New Jersey

Population Density
People per square mile, 1990:	1041.94
People per square mile, 2000:	1134.16

Year	Population		Year	Population		Year	Population
1790	184,139		1880	1,131,116		1970	7,171,112
1800	211,149		1890	1,444,933		1980	7,365,011
1810	245,562		1900	1,883,669		1990	7,730,188
1820	277,575		1910	2,537,167		2000	8,414,350
1830	320,823		1920	3,155,900		2010	9,018,231
1840	373,306		1930	4,041,334		2020	9,461,635
1850	489,555		1940	4,160,165		2030	9,802,440
1860	672,035		1950	4,835,329
1870	906,096		1960	6,066,782

Population By County

	Census 2000 Population	Change	Percent Change
NEW JERSEY	8,414,350	684,162	8.9
Atlantic County	252,552	28,225	12.6
Bergen County	884,118	58,738	7.1
Burlington County	423,394	28,328	7.2
Camden County	508,932	6,108	1.2
Cape May County	102,326	7,237	7.6
Cumberland County	146,438	8,385	6.1
Essex County	793,633	15,427	2.0
Gloucester County	254,673	24,591	10.7
Hudson County	608,975	55,876	10.1
Hunterdon County	121,989	14,213	13.2
Mercer County	350,761	24,937	7.7
Middlesex County	750,162	78,382	11.7
Monmouth County	615,301	62,177	11.2
Morris County	470,212	48,859	11.6
Ocean County	510,916	77,713	17.9
Passaic County	489,049	35,989	7.9
Salem County	64,285	-1,009	-1.5
Somerset County	297,490	57,211	23.8
Sussex County	144,166	13,223	10.1
Union County	522,541	28,722	5.8
Warren County	102,437	10,830	11.8

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census

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