New Jersey
StateUS-NJState of United States.
North AmericaCapital: TrentonGovernor: Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Language: English
Population
9.5M
Metros tracked
3
30.5M in metros (321%)
Composite score
245.7
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-NJ
At a glance
- Nickname
- The Garden State
- Established
- 1787
- Demonym
- New Jerseyan
- Area
- 22,591 km²
- Population density
- 421 /km²
- Highest point
- High Point (550 m (1,804 ft))
- Legislature
- New Jersey Legislature
- Human Development Index
- 0.948 (2023)
- Electoral votes
- 14
- U.S. House seats
- 12
- U.S. senators
- 2
- Rank in United States
- 11th of 51 by composite score
- Area rank
- 47th of 51 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- New York
Civic facts via Wikidata.
New Jersey metro footprint
3 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
3 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | 22.3M | 182.6 | Global Capital |
| #29 | Philadelphia | 7.3M | 59.9 | Continental Metro |
| #645 | Allentown | 886K | 3.2 | Emerging Metro |