New Jersey Population 1900-2022
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of New Jersey from 1900 to 2022.
- The population of New Jersey in 2022 was 9,261,699, a 0.07% decline from 2021.
- The population of New Jersey in 2021 was 9,267,961, a 0.04% decline from 2020.
- The population of New Jersey in 2020 was 9,271,689, a 4.28% increase from 2019.
- The population of New Jersey in 2019 was 8,891,258, a 0.01% decline from 2018.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
39,029,342 |
| Texas |
30,029,572 |
| Florida |
22,244,823 |
| New York |
19,677,151 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,972,008 |
| Illinois |
12,582,032 |
| Ohio |
11,756,058 |
| Georgia |
10,912,876 |
| North Carolina |
10,698,973 |
| Michigan |
10,034,113 |
| New Jersey |
9,261,699 |
| Virginia |
8,683,619 |
| Washington |
7,785,786 |
| Arizona |
7,359,197 |
| Tennessee |
7,051,339 |
| Massachusetts |
6,981,974 |
| Indiana |
6,833,037 |
| Missouri |
6,177,957 |
| Maryland |
6,164,660 |
| Wisconsin |
5,892,539 |
| Colorado |
5,839,926 |
| Minnesota |
5,717,184 |
| South Carolina |
5,282,634 |
| Alabama |
5,074,296 |
| Louisiana |
4,590,241 |
| Kentucky |
4,512,310 |
| Oregon |
4,240,137 |
| Oklahoma |
4,019,800 |
| Connecticut |
3,626,205 |
| Utah |
3,380,800 |
| Iowa |
3,200,517 |
| Nevada |
3,177,772 |
| Arkansas |
3,045,637 |
| Mississippi |
2,940,057 |
| Kansas |
2,937,150 |
| New Mexico |
2,113,344 |
| Nebraska |
1,967,923 |
| Idaho |
1,939,033 |
| West Virginia |
1,775,156 |
| Hawaii |
1,440,196 |
| New Hampshire |
1,395,231 |
| Maine |
1,385,340 |
| Montana |
1,122,867 |
| Rhode Island |
1,093,734 |
| Delaware |
1,018,396 |
| North Dakota |
779,261 |
| Alaska |
733,583 |
| Wyoming |
581,381 |
|
New Jersey - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
9,261,699 |
-0.07% |
| 2021 |
9,267,961 |
-0.04% |
| 2020 |
9,271,689 |
4.28% |
| 2019 |
8,891,258 |
-0.01% |
| 2018 |
8,891,730 |
0.04% |
| 2017 |
8,888,147 |
0.16% |
| 2016 |
8,873,584 |
0.04% |
| 2015 |
8,870,312 |
0.03% |
| 2014 |
8,867,277 |
0.11% |
| 2013 |
8,857,821 |
0.14% |
| 2012 |
8,845,671 |
0.19% |
| 2011 |
8,828,552 |
0.33% |
| 2010 |
8,799,451 |
0.50% |
| 2009 |
8,755,602 |
0.51% |
| 2008 |
8,711,090 |
0.38% |
| 2007 |
8,677,885 |
0.19% |
| 2006 |
8,661,679 |
0.11% |
| 2005 |
8,651,974 |
0.20% |
| 2004 |
8,634,561 |
0.39% |
| 2003 |
8,601,402 |
0.57% |
| 2002 |
8,552,643 |
0.71% |
| 2001 |
8,492,671 |
0.74% |
| 2000 |
8,430,621 |
3.53% |
| 1999 |
8,143,412 |
0.59% |
| 1998 |
8,095,542 |
0.51% |
| 1997 |
8,054,178 |
0.56% |
| 1996 |
8,009,624 |
0.55% |
| 1995 |
7,965,523 |
0.59% |
| 1994 |
7,918,796 |
0.56% |
| 1993 |
7,874,891 |
0.60% |
| 1992 |
7,827,770 |
0.56% |
| 1991 |
7,784,269 |
0.35% |
| 1990 |
7,757,158 |
0.40% |
| 1989 |
7,726,089 |
0.18% |
| 1988 |
7,712,333 |
0.54% |
| 1987 |
7,670,742 |
0.64% |
| 1986 |
7,622,159 |
0.75% |
| 1985 |
7,565,528 |
0.67% |
| 1984 |
7,515,473 |
0.64% |
| 1983 |
7,467,785 |
0.50% |
| 1982 |
7,430,968 |
0.32% |
| 1981 |
7,407,472 |
0.42% |
| 1980 |
7,376,330 |
0.13% |
| 1979 |
7,366,512 |
0.21% |
| 1978 |
7,350,804 |
0.19% |
| 1977 |
7,337,169 |
-0.04% |
| 1976 |
7,339,745 |
0.03% |
| 1975 |
7,337,765 |
0.07% |
| 1974 |
7,332,411 |
-0.01% |
| 1973 |
7,333,083 |
-0.03% |
| 1972 |
7,335,042 |
0.74% |
| 1971 |
7,281,107 |
1.53% |
| 1970 |
7,171,112 |
1.07% |
| 1969 |
7,095,000 |
1.28% |
| 1968 |
7,005,000 |
1.11% |
| 1967 |
6,928,000 |
1.12% |
| 1966 |
6,851,000 |
1.24% |
| 1965 |
6,767,000 |
1.61% |
| 1964 |
6,660,000 |
1.98% |
| 1963 |
6,531,000 |
2.43% |
| 1962 |
6,376,000 |
1.77% |
| 1961 |
6,265,000 |
2.65% |
| 1960 |
6,103,000 |
1.46% |
| 1959 |
6,015,000 |
2.12% |
| 1958 |
5,890,000 |
2.67% |
| 1957 |
5,737,000 |
2.17% |
| 1956 |
5,615,000 |
2.05% |
| 1955 |
5,502,000 |
2.65% |
| 1954 |
5,360,000 |
2.51% |
| 1953 |
5,229,000 |
2.03% |
| 1952 |
5,125,000 |
2.38% |
| 1951 |
5,006,000 |
2.75% |
| 1950 |
4,872,000 |
-0.35% |
| 1949 |
4,889,000 |
2.41% |
| 1948 |
4,774,000 |
3.38% |
| 1947 |
4,618,000 |
2.80% |
| 1946 |
4,492,000 |
9.35% |
| 1945 |
4,108,000 |
-1.20% |
| 1944 |
4,158,000 |
-1.61% |
| 1943 |
4,226,000 |
-1.65% |
| 1942 |
4,297,000 |
1.01% |
| 1941 |
4,254,000 |
1.89% |
| 1940 |
4,175,000 |
1.11% |
| 1939 |
4,129,000 |
0.71% |
| 1938 |
4,100,000 |
0.29% |
| 1937 |
4,088,000 |
0.10% |
| 1936 |
4,084,000 |
-0.02% |
| 1935 |
4,085,000 |
-0.10% |
| 1934 |
4,089,000 |
-0.44% |
| 1933 |
4,107,000 |
-0.32% |
| 1932 |
4,120,000 |
0.00% |
| 1931 |
4,120,000 |
1.28% |
| 1930 |
4,068,000 |
1.98% |
| 1929 |
3,989,000 |
0.53% |
| 1928 |
3,968,000 |
1.98% |
| 1927 |
3,891,000 |
3.54% |
| 1926 |
3,758,000 |
2.57% |
| 1925 |
3,664,000 |
2.55% |
| 1924 |
3,573,000 |
2.91% |
| 1923 |
3,472,000 |
2.72% |
| 1922 |
3,380,000 |
2.52% |
| 1921 |
3,297,000 |
3.10% |
| 1920 |
3,198,000 |
1.98% |
| 1919 |
3,136,000 |
3.06% |
| 1918 |
3,043,000 |
2.25% |
| 1917 |
2,976,000 |
1.99% |
| 1916 |
2,918,000 |
2.39% |
| 1915 |
2,850,000 |
2.19% |
| 1914 |
2,789,000 |
2.20% |
| 1913 |
2,729,000 |
2.21% |
| 1912 |
2,670,000 |
2.30% |
| 1911 |
2,610,000 |
2.35% |
| 1910 |
2,550,000 |
2.53% |
| 1909 |
2,487,000 |
3.50% |
| 1908 |
2,403,000 |
3.85% |
| 1907 |
2,314,000 |
3.35% |
| 1906 |
2,239,000 |
4.09% |
| 1905 |
2,151,000 |
4.93% |
| 1904 |
2,050,000 |
4.11% |
| 1903 |
1,969,000 |
2.71% |
| 1902 |
1,917,000 |
1.48% |
| 1901 |
1,889,000 |
0.27% |
| 1900 |
1,884,000 |
0.00% |
