New Jersey Population

Overview

9.23 million

Total Population

40.0

Median age

50.84%

Female population %

96.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

52.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1.92 million

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

New Jersey's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in New Jersey is 40.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Jersey's population under 18 was 22.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Jersey's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Jersey, 18.18% were under the age of 15, 18.72% aged 15 to 29, 46.92% aged 30 to 64, 14.03% aged 65 to 84, and 2.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 155,402 more females than males in New Jersey:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.84% females and 49.16% males in New Jersey.
The New Jersey gender ratio is 96.7:100 i.e. 96.7 men to 100 women (0.967).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 327,668.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 340,028.

New Jersey's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of New Jersey population: 62.68% are White, 13.27% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 9.75% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.31% are some other race and 6.68% are multiracial.
New Jersey's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the state.
By ethnicity, 1.92 million is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7.31 million (79.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Jersey is White with a population of 5.79 million (62.68% of the total population).

New Jersey's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 9,271,689 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, New Jersey's population increased by 368,652 (4.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Jersey's population increased by 472,238 (5.37%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, New Jersey's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,430,799.