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Total Population in New Jersey, by County

Total Population for every county in New Jersey, ranked. The highest is Bergen County at 962,316 and the lowest is Salem County at 65,275.

New Jersey: 9,343,809 · United States: 334,922,499 · median county in New Jersey: 467,805

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#County Total Population
1Bergen County962,316
2Middlesex County871,290
3Essex County863,002
4Hudson County718,323
5Ocean County654,362
6Monmouth County645,353
7Union County579,290
8Camden County527,257
9Passaic County521,012
10Morris County514,528
11Burlington County467,805
12Mercer County385,864
13Somerset County349,846
14Gloucester County306,954
15Atlantic County276,270
16Cumberland County153,305
17Sussex County145,807
18Hunterdon County130,160
19Warren County110,849
20Cape May County94,941
21Salem County65,275

Everyone living in the area, from the 5-year American Community Survey.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

New Jersey ranks 11th of 52 states for total population.

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