New Jersey statistical areas explained

The U.S. currently has nine statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated three combined statistical areas and six metropolitan statistical areas in .[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, which includes New Jersey's largest city, Newark, and capital, Trenton.

New Jersey is the most urban of the 50 U.S. states with the highest population density of any state. Each of the 21 counties of is located in one of its six metropolitan statistical areas.

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The nine United States statistical areas and 21 counties of the State of New Jersey

Combined statistical area2023 population (est.)[2] Core-based statistical area2023 population (est.)County-equivalent2023 population (est.)Metropolitan division2023 population (est.)
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA21,859,598
7,287,316 		New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MSA19,498,249
6,905,645 (NJ)		Kings County, New York2,561,225New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ MD11,864,322
2,176,603 (NJ)
Queens County, New York2,252,196
New York County, New York1,597,451
Bronx County, New York1,356,476
Westchester County, New York990,817
Bergen County, New Jersey957,736
Hudson County, New Jersey705,472
Passaic County, New Jersey513,395
Richmond County, New York490,687
Rockland County, New York340,807
Putnam County, New York98,060
Suffolk County, New York1,523,170Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY MD2,904,885
Nassau County, New York1,381,715
Middlesex County, New Jersey863,623Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ MD2,379,977
Ocean County, New Jersey659,197
Monmouth County, New Jersey642,799
Somerset County, New Jersey348,842
Essex County, New Jersey851,117Newark, NJ MD2,167,829
Union County, New Jersey572,726
Morris County, New Jersey514,423
Sussex County, New Jersey146,132
Hunterdon County, New Jersey130,183
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA951,558Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut623,907none
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut327,651
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA704,620Orange County, New York407,470
Dutchess County, New York297,150
Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA381,671Mercer County, New Jersey381,671
Kingston, NY MSA182,333Ulster County, New York182,333
Monticello, NY μSA79,920Sullivan County, New York79,920
Hemlock Farms, PA μSA61,247Pike County, Pennsylvania61,247
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA7,390,919
1,892,273 (NJ)		Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA6,246,160
1,370,124 (NJ)		Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania1,550,542Philadelphia, PA MD2,127,262
Delaware County, Pennsylvania576,720
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania868,742Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA MD2,064,510
Bucks County, Pennsylvania645,984
Chester County, Pennsylvania549,784
Camden County, New Jersey527,196Camden, NJ MD1,304,786
Burlington County, New Jersey469,167
Gloucester County, New Jersey308,423
New Castle County, Delaware578,592Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ MD749,602
65,338 (NJ)
Cecil County, Maryland105,672
Salem County, New Jersey65,338
Reading, PA MSA432,821Berks County, Pennsylvania432,821none
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA369,823Atlantic County, New Jersey275,213
Cape May County, New Jersey94,610
Dover, DE MSA189,789Kent County, Delaware189,789
Vineland, NJ MSA152,326Cumberland County, New Jersey152,326
Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ CSA1,039,608
111,252 (NJ)		Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA873,555
111,252 (NJ)		Lehigh County, Pennsylvania377,754
Northampton County, Pennsylvania319,091
Warren County, New Jersey111,252
Carbon County, Pennsylvania65,458
East Stroudsburg, PA MSA166,053Monroe County, Pennsylvania166,053
State of New Jersey9,290,841

Primary statistical areas

Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the nine statistical areas of New Jersey, its three combined statistical areas are the only PSAs.

The three primary statistical areas of the State of New Jersey

scope=col rowspan=22020 rankscope=col rowspan=2Primary statistical areaPopulation
scope=col2023 estimatescope=colChangescope=col2020 Census[3] scope=colChangescope=col2010 Census[4]
scope=rowNew York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA (NJ)
scope=rowPhiladelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA (NJ)
scope=rowAllentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ CSA (NJ)
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg CSA

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas . July 21, 2023 . 0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01 . October 23, 2023 . Office of Management and Budget.
  2. Web site: March 2023 . County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 . May 21, 2024 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division.
  3. Web site: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. May 21, 2024.
  4. Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. May 21, 2024.

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