chief Justice. There is also a Tax Court, which is a court of limited jurisdiction. Tax Court judges hear appeals of tax decisions made by County Boards of Taxation. They also hear appeals on decisions made by the Director of the Division of Taxation on such matters as state income, sales and business taxes, and homestead rebates. Appeals from Tax Court decisions are heard in the Appellate Division of Superior Court. Tax Court judges are appointed by the Governor for initial terms of seven years, and upon reappointment are granted tenure until they reach the mandatory retirement age of 70. There are 12 Tax Court judgeships. Counties Further information : List of New Jersey counties New Jersey is divided into 21 counties ; 13 date from the colonial era. New Jersey was completely divided into counties by 1692 ; the present counties were created by dividing the existing ones ; most recently Union County in 1857. New Jersey is the only state in the nation where elected county officials are called `` Freeholders, '' governing each county as part of its own Board of Chosen Freeholders. The number of freeholders in each county is determined by referendum, and must consist of three, five, seven or nine members. Depending on the county, the executive and legislative functions may be performed by the Board of Chosen Freeholders or split into separate branches of government. In 16 counties, members of the Board of Chosen Freeholders perform both legislative and executive functions on a commission basis, with each Freeholder assigned responsibility for a department or group of departments. In the other 5 counties ( Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Mercer ), there is a directly elected County Executive who performs the executive functions while the Board of Chosen Freeholders retains a legislative and oversight role. In counties without an Executive, a County Administrator ( or County Manager ) may be hired to perform day - to - day administration of county functions. Municipalities New Jersey currently has 565 municipalities ; the number was 566 before Princeton Township and Princeton Borough merged to form the municipality of Princeton on January 1, 2013. Unlike other states, all New Jersey land is part of a municipality. In 2008, Governor Jon Corzine proposed cutting state aid to all towns under 10,000 people, to encourage mergers to reduce administrative costs. In May 2009, the Local Unit Alignment Reorganization and Consolidation Commission began a study of about 40 small communities in South Jersey to decide which ones might be good candidates for consolidation. Forms of Municipal government New Jersey municipal government Traditional forms Borough Township City Town Village Modern forms Walsh Act commission 1923 municipal manager Faulkner Act forms Mayor -- council Council -- manager Small municipality Mayor -- council -- administrator Nonstandard forms Special charter Changing form of municipal government Charter Study Commission This box : view talk edit Starting in the 20th century, largely driven by reform - minded goals, a series of six modern forms of government was implemented. This began with the Walsh Act, enacted in 1911 by the New Jersey Legislature, which provided for a three - or five - member commission elected on a non-partisan basis. This was followed by the 1923 Municipal Manager Law, which offered a non-partisan council, provided for a weak mayor elected by and from the members of the council, and introduced a Council - manager government structure with an appointed manager responsible for day - to - day administration of municipal affairs. The Faulkner Act, originally enacted in 1950 and substantially amended in 1981, offers four basic plans : Mayor - Council, Council - Manager, Small Municipality, and Mayor - Council - Administrator. The act provides many choices for communities with a preference for a strong executive and professional management of municipal affairs and offers great flexibility in allowing municipalities to select the characteristics of its government : the number of seats on the Council ; seats selected at - large, by wards, or through a combination of both ; staggered or concurrent terms of office ; and a mayor chosen by the Council or elected directly by voters. Most large municipalities and a majority of New Jersey 's residents are governed by municipalities with Faulkner Act charters. Municipalities can also formulate their own unique form of government and operate under a Special Charter with the approval of the New Jersey Legislature. While municipalities retain their names derived from types of government, they may have changed to one of the modern forms of government, or further in the past to one of the other traditional forms, leading to municipalities with formal names quite baffling to the general public. For example, though there are four municipalities that are officially of the village type, Loch Arbour is the only one remaining with the village form of government. The other three villages -- Ridgefield Park ( now with a Walsh Act form ), Ridgewood ( now with a Faulkner Act Council - Manager charter ) and South Orange ( now operates under a Special Charter ) -- have all migrated to other non-village forms. Politics Main article : Politics of New Jersey Social attitudes and issues Socially, New Jersey is considered one of the more liberal states in the nation. Polls indicate that 60 % of the population are self - described as pro-choice, although a majority are opposed to late trimester and intact dilation and extraction and public funding of abortion. In a 2009 Quinnipiac University Polling Institute poll, a plurality supported same - sex marriage 49 % to 43 % opposed, On October 18, 2013, the New Jersey Supreme Court rendered a provisional, unanimous ( 7 -- 0 vote ) order authorizing same - sex marriage in the state, pending a legal appeal by Governor Chris Christie, who then withdrew this appeal hours after the inaugural same - sex marriages took place on October 21, 2013. See also : LGBT rights in New Jersey New Jersey also has some of the most stringent gun control laws in the U.S. These include bans on assault firearms, hollow - nose bullets and even slingshots. No gun offense in New Jersey is graded less than a felony. BB guns and black - powder guns are all treated as modern firearms. New Jersey does not recognize out - of - state gun licenses and aggressively enforces its own gun laws. Elections Main article : Elections in New Jersey See also : Political party strength in New Jersey Presidential election results Year Republican Democratic 2016 41.20 % 1,583,058 54.79 % 2,105,250 2012 40.62 % 1,478,088 58.34 % 2,122,786 2008 41.61 % 1,613,207 57.14 % 2,215,422 46.24 % 1,670,003 52.92 % 1,911,430 2000 40.29 % 1,284,173 56.13 % 1,788,850 35.86 % 1,103,078 53.72 % 1,652,329 1992 40.58 % 1,356,865 42.95 % 1,436,206 56.24 % 1,743,192 42.60 % 1,320,352 1984 60.09 % 1,933,630 39.20 % 1,261,323 1980 51.97 % 1,546,557 38.56 % 1,147,364 1976 50.08 % 1,509,688 47.92 % 1,444,653 1972 61.57 % 1,845,502 36.77 % 1,102,211 1968 46.10 % 1,325,467 43.97 % 1,264,206 1964 33.86 % 963,843 65.61 % 1,867,671 1960 49.16 % 1,363,324 49.96 % 1,385,415 1956 64.68 % 1,606,942 34.23 % 850,337 1952 56.81 % 1,374,613 41.99 % 1,015,902 1948 50.33 % 981,124 49.96 % 1,385,415 In past elections, New Jersey was a Republican bastion, but recently has become a Democratic stronghold. Currently, New Jersey Democrats have majority control of both houses of the New Jersey Legislature ( Senate, 24 -- 16, and Assembly, 47 -- 33 ), a 7 -- 5 split of the state 's twelve seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, and both U.S. Senate seats. Although the Democratic Party is very successful statewide, the state had a Republican governor from 1994 to 2002, as Christie Todd Whitman won twice with 47 % and 49 % of the votes, and in the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie defeated incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine with 48 %. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Christie won reelection with over 60 % of the votes. Because each candidate for lieutenant governor runs on the same ticket as the party 's candidate for governor, the current Governor and Lieutenant Governor are members of the Democratic Party. The governor 's appointments to cabinet and non-cabinet positions may be from either party ; for instance, the Attorney General is a Democrat. In federal elections, the state leans heavily towards the Democratic Party. For many years in the past, however, it was a Republican stronghold, having given comfortable margins of victory to the Republican candidate in the close elections of 1948, 1968, and 1976. New Jersey was a crucial swing state in the elections of 1960, 1968, and 1992. The last elected Republican to hold a Senate seat from New Jersey was Clifford P. Case in 1979. Newark Mayor Cory Booker was elected in October 2013 to join Robert Menendez to make New Jersey the first state with concurrent serving black and Latino U.S. senators. The state 's Democratic strongholds include Camden County, Essex County ( typically the state 's most Democratic county -- it includes Newark, the state 's largest city ), Hudson County ( the second - strongest Democratic county, including Jersey City, the state 's second - largest city ) ; Mercer County ( especially around Trenton and Princeton ), Middlesex County, and Union County ( including Elizabeth, the state 's fourth - largest city ). The suburban northwestern and southeastern counties of the state are reliably Republican : Republicans have support along the coast in Ocean County and in the mountainous northwestern part of the state, especially Morris County, Sussex County, and Warren County. Other suburban counties, especially Bergen County and Burlington County had the majority of votes go to the Democratic Party. In the 2008 election, President Barack Obama won New Jersey with approximately fifty - seven percent of the vote, compared to McCain 's forty - one percent. Independent candidate Ralph Nader garnered less than one percent of the vote. About one - third of the state 's counties are considered `` swing '' counties, but some go more one way than others. For example, Salem County, the same is true with Passaic County, with a highly populated Hispanic Democratic south ( including Paterson, the state 's third - largest city ) and a rural, Republican north ; with the `` swing '' township of Wayne in the middle. Other `` swing '' counties like Monmouth County, Somerset County, and Cape May County tend to go Republican, as they also have population in conservative areas, although Somerset has recently trended Democratic. To be eligible to vote in a U.S. election, all New Jerseyans are required to start their residency in the state 30 days prior to an election and register 21 days prior to election day. Capital punishment Main article : Capital punishment in New Jersey On December 17, 2007, Governor Jon Corzine signed into law a bill that would eliminate the death penalty in New Jersey. New Jersey is the first state to pass such legislation since Iowa and West Virginia eliminated executions in 1965. Corzine also signed a bill that would downgrade the Death Row prisoners ' sentences from `` Death '' to `` Life in Prison with No Parole. '' Points of interest Museums See also : List of museums in New Jersey Museum Location Year opened Type New Jersey State Museum Trenton 1895 General Education Franklin Mineral Museum Franklin, Sussex County 1964 Mineral museum Liberty Science Center Liberty State Park, Jersey City Science museum Maywood Station Museum Maywood Railroad museum Montclair Art Museum Montclair 1914 Art museum Newark Museum Newark 1909 Natural Science & Art museum Princeton University Art Museum Princeton 1884 Art museum Thomas Edison Museum Menlo Park 1938 Thomas Edison museum There is also a mineral museum Ogdensburg in Sussex County. View of Wildwood, Cape May County from the Mariner 's Landing Ferris wheel at night Entertainment and concert venues Visitors and residents take advantage of and contribute to performances at the numerous music, theater, and dance companies and venues located throughout the state, including : Venue Type Location Year opened Prudential Center Arena Newark 2007 Meadowlands Arena Arena Meadowlands Sports Complex 1981 PNC Bank Arts Center Amphitheater Holmdel 1977 NJPAC Concert Hall Newark Paper Mill Playhouse Regional Theater Millburn 1968 State Theater Regional Theater New Brunswick 1921 Boardwalk Hall Arena Atlantic City 1926 Susquehanna Bank Center Amphitheater Camden 1995 Sun National Bank Center Arena Trenton 1999 Theme parks Skyline of Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, Ocean County, the world 's largest theme park as of 2013 To the far left is Kingda Ka, the world 's tallest roller coaster. Main Park Other Parks Location Year opened Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Jackson Clementon Amusement Park Splash World Clementon 1907 Land of Make Believe Pirate 's Cove Hope 1958 Morey 's Piers Raging Waters and Ocean Oasis Waterparks Wildwood 1969 Mountain Creek Waterpark None Vernon 1998 Casino Pier None Seaside Heights 1960 Jersey Shore Main article : Jersey Shore Belmar, on the Jersey Shore Sports MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, home to the NFL 's New York Giants and New York Jets. Main article : Sports in New Jersey Professional Sports New Jersey currently has four major league teams based in the state, although only one, the National Hockey League 's New Jersey Devils, bears the state 's name. Since 2007, they have played their home games at the Prudential Center in Newark. The New York metropolitan area 's two National Football League teams, the New York Giants and the New York Jets, both play in East Rutherford, at MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Completed at a cost of approximately $1.6 billion, it is one of the most expensive stadiums ever built. On February 2, 2014, MetLife Stadium hosted Super Bowl XLVIII, the first Super Bowl played outside in a cold - weather city. The New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer play in Red Bull Arena, a soccer - specific stadium located in Harrison, just outside of downtown Newark. The Meadowlands Sports Complex is also home to the Meadowlands Racetrack, one of three major harness racing tracks in the state. That track, along with Freehold Raceway in Freehold, are two of the major harness racing tracks in North America. Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport is a popular spot for thoroughbred horse racing. It hosted the Breeders ' Cup in 2007, and its turf course was renovated in preparation. Additionally, New Jersey is home to two MLB - affiliated Minor League Baseball teams : the Trenton Thunder ( New York Yankees affiliate ) and the Lakewood BlueClaws ( Philadelphia Phillies affiliate ). The state is also home to the Can - Am League baseball team, the New Jersey Jackals, who play at Yogi Berra Stadium, which is located on the campus of Montclair State University. The following table shows the major league sports teams in the state : New Jersey major league professional sports teams Club Sport League Stadium ( capacity ) Established Championship Titles New Jersey Devils Ice hockey NHL Prudential Center ( 16,514 ) 3 ( 1995, 2000, 2003 ) New York Giants Football NFL MetLife Stadium ( 82,500 ) 1925 8 ( 1927, 1934, 1938, 1956, 1986, 1990, 2007, 2011 ) New York Jets Football NFL MetLife Stadium ( 82,500 ) 1959 1 ( 1968 ) New York Red Bulls Soccer MLS Red Bull Arena ( 25,000 ) 0 College Sports See also : List of college athletic programs in New Jersey New Jerseyans ' collegiate allegiances are predominantly split among the four major NCAA Division I programs in the state -- the Seton Hall University Pirates, the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights, the NJIT Highlanders, and the Princeton University Tigers. Rutgers joined the Big Ten Conference in 2014. Seton Hall 's basketball team has been one of the most storied programs in the Big East Conference, and it plays its home games at the Prudential Center in Newark. The Hall have 3 Big East Tournament Championships with wins in 1991, 1993 and most recently in 2016. Seton Hall was the national runner - up in the 1989 NCAA Tournament when they lost to the Michigan Wolverines in overtime. The Pirates made a huge comeback as a program in 2014 with a top - 5 recruiting class nationally. The Pirates have support in the predominantly Roman Catholic areas of the northern part of the state and the Jersey Shore. Rutgers and Princeton have an intense rivalry -- stemming from the first intercollegiate football game in 1869 -- though the two schools have not met on the football field since 1980. They continue to play each other annually in other sports. Rutgers, which fields 24 teams in various sports, is nationally known for its excellent football and women 's basketball programs. The university is planning an expansion to Rutgers Stadium, and the teams play in Piscataway, which is adjacent to the New Brunswick campus. The university also fields rising basketball and baseball programs. Rutgers ' fan base is mostly derived from the western parts of the state and Middlesex County, and its alumni base is the largest in the state. High - school Sports New Jersey high schools are divided into divisions under the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. ( NJSIAA ) ' Founded in 1918, the NJSIAA currently represents 22,000 schools, 330,000 coaches, and almost 4.5 million athletes. Sports are divided between 3 seasons ( fall, winter, and spring ). State symbols Main article : List of New Jersey state symbols State animal Horse ( Equus caballus ) State bird Eastern goldfinch ( Carduelis tristis ) State freshwater fish Brook trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis ) State folk dance Square dance State insect European honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) State flower Common meadow violet ( Viola sororia ) State motto `` Liberty and Prosperity '' State song None State tree Northern red oak ( Quercus borealis maxima ) ( syn. Quercus rubra ) State dinosaur Hadrosaurus foulkii State soil Downer State color Buff and Jersey Blue State ship A.J. Meerwald State fruit Northern highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) State vegetable Jersey tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum ) State shell Knobbed whelk ( Busycon carica gmelin ) State memorial tree Dogwood ( Cornus florida ) State slogan Come See For Yourself Notable people Further information : List of people from New Jersey See also New Jersey portal Outline of New Jersey -- organized list of topics about New Jersey Index of New Jersey - related articles References Jump up ^ The Garden State and Other New Jersey State Nicknames, Robert Lupp, New Jersey Reference Services, New Jersey State Library, October 12, 1994. Jump up ^ `` Language spoken at home by ability to speak English for the population 5 years and over -- 2014 American Community Survey 1 - Year Estimates ''. Retrieved February 10, 2016. Jump up ^ `` GPO Style Manual 2008 '' ( PDF ). Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey -- Definition and More from the Free Merriam - Webster Dictionary ''. Merriam - Webster. Retrieved June 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Definition of New Jerseyite ''. Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey Population 2018 ''. World Population Review. World Population Review. Retrieved 6 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Median Annual Household Income ''. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Retrieved December 9, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Elevations and Distances in the United States ''. United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011. Jump up ^ Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988. ^ Jump up to : `` New Jersey State Bird ''. The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` The New Jersey State Fish ''. The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` New Jersey State Flower ''. The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` New Jersey State Bug ''. The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` New Jersey State Animal ''. The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` The New Jersey State Trees ''. The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` New Jersey 's State Dance ''. The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` New Jersey 's State Fruit ''. The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Levins, Hoag. `` Hadrosaurus foulkii Becomes Official State Dinosaur, June, 1991 ''. Retrieved June 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey State Soil -- Downer ''. Natural Resources Conservation Service. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved August 17, 2014. Jump up ^ `` The population in New Jersey just hit this major milestone ''. NJ.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017. ^ Jump up to : John Brennan and Dave Sheingold ( September 14, 2017 ). `` New Jersey household incomes up a strong 4 percent in 2016 ''. NorthJersey.com -- part of the USA TODAY network. Retrieved September 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` NJ History Outline ''. Usgennet.org. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Encyclopedia -- New Jersey History ''. 2000 -- 2011 Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease. Retrieved September 18, 2011. Jump up ^ MSN Encarta. Webcitation.org. Archived from the original on November 1, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ Mansnerus, Laura ( September 26, 1999 ). `` New Jersey 's Cities : Sad Urban Presence Encircled by Wealth ''. Retrieved December 21, 2017 -- via NYTimes.com. Jump up ^ Dave Sheingold ( March 24, 2016 ). `` Bergen County leads population growth trend, halts flow to other parts of N.J. '' North Jersey Media Group. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016. Jump up ^ Kathleen Lynn ( October 25, 2015 ). `` What 's the future for suburban office space ? ''. North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved October 25, 2015. Jump up ^ Chrispher Maag ( April 15, 2016 ). `` Population rebounds around train stations in N.J ''. North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved April 15, 2016. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) by Great Swamp Watershed Association. Retrieved July 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Story Of The Discovery Of Scheyichbi ''. Stories of New Jersey. GET NJ. Retrieved February 8, 2013. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey Colony Reading Comprehension ''. MrNussbaum.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012. Jump up ^ Streissguth pp. 30 -- 36 Jump up ^ `` About Crossroads of the American Revolution ''. Crossroads of the American Revolution. Jump up ^ `` The Military Capital of the American Revolution ''. New Jersey Tourism. Jump up ^ Klinghoffer and Elkis ( `` The Petticoat Electors : Women 's Suffrage in New Jersey, 1776 -- 1807 '', Journal of the Early Republic 12, no. 2 ( 1992 ) : 159 -- 193. ) Jump up ^ James Gigantino, The Ragged Road to Abolition : Slavery and Freedom in New Jersey, 1775 -- 1865 Jump up ^ `` Usgennet.org ''. Usgennet.org. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ Gerdes, Louise I. The 1930s, Greenhaven Press, Inc., 2000. Jump up ^ Peck, Merton J. & Scherer, Frederic M. The Weapons Acquisition Process : An Economic Analysis ( 1962 ) Harvard Business School p. 111 Jump up ^ `` Fort Dix History ''. U.S. Support Activity -- Fort Dix. ¶ 1. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Camp Merritt ''. Freepages.military.rootsweb.com. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ John Pike. `` Camp Kilmer ''. Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` CV6.org ''. CV6.org. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Mission & History ''. Education Law Center. December 29, 2009. History, ¶ 3. Retrieved January 4, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Livability : A Legacy of Northern N.J. Communities '' ( PDF ). Mobility Matters. New Jersey Regional Planning Association. Fall 2010. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011. Jump up ^ Hudson -- Bergen Light Rail System and Economic Development on the Waterfront ( PDF ) ( Report ). Booz Allen Hamilton. Retrieved May 15, 2011. Jump up ^ Liberty Harbor North, accessed January 3, 2007. Jump up ^ Robins, Martin E. ; Wells, Jan S. ( April 2008 ). `` Land Development at Selected Hudson - Bergen Light Rail Stations '' ( PDF ). Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on July 20, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011. Jump up ^ PEPANNRES -- Annual Estimates of the Resident Population : April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 -- 2014 Population Estimates for New Jersey municipalities, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015. Jump up ^ Stirling, Stephen. `` What are N.J. 's fastest growing and shrinking towns ? '', NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 21, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2015. `` Jersey City has gained nearly 15,000 residents since 2010, making it the fastest growing municipality in the state and a symbol of the Garden State 's reinvigorated urban core. '' Jump up ^ DP - 1 -- Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics : 2010 for Jersey City city, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2016. Jump up ^ Table DP - 1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics : 2010 for Jersey City Archived January 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine., New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed February 1, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Elevations and Distances in the United States ''. U.S Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. Archived from the original on June 1, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2011. Jump up ^ Mark J. Magyar ( November 8, 2011 ). `` Paterson Great Falls National Park : More Than Scenery ''. Copyright © 2010 -- 2011, njSPOTLIGHT. All rights reserved. Retrieved September 2, 2012. Jump up ^ Mitchell L. Moss & Carson Qing ( March 2012 ). `` The Dynamic Population of Manhattan '' ( PDF ). Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management, Wagner School of Public Service, New York University. Retrieved April 16, 2016. Jump up ^ `` united states annual sunshine map ''. HowStuffWorks, Inc. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011. Jump up ^ Hardiness Zone Lookup at. Arborday.org. Retrieved on July 12, 2013. Jump up ^ National Climatic Data Center. `` State Climate Extremes Committee ( SCEC ) ''. Retrieved April 3, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Hurricane Floyd Impacts ''. National Weather Service. Retrieved June 5, 2011. Jump up ^ Resident Population Data. `` Resident Population Data -- 2010 Census ''. 2010.census.gov. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2012. Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Accessed December 28, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico : April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015 ''. U.S. Census Bureau. December 23, 2015. Archived from the original ( CSV ) on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For The United States, Regions, Divisions, and States ''. December 24, 2014. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2017. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) Jump up ^ Population of New Jersey : Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Quick Facts Jump up ^ Promotions, Center for New Media and ; Bureau, Public Information Staff, US Census. `` US Census Bureau 2010 Census ''. Retrieved March 12, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` New Jersey ''. State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey -- Race and Hispanic Origin : 1790 to 1990 ''. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Pew Research Center ''. Retrieved May 17, 2015. Jump up ^ `` N.J. illegal immigration level holds steady ''. Retrieved March 12, 2017. ^ Jump up to : U.S. Census Bureau ( December 15, 2008 ). `` Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Population Change for the United States, Regions and States : April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 ( NST - EST2008 - 04 ) ''. Archived from the original ( CSV ) on February 5, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2009. Jump up ^ Migration Policy Institute. `` Percent Foreign Born by State ( 1990, 2000, 2005 ) '' ( Microsoft Excel ). MPI Data Hub : Migration Facts, Stats, and Maps. Jump up ^ `` Population and Population Centers by State : 2000 ''. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 12, 2001. Retrieved November 16, 2006. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey ''. New Jersey State Society. Retrieved October 19, 2013. Jump up ^ Nature Jobs. `` Delaware / Hudson Valley Hot Spot for biotechnology ''. Nature.com. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey leads world in number of scientists, engineers per square mile ''. PolitiFact. September 6, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2014. ^ Jump up to : MELISSA HAYES, KIBRET MARKOS, CHRIS HARRIS AND SCOTT FALLON ( October 21, 2013 ). `` Christie drops appeal of ruling allowing gay marriage in NJ ''. North Jersey Media Group. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2013. CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ Exner, Rich ( June 3, 2012 ). `` Americans under age 1 now mostly minorities, but not in Ohio : Statistical Snapshot ''. The Plain Dealer. Jump up ^ `` Jewish Population in the United States, by State ''. American - Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. Retrieved November 11, 2013. Jump up ^ The Foreign Born from India in the United States, dated December 1, 2003 Jump up ^ `` Census 2000 PHC - T - 6. Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin for the United States, Regions, Divisions, States, Puerto Rico, and Places of 100,000 or More Population : Table 2. Percent of Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin, for the United States, Regions, Divisions, and States, and for Puerto Rico : 2000 '' ( PDF ). Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ Mapping Census 2000 : The Geography of U.S. Diversity ( Microsoft Excel ) Jump up ^ `` Ancestry : 2000 -- Census 2000 Brief '' ( PDF ). U.S. Census Bureau. June 2004. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on September 20, 2004. Retrieved June 19, 2013. Jump up ^ ( 3 ). Accessed January 16, 2016. Jump up ^ Richard Newman ( August 30, 2012 ). `` Korean company to buy Fort Lee bank ''. North Jersey Media Group. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2016. Jump up ^ Thomas, G. Scott ( September 29, 2009 ). `` Buffalo named third - poorest city in U.S. '' Buffalo Business First. Retrieved November 25, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Metropolitan Areas and Components, 1999, with FIPS codes ''. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Palisades Park borough, New Jersey QuickLinks ''. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014. Jump up ^ Kirk Semple ( May 18, 2012 ). `` In New Jersey, Memorial for ' Comfort Women ' Deepens Old Animosity ''. The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2014. Jump up ^ Kiniry, Laura. `` Moon Handbooks New Jersey '', Avalon Travel Publishing, 2006. pg. 34 ISBN 1 - 56691 - 949 - 5. Retrieved April 10, 2015. Jump up ^ Laryssa Wirstiuk ( April 21, 2014 ). `` Neighborhood Spotlight : Journal Square ''. Jersey City Independent. Retrieved April 10, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Erin O'Neill ( October 19, 2015 ). `` What 's the top country of birth for immigrants in N.J. ? ''. New Jersey On - Line LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2015. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey QuickLinks Demographic profile from the 2010 Census : ''. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Americans under age 1 now mostly minorities, but not in Ohio : Statistical SnapshotM ''. cleveland.com. Advance Ohio. Retrieved 11 September 2016. Jump up ^ https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_01.pdf Jump up ^ https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_12.pdf Jump up ^ https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_01.pdf Jump up ^ https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_01.pdf ^ Jump up to : `` New Jersey ''. Modern Language Association. Retrieved August 19, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Yearbook of Immigration Statistics : 2012 Supplemental Table 1 ''. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved June 19, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Yearbook of Immigration Statistics : 2011 Supplemental Table 1 ''. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved June 19, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Yearbook of Immigration Statistics : 2010 Supplemental Table 1 ''. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved June 19, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Yearbook of Immigration Statistics : 2009 Supplemental Table 1 ''. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved June 19, 2013. Jump up ^ `` City of Paterson -- Silk City ''. Retrieved April 2, 2013. Jump up ^ `` A Brief History of Peruvian Immigration to the United States ''. yumimmigrantcity.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013. Jump up ^ Joe Malinconico & Charlie Kratovil ( May 9, 2012 ). `` Paterson 's Bengali Community Takes Pride in Akhtaruzzaman 's Upset Victory ''. The Alternative Press. Retrieved April 2, 2013. Jump up ^ Joe Malinconico ( September 25, 2014 ). `` Political battle brewing over Paterson 's plans for Hispanic Heritage Month event ''. North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved September 27, 2014. Jump up ^ Summer Dawn Hortillosa ( February 17, 2015 ). `` Jersey City named most diverse city in America : report ''. The Jersey Journal. Retrieved May 16, 2015. Jump up ^ Spencer McKee. `` 53 Things You Probably Did n't Know About Jersey City ''. Movoto. Retrieved May 16, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Religious Landscape Study ''. PewForum.org. May 11, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` State Membership Report ''. The Association of Religion Data Archives. Retrieved December 16, 2013. Jump up ^ Frances Kai - Hwa Wang ( July 28, 2014 ). `` World 's Largest Hindu Temple Being Built in New Jersey ''. NBC News. Retrieved October 14, 2016. Jump up ^ Frances Kai - Hwa Wang. `` World 's Largest Hindu Temple Being Built in New Jersey ''. NBC News. Retrieved December 3, 2016. Jump up ^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/newarkcitynewjersey,jerseycitycitynewjersey,patersoncitynewjersey,elizabethcitynewjersey,edisontownshipmiddlesexcountynewjersey,woodbridgetownshipmiddlesexcountynewjersey/PST045216 Jump up ^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lakewoodtownshipoceancountynewjersey,tomsrivertownshipoceancountynewjersey,hamiltontownshipmercercountynewjersey,trentoncitynewjersey/PST045216 Jump up ^ ( 4 ) Jump up ^ `` Financial state of the state : New Jersey ''. Retrieved October 16, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Selected Regional Estimates '' ( PDF ). BEA.gov. January 11, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2010. Jump up ^ Frank, Robert. `` Top states for millionaires per capita ''. CNBC. Retrieved January 22, 2014. Jump up ^ New Jersey Tax Rate Schedules 2017, New Jersey Department of Treasury. Accessed February 26, 2018. Jump up ^ New Jersey Sales Tax Guide, New Jersey Department of Treasury. Accessed February 26, 2018. Jump up ^ Urban Enterprise Zone Program, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 8, 2018. Jump up ^ New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Locations, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, locations as of January 1, 2017. Accessed January 8, 2018. Jump up ^ `` NJ Division of Taxation Reminds Consumers & Business Owners That Sales Tax Rate Will Change to 6.625 % in the New Year '', New Jersey Department of Treasury, press release dated December 27, 2017. Accessed January 8, 2018. `` The New Jersey Division of Taxation is reminding business owners that the State Sales and Use Tax rate will be reduced to 6.625 % on Jan. 1, 2018... Rates for State Sales Tax in Urban Enterprise Zones also will change on Jan. 1, 2018. The rate in a designated UEZ will be 50 percent of the Sales Tax rate, or 3.3125 percent. The previous UEZ rate was 3.4375 percent. '' Jump up ^ `` States Where People Pay The Most ( And Least ) In Taxes -- 24 / 7 Wall St ''. 24 / 7 Wall St. July 21, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2012. Jump up ^ `` 2015 's States Most & Least Dependent on the Federal Government ''. Evolution Finance. Retrieved April 26, 2015. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey ''. Tax Foundation. New Jersey 's State and Local Tax Burden Above National Average. Retrieved January 4, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Maersk aims to shore up N.J. shipping industry with direct financing service -- NJBIZ ''. Jump up ^ Judith H. Dobrzynski ( June 24, 2010 ). `` A Garden Crawl Through the Garden State ''. New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2010. Nowadays New Jersey ranks second among states in blueberry production, third in cranberries and spinach and fourth in bell peppers, peaches and head lettuce, the official state Web site, nj.gov, boasts. Jump up ^ `` It 's No Tomato, but a Stalk Gets Some Respect ''. The New York Times. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012... New Jersey harvests the fourth - largest number of acres dedicated to asparagus in the nation. Jump up ^ `` EIA State Energy Profiles : New Jersey ''. June 12, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Fortune 500 2007 -- States : New Jersey ''. CNN. March 30, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2007. Jump up ^ Laura Adams ( July 29, 2010 ). `` Billion - Dollar Bergen : Retail reigns supreme throughout the county ''. North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved March 21, 2014. Jump up ^ Violet Snow ( January 16, 2011 ). `` Paramus appeal goes beyond retail ''. North Jersey Media Group. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Economic Impact of Tourism in New Jersey -- Tourism Satellite Account Calendar Year 2015 '' ( PDF ). Tourism Economics and the State of New Jersey. Retrieved December 3, 2016. Jump up ^ Brett Avery ( February 5, 2008 ). `` 30 and Counting : Legalized Gambling ''. New Jersey Monthly. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Gambling Becomes Legal In New Jersey ''. Associated Press. May 26, 1978. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2010. The nation 's only legal gambling casino outside Nevada won state approval Thursday night and planned Friday morning opening... Jump up ^ `` Atlantic City Boardwalk ''. The Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority. ¶ 1. Retrieved January 4, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Boardwalk ''. The State of New Jersey, Division of Travel and Tourism. Retrieved January 4, 2014. Jump up ^ Melissa Romero ( August 4, 2016 ). `` The Shuttered Casinos of Atlantic City ''. Vox Media. Retrieved December 3, 2016. Jump up ^ Wayne Parry, Associated Press ( August 17, 2014 ). `` Revel had wanted to shut down casino on Monday ''. North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved August 18, 2014. Jump up ^ Ryan Hutchins ( February 27, 2013 ). `` Gov. Christie signs internet gambling into law ''. NJ.com. Retrieved April 2, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Trends in New Jersey Forests '' ( PDF ). Department of Environmental Protection, N.J. Forestry Services and United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved March 13, 2015. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey Solar ''. Solar Energy Industries Association. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Solar Shore : Jersey Hits 10,000 Installations -- EarthTechling ''. Retrieved March 12, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` National University Rankings ''. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 4, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Will, George F. ( April 22, 2010 ). `` The thunder from New Jersey ''. Washington Post. Washington, D.C. pp. A19. Jump up ^ `` Education Spending Per Student by State ''. GOVERNING - e. Republic. Retrieved March 4, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` America 's Best High Schools 2011 ''. Newsweek. June 19, 2011. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011. Jump up ^ Patricia Alex ( July 2, 2013 ). `` Rutgers a ' world - class university, ' school president says at merger ceremony ''. North Jersey Media Group. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013. Jump up ^ Alex Napoliello ( August 4, 2014 ). `` New Jersey has the best school systems in U.S., report says ''. New Jersey On - Line LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2014. Jump up ^ `` The 10 Best U.S. States for Education - 2. New Jersey ''. U.S. News & World Report. February 27, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` America 's Top High Schools 2016 ''. Newsweek. 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016. Jump up ^ Pattani, Aneri ( November 16, 2017 ). `` New Jersey Schools Becoming More Segregated, New Report Finds ''. WNYC. Retrieved 10 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame ''. Njinvent.njit.edu. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` His Cones ' Original ' '' ( Vol 20 No. 130 ). Sarasota Journal. November 19, 1971. Retrieved June 11, 2014. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey Facts and Trivia ''. 50states.com. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` The History of the New Jersey State Song ? ''. Aboutnewjersey.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Why does New Jersey get no respect ? ''. CBS News. January 16, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Caffrey, Michelle ( July 8, 2014 ). `` The Jersey Joke : Rutgers professor recounts long history of New Jersey as a punchline ''. South Jersey Times. Retrieved April 12, 2016. Jump up ^ Whelan, Aubrey ( July 27, 2010 ). `` ' Jersey Does n't Stink ' website defends state ''. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Vol. 28 / 3 '' ( PDF ). Jump up ^ `` ' THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL ' : STEPHANIE GAYLE ''. Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ http://www.blackpast.org/aah/sugar-hill-gang-1979. Missing or empty title = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : `` Whitney Houston ''. Biography. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Dionne Warwick ''. Biography. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Count Basie ''. Biography. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Bruce Springsteen at the Stone Pony : His most memorable performances ''. NJ.com. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Naughty by Nature returns to N.J. hometown to celebrate 25th anniversary ''. NJ.com. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 18. Jump up ^ Hoffmann, Frank ( 2004 - 11 - 12 ). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Routledge. ISBN 9781135949501. Jump up ^ Ginell, Richard S. `` Bill Evans Biography & History AllMusic ''. AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2017. Jump up ^ Green, Brian. `` Thursday Biography ''. www.allmusic.com. Johnny Loftus. Retrieved 13 September 2017. Jump up ^ Green, Brian. `` Misfits Biography ''. www.allmusic.com. Steve Huey. Retrieved 13 September 2017. Jump up ^ DeLano, Sharon ( 2002 - 03 - 04 ). `` The Torch Singer ''. The New Yorker. ISSN 0028 - 792X. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ Punknews.org. `` The Gaslight Anthem ''. Punknews.org. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 04. Jump up ^ Montgomery, Paul ( May 18, 2011 ). `` The Secret Geography of the DC Universe : A Really Big Map '' Jump up ^ Amazing World of DC Comics # 14, March 1974. DC Comics. Jump up ^ World 's Finest Comics # 259, October -- November 1979. DC Comics. Jump up ^ Detective Comics # 503 June 1983. DC Comics. Jump up ^ Atlas of the DC Universe, 1990. DC Comics. Jump up ^ Batman : Shadow of the Bat Annual # 1, June 1993. DC Comics. Jump up ^ `` Review : ' Suicide Squad ' ''. Asbury Park Press. 2016 - 08 - 05. Jump up ^ `` '' Suicide Squad `` : The Biggest Revelations From The Latest DC Film ''. comicbookresources.com. 2016 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey Advertising ''. NJ.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` The New Jersey Herald : Top Stories ''. Njherald.com. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey ! ''. NorthJersey.com. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Fort Lee Film Commission Fort Lee, NJ ''. Fortleefilm.org. Retrieved May 17, 2012. Jump up ^ `` NJ Motion Picture & Television Commission ''. Njfilm.org. Retrieved May 17, 2012. Jump up ^ Wright, E. Assata ( February 20, 2011 ). `` Getting the film crews back to NJ Gov. to decide future of tax credit that benefited Hudson County ''. Hudson Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Port Authority of New York and New Jersey -- George Washington Bridge ''. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Retrieved March 10, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Bod Woodruff ; Lana Zak & Stephanie Wash ( November 20, 2012 ). `` GW Bridge Painters : Dangerous Job on Top of the World 's Busiest Bridge ''. ABC News. Retrieved March 10, 2014. Jump up ^ Peter Samuel ( April 11, 2006 ). `` Garden State Parkway opens world 's widest bridge -- 15 lanes ''. TOLLROADSnews. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2011. Jump up ^ Patrick Mulvihill ( January 5, 2016 ). `` Self - serve gas legal in rural Oregon ''. Eagle Newspapers, Inc. Retrieved April 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Supreme Court of New Jersey ''. Judiciary.state.nj.us. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Small Towns in N.J. Told to Merge or Face Cuts ''. Npr.org. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` N.J. town mergers could start in 18 months '' by Jan Hefler, The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 29, 2009. Retrieved on May 29, 2009 Archived June 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Poll says majority of Americans opposed to abortion funding in health care bill : : Catholic News Agency ( CNA ) ''. Catholic News Agency. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` SurveyUSA Pro-Life vs. Pro Choice Sorted by State ''. Surveyusa.com. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Poll : NJ voters support gay marriage ''. Abclocal.go.com. April 23, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2011. Jump up ^ Salvador Rizzo ( October 18, 2013 ). `` Same - sex weddings can begin pending appeal, N.J. Supreme Court rules ''. New Jersey On - Line LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2013. Jump up ^ NRAILA.org Archived December 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Leip, David. `` Presidential General Election Results Comparison -- New Jersey ''. US Election Atlas. Retrieved December 28, 2009. Jump up ^ David Giambusso ( October 20, 2013 ). `` Booker and Menendez form historic duo as first black and Latino senators from the same state ''. The Star - Ledger. Retrieved October 20, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Your neighbors lean red or blue ? How many Republicans and Democrats are in all 21 counties ''. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey Department of State -- Division of Elections ''. Retrieved March 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Hester Jr., Tom ( 2007 ), `` N.J. Bans Death Penalty '', Associated Press Jump up ^ Peters, Jeremy W. `` Corzine Signs Bill Ending Executions, Then Commutes Sentences of Eight. '' The New York Times. December 18, 2007. Retrieved on December 25, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Six Flags Great Adventure To Become The World 's Largest Theme Park In 2013 ''. Copyright © 2012 njtoday.net -- Everything New Jersey. All Rights Reserved. August 30, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2012. Jump up ^ KarlFabricius ( September 20, 2010 ). `` 10 Highest Roller Coasters on Earth ''. © 2011 EntertainmentDesigner.com. Retrieved September 2, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Esteban ( October 27, 2011 ). `` 11 Most Expensive Stadiums In The World ''. Total Pro Sports. Retrieved September 2, 2012. Jump up ^ New Meadowlands Stadium official website Archived October 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. New Meadowlands Stadium Corporation. Retrieved June 14, 2010. Jump up ^ Belson, Ken ( April 8, 2010 ). `` New Stadium, a Football Palace, Opens Saturday With Lacrosse ''. The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2011. Jump up ^ `` NJSIAA -- New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association -- NJSIAA ''. Retrieved March 12, 2017. Jump up ^ New Jersey High School News and Sports Archived April 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine... iHigh.com, Inc -- The High School Internet Network. Retrieved January 26, 2011. Jump up ^ `` State of New Jersey -- FAQs ''. State.nj.us. November 20, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey State Flag ''. The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` A.J. Meerwald -- NJ 's Official Tall Ship ''. The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey State Shell ''. The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013. External links Find more aboutNew Jerseyat Wikipedia 's sister projects Definitions from Wiktionary Media from Wikimedia Commons News from Wikinews Quotations from Wikiquote Texts from Wikisource Textbooks from Wikibooks Travel guide from Wikivoyage Learning resources from Wikiversity State government Official New Jersey state web site New Jersey State Databases -- Annotated list of searchable databases produced by New Jersey state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association. Descriptions of NJ forms of government ( e.g., township, borough, etc. ) from NJ State League of Municipalities U.S. government Energy Data & Statistics for New Jersey USGS real - time, geographic, and other scientific resources of New Jersey US Census Bureau USDA New Jersey State Facts Other New Jersey at Curlie ( based on DMOZ ) The New Jersey Digital Highway, the statewide cultural heritage portal to digital collections from the state 's archives, libraries and museums Geographic data related to New Jersey at OpenStreetMap Preceded by Pennsylvania List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union Ratified Constitution on December 18, 1787 ( 3rd ) Succeeded by Georgia hide State of New Jersey Trenton ( capital ) Topics Delegations Seantors Representatives Elections Geography Government Governor Lieutenant Governor History Law Media Municipalities Music Parks People Sports Transportation Society Cuisine Crime Gambling Politics Regions Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Jersey Delaware River Region Delaware Valley Gateway Region Hudson Waterfront Highlands Jersey Shore Meadowlands New York metro area North Hudson North Jersey Pascack Valley Piedmont Pine Barrens Raritan Bayshore Ridge - and - Valley Appalachians Southern Shore Region Skylands Region South Jersey Tri ‐ State Region West Hudson Counties Atlantic Bergen Burlington Camden Cape May Cumberland Essex Gloucester Hudson Hunterdon Mercer Middlesex Monmouth Morris Ocean Passaic Salem Somerset Sussex Union Warren Major cities and towns Atlantic City Bayonne Camden Clifton Edison Elizabeth Hackensack Hoboken Jersey City Newark New Brunswick Ocean City Paterson Perth Amboy Trenton Vineland Woodbridge Northeastern United States Topics Culture Geography Government History States Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Maine Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Major cities Allentown Baltimore Boston Bridgeport Buffalo Burlington Cambridge Elizabeth Erie Hartford Jersey City Lowell Manchester New Haven New York City Newark Paterson Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland Providence Quincy Reading Rochester Scranton Springfield Stamford Syracuse Washington, D.C. Waterbury Wilmington Worcester State capitals Albany Annapolis Augusta Boston Concord Dover Hartford Harrisburg Montpelier Providence Trenton Political divisions of the United States States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Federal district Washington, D.C. Insular areas American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Outlying islands Baker Island Howland Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Atoll Navassa Island Palmyra Atoll Wake Island Indian reservations List of Indian reservations Coordinates : 40 ° 00 ′ N 74 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 40 ° N 74.5 ° W ﻿ / 40 ; - 74.5 BNF : cb11941594g ( data ) GND : 4042004 - 8 ISNI : 0000 0004 0424 706X LCCN : n80046086 NARA : 10045265 VIAF : 157102040 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Jersey&oldid=854272322 '' Categories : New Jersey States and territories established in 1787 States of the United States Mid-Atlantic states States of the East Coast of the United States Northeastern United States 1787 establishments in New Jersey Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from March 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list All articles with self - published sources Articles with self - published sources from January 2014 Pages with citations lacking titles Pages with citations having bare URLs Wikipedia pages semi-protected against vandalism Wikipedia indefinitely move - protected pages Use mdy dates from September 2014 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from September 2014 Articles containing potentially dated statements from July 2015 All articles containing potentially dated statements Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2005 Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2010 Articles with unsourced statements from July 2014 Articles with unsourced statements from September 2015 Articles with unsourced statements from May 2014 Articles with Curlie links Coordinates on Wikidata Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with NARA identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Wikinews Wikivoyage Languages Afrikaans አማርኛ Ænglisc Aragonés ܐܪܡܝܐ Asturianu Avañe'ẽ Aymar aru Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه বাংলা Bahasa Banjar Bân - lâm - gú Башҡортса Беларуская Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ भोजपुरी Bikol Central Bislama Български Boarisch བོད ་ ཡིག Bosanski Brezhoneg Буряад Català Чӑвашла Cebuano Čeština Chavacano de Zamboanga Corsu Cymraeg Dansk Davvisámegiella Deitsch Deutsch Diné bizaad Eesti Ελληνικά Emiliàn e rumagnòl Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Fiji Hindi Føroyskt Français Frysk Gaeilge Gaelg Gagauz Gàidhlig Galego ગુજરાતી 客家 語 / Hak - kâ - ngî Хальмг 한국어 Hawaiʻi Հայերեն हिन्दी Hornjoserbsce Hrvatski Ido Igbo Ilokano বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী Bahasa Indonesia Interlingua Interlingue Iñupiak Ирон IsiZulu Íslenska Italiano עברית Basa Jawa Kapampangan ქართული Қазақша Kernowek Kiswahili Kreyòl ayisyen Kurdî Кыргызча Кырык мары Ladino Лезги لۊری شومالی Latina Latviešu Lëtzebuergesch Lietuvių Ligure Limburgs Lumbaart Magyar मैथिली Македонски Malagasy മലയാളം Māori मराठी მარგალური مصرى مازِرونی Bahasa Melayu Mìng - dĕ̤ng - ngṳ̄ မြန်မာဘာသာ Dorerin Naoero Nederlands नेपाली नेपाल भाषा 日本 語 Napulitano Нохчийн Nordfriisk Norsk Norsk nynorsk Occitan Олык марий Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча ਪੰਜਾਬੀ पालि پنجابی Piemontèis Plattdüütsch Polski Português Română Rumantsch Runa Simi Русский Саха тыла संस्कृतम् Sardu Scots Seeltersk Shqip Sicilianu Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Ślůnski کوردی Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Tagalog தமிழ் Taqbaylit Татарча / tatarça తెలుగు ไทย Тоҷикӣ ᏣᎳᎩ Türkçe Українська اردو ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche Vèneto Tiếng Việt Volapük 文言 Winaray 吴语 ייִדיש Yorùbá 粵語 Zazaki Žemaitėška 中文 Kabɩyɛ Lingua Franca Nova 166 more Edit links This page was last edited on 10 August 2018, at 03 : 59 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the population of the state of new jersey
Answer: 9,032,872