New Jersey Population by County

Data Item State
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Resident total population, 2010 - (Number)
County Value
Atlantic 274,549
Bergen 905,116
Burlington 448,734
Camden 513,657
Cape May 97,265
Cumberland 156,898
Essex 783,969
Gloucester 288,288
Hudson 634,266
Hunterdon 128,349
Mercer 366,513
Middlesex 809,858
Monmouth 630,380
Morris 492,276
Ocean 576,567
Passaic 501,226
Salem 66,083
Somerset 323,444
Sussex 149,265
Union 536,499
Warren 108,692

Value for New Jersey (Number): 8,791,894

Data item: Resident total population, 2010

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census of Population, Public Law 94-171 Redistricting Data File. Updated every 10 years. http://factfinder2.census.gov.

Definition:

In Census 2010, people were counted at their "usual residence", a principle followed in each census since 1790. Usual residence has been defined as the place where the person lives and sleeps most of the time. This place is not necessarily the same as the person's voting residence or legal residence.

Noncitizens who are living in the United States are included, regardless of their immigration status.

Persons temporarily away from their usual residence, such as on vacation or on a business trip on Census Day, were counted at their usual residence. People who live at more than one residence during the week, month, or year were counted at the place where they live most of the year. People without a usual residence, however, were counted where they were staying on Census Day.

Scope and Methodology:

Place of residence was derived from answers to questions that were asked of all people in Census 2010 and Census 2000.

The "April 1, 2000 estimates base" reflects corrections to the Census 2000 figures, where necessary, or adjustments to account for any boundary changes subsequent to the census.

Population percent change, 2000 to 2010, is derived by dividing the difference between the population in Census 2010 and the April 1, 2000 estimates base by the April 1, 2000 estimates base.

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