New Jersey
Population9.3m
Counties21county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density486.0people per km² of land
Median household income$101,05094th percentile of states
How it has changed
The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.
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The state figure, and the range across its counties
The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.
Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.
You can sort by any column. 47 of these 185 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).
| Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths | 0.235% | 10th best of 51 | 0.139% | 0.257% | 0.417% | 21 |
| Always wears a seatbelt | 94.7 | 13th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Arrivals per 100 people staying | 2.43 | 38th highest of 51 | 3.81 | 5.33 | 8.15 | 21 |
| Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 1.86 | 37th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthritis | 20.8 | 2nd best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking | 16.1 | 17th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 50 | 50.8 | 32nd highest of 52 | 41 | 49.8 | 75.2 | 21 |
| Black Protestant adherents | 1.66 | 23rd highest of 51 | 0 | 1.25 | 5.19 | 21 |
| Black-white residential segregation | 65 | 20th highest of 51 | 38.4 | 56.9 | 76.2 | 21 |
| Business closing rate | 9.58 | 15th highest of 51 | 8.05 | 9.31 | 11.2 | 21 |
| Business opening rate | 10.5 | 19th highest of 51 | 8.74 | 9.89 | 12.2 | 21 |
| Catholic adherents | 32 | 3rd highest of 51 | 11.9 | 29.7 | 45.5 | 21 |
| Checkup in the past year | 77 | 20th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Child mortality | 33.9 | 2nd best of 51 | 21.2 | 34.5 | 63.1 | 21 |
| Child poverty rate, ages 0-17 | 12.8% | 17th best of 51 | 4.3% | 11.2% | 22.9% | 21 |
| Children in single-parent households | 0.214% | 34th highest of 51 | 0.109% | 0.21% | 0.322% | 21 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people | 6.54 | 47th highest of 51 | 3.63 | 6.83 | 13.1 | 21 |
| Current asthma | 8.61 | 5th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Current smoking | 9.86 | 5th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Departures per 100 people staying | 2.87 | 31st highest of 51 | 3.82 | 5.38 | 10.4 | 21 |
| Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 2.32 | 27th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Depression | 14.3 | 1st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 12.2 | 12th best of 45 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty concentrating or deciding | 11 | 1st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty running errands alone | 5.49 | 3rd best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 12.1 | 5th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Disability-free score | 0.837 | 1st highest of 47 | -0.131 | 1.29 | 1.94 | 21 |
| Drug overdose deaths | 32.4 | 30th best of 51 | 14 | 31.2 | 63.1 | 21 |
| Effective general sales tax rate | 1.93 | 40th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective individual income tax rate | 2.42 | 23rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective property tax rate | 2.23 | 1st highest of 52 | 1.32 | 2.47 | 3.08 | 13 |
| Effective property tax rate on income | 4.38 | 3rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelical Protestant adherents | 5.1 | 47th highest of 51 | 2.32 | 5.32 | 10.3 | 21 |
| Fair or poor health | 17.3 | 19th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Fine particulate matter | 8.1 | 38th best of 51 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 21 |
| Firearm fatalities | 4.81 | 4th best of 51 | 2.1 | 5.16 | 12 | 21 |
| Firearm share of suicides, standardised | 51.7 | 47th highest of 51 | 31.6 | 54.2 | 84.4 | 21 |
| Firearm suicide rate | 2.17 | 49th highest of 51 | 0.968 | 2.65 | 5.87 | 21 |
| Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees | 0.53% | 9th best of 51 | 0.41% | 0.53% | 0.58% | 21 |
| Gini index of income inequality | 0.48 | 41st best of 52 | 0.413 | 0.463 | 0.549 | 21 |
| Has health insurance | 89.8 | 36th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Health score | 0.766 | 4th highest of 49 | -0.0435 | 0.685 | 1.36 | 21 |
| High blood pressure | 32.7 | 20th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High cholesterol | 37.7 | 44th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High school graduation | 0.853% | 29th best of 48 | 0.74% | 0.839% | 0.917% | 21 |
| Homeownership rate | 63.7% | 42nd highest of 52 | 31.2% | 71.3% | 84.9% | 21 |
| Homicide rate | 3.84 | 17th best of 51 | 0.658 | 3.45 | 11 | 18 |
| Homicide rate, annual | 3.15 | 42nd highest of 51 | 2.13 | 4.24 | 11.8 | 10 |
| How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else | -0.0191 | 25th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures | $-4,742 | 34th highest of 51 | $-24,220 | $-1,471 | $15,490 | 21 |
| Infant mortality | 3.98 | 3rd best of 51 | 2.76 | 3.81 | 6.97 | 21 |
| Injury deaths | 66.1 | 5th best of 51 | 43.9 | 71.5 | 122 | 21 |
| Life expectancy | 79 years | 7th best of 51 | 73.7 years | 78.4 years | 82.8 years | 21 |
| Mainline Protestant adherents | 4.22 | 33rd highest of 51 | 1.36 | 4.76 | 8.9 | 21 |
| Material security score | 0.318 | 25th highest of 51 | -0.682 | 0.7 | 1.36 | 21 |
| Mean adjusted gross income per return | $112,230 | 5th best of 51 | $62,370 | $101,400 | $162,500 | 21 |
| Mean income of arriving households | $102,350 | 4th highest of 51 | $48,910 | $96,310 | $134,700 | 21 |
| Mean income of departing households | $107,090 | 4th highest of 51 | $55,110 | $89,920 | $133,200 | 21 |
| Mean travel time to work | 30.9 min | 50th best of 52 | 22.7 min | 30.7 min | 36.3 min | 21 |
| Median age | 40.1 years | 17th highest of 52 | 35.8 years | 41.7 years | 51.4 years | 21 |
| Median gross rent | $1,653 | 8th highest of 52 | $1,185 | $1,553 | $1,921 | 21 |
| Median home value | $427,600 | 9th highest of 52 | $205,600 | $395,000 | $593,200 | 21 |
| Median household income | $101,050 | 4th best of 52 | $64,500 | $99,600 | $139,500 | 21 |
| Median household income (model-based) | $99,716 | 3rd best of 51 | $64,240 | $96,960 | $140,200 | 21 |
| Median property tax bill | 9,541 | 1st highest of 52 | 5,048 | 8,804 | 10,000 | 21 |
| Meets aerobic guidelines | 58.5 | 35th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Membership organisations | 8.11 | 41st best of 51 | 5.32 | 8.28 | 13 | 21 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returns | 0.689 | 6th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Millionaires' share of all income | 16.3 | 14th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths | 6.98 | 5th best of 51 | 4.06 | 6.96 | 19 | 21 |
| Net business formation rate | 0.927 | 27th highest of 51 | -1.01 | 0.736 | 3.1 | 21 |
| Net domestic migration rate | -5.18 | 43rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Net migration per 100 people staying | -0.441 | 42nd highest of 51 | -2.24 | -0.0925 | 0.744 | 21 |
| Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | -0.453 | 37th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Obesity | 28.7 | 7th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Orthodox Christian adherents | 0.84 | 3rd highest of 51 | 0 | 0.43 | 1.75 | 21 |
| Other religion adherents | 8.32 | 7th highest of 51 | 1.05 | 7.49 | 15.2 | 21 |
| People per tax return | 2 | 28th highest of 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Per capita income | $53,118 | 4th best of 52 | $33,590 | $51,850 | $71,070 | 21 |
| Per capita personal income | $81,584 | 6th best of 51 | $49,280 | $74,870 | $116,300 | 21 |
| Poverty rate | 9.77% | 6th best of 52 | 3.85% | 8.69% | 16.3% | 21 |
| Poverty rate (model-based) | 9.7% | 5th best of 51 | 4.8% | 8.9% | 17% | 21 |
| Premature mortality | 334 | 8th best of 51 | 225 | 348 | 542 | 21 |
| Preventable hospital stays | 2,965 | 36th best of 51 | 2,162 | 2,982 | 4,144 | 21 |
| Private job growth | 1.86 | 33rd highest of 52 | -0.718 | 1.37 | 6.14 | 21 |
| Religious adherents | 52.1 | 15th highest of 51 | 29.9 | 50.1 | 65.3 | 21 |
| Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 | 47 | 35th highest of 51 | 27.2 | 51.4 | 68.2 | 21 |
| Returns claiming charitable contributions | 10.2% | 6th highest of 51 | 5.11% | 9.43% | 14.4% | 21 |
| Returns claiming the earned income credit | 12% | 35th highest of 51 | 4.9% | 10.7% | 19.7% | 21 |
| Returns reporting capital gains | 22.4% | 4th highest of 51 | 9% | 20.7% | 35.3% | 21 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensation | 4.93% | 6th highest of 51 | 4.12% | 5.01% | 9.31% | 21 |
| Safety score | 0.577 | 7th highest of 51 | -0.342 | 0.682 | 1.24 | 21 |
| Share aged 65 and over | 16.8% | 31st highest of 52 | 12.4% | 17.8% | 28.6% | 21 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 0.0733% | 46th highest of 51 | 0.019% | 0.0692% | 0.524% | 13 |
| Share Asian, not Hispanic | 9.83% | 3rd highest of 52 | 0.654% | 5.51% | 25% | 21 |
| Share Black, not Hispanic | 12.3% | 17th highest of 52 | 2.27% | 9.96% | 36% | 21 |
| Share divorced | 8.66% | 51st highest of 52 | 7.47% | 8.81% | 11% | 21 |
| Share foreign-born | 23.5% | 2nd highest of 52 | 3.04% | 13.6% | 42.6% | 21 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any race | 21.9% | 9th highest of 52 | 7.84% | 17.1% | 43.4% | 21 |
| Share in the same house a year ago | 89.2% | 1st highest of 51 | 86.4% | 89.6% | 91.7% | 21 |
| Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0.0211% | 47th highest of 49 | 0% | 0.0225% | 0.0499% | 7 |
| Share never married | 34.5% | 13th highest of 52 | 23.5% | 33.4% | 42.9% | 21 |
| Share now married | 51.2% | 17th highest of 52 | 43.3% | 52% | 60.4% | 21 |
| Share of births to unmarried women | 25.6% | 42nd highest of 52 | 10.7% | 25.8% | 56.3% | 19 |
| Share of some other race, not Hispanic | 0.751% | 4th highest of 52 | 0.283% | 0.69% | 1.43% | 17 |
| Share of suicides by firearm | 27% | 47th highest of 51 | 14.7% | 28.6% | 47.1% | 21 |
| Share of taxes from alcohol | 0.214 | 34th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporate income | 10.3 | 8th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporation licences | 0.835 | 7th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from death and gift | 0.64 | 9th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from gambling | 0.478 | 18th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts | 17.4 | 39th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from individual income | 21.8 | 29th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from insurance premiums | 0.854 | 42nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from licences | 3.12 | 34th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor fuel | 0.495 | 50th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences | 0.787 | 44th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from occupation and business licences | 0.875 | 28th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from other taxes | 1.66 | 23rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property | 39.5 | 3rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property transfer | 1.02 | 12th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from public utilities | 0.322 | 45th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from selective sales | 6.2 | 47th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from severance | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels | 0.124 | 13th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from tobacco | 0.586 | 33rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of two or more races, not Hispanic | 3.16% | 46th highest of 52 | 1.76% | 3.29% | 4.99% | 21 |
| Share separated | 1.74% | 20th highest of 52 | 0.657% | 1.53% | 2.67% | 21 |
| Share White, not Hispanic | 51.9% | 42nd highest of 52 | 27.9% | 54.5% | 84.4% | 21 |
| Share widowed | 5.55% | 30th highest of 52 | 4.34% | 5.49% | 7.92% | 21 |
| Share with a bachelor's degree or higher | 42.9% | 4th best of 52 | 17.9% | 38.6% | 57.4% | 21 |
| State income tax as a share of income | 2.42 | 18th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State taxes as a share of income | 6.63 | 20th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide rate | 7.63 | 2nd best of 51 | 5.54 | 8.44 | 13 | 21 |
| Top state income tax rate | 10.8% | 4th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Total tax burden | 11.1 | 10th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor mental health | 14.8 | 8th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor physical health | 12.5 | 23rd best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 4.32% | 47th best of 52 | 3.4% | 4.2% | 8% | 21 |
| Vacancy rate | 7.88% | 48th highest of 52 | 2.54% | 5.39% | 55.5% | 21 |
| Went without care over cost | 11.9 | 31st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Years of potential life lost | 6,562 | 6th best of 51 | 4,240 | 7,006 | 11,690 | 21 |
| Aggregate travel time to work | 119,270,000 min | 8th highest of 52 | 681,500 min | 5,879,000 min | 12,730,000 min | 21 |
| Business establishments | 213,970 | 10th highest of 51 | 1,025 | 9,675 | 28,740 | 21 |
| Business establishments closed | 20,403 | 9th highest of 51 | 101 | 915 | 2,765 | 21 |
| Business establishments opened | 22,378 | 9th highest of 51 | 98 | 952 | 2,976 | 21 |
| Employed | 4,668,300 | 11th highest of 52 | 28,820 | 237,000 | 516,800 | 21 |
| Foreign-born population | 2,181,800 | 5th highest of 52 | 1,972 | 64,020 | 302,500 | 21 |
| Gross domestic product | $806,890,000k | 9th highest of 51 | $5,745,000k | $32,640,000k | $101,800,000k | 21 |
| Housing units | 3,775,800 | 11th highest of 52 | 27,740 | 185,400 | 368,500 | 21 |
| Labour force | 4,879,300 | 11th highest of 52 | 30,520 | 246,900 | 536,200 | 21 |
| Millionaire tax returns | 32,050 | 5th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Net domestic migration | -48,148 | 48th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Occupied housing units | 3,478,400 | 11th highest of 52 | 24,880 | 176,000 | 353,300 | 21 |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 2,215,500 | 12th highest of 52 | 17,740 | 94,010 | 230,900 | 21 |
| People covered by a tax return | 8,461,100 | 11th highest of 51 | 58,060 | 428,000 | 901,000 | 21 |
| People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move | 1,403,500 | 5th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| People who did not move | 7,302,300 | 11th highest of 51 | 49,860 | 372,700 | 790,100 | 21 |
| Personal income | $765,230,000k | 7th highest of 51 | $3,771,000k | $34,460,000k | $98,710,000k | 21 |
| Population | 9,379,600 | 11th highest of 51 | 65,430 | 470,600 | 966,500 | 21 |
| Population | 9,290,800 | 11th highest of 51 | 65,340 | 469,200 | 957,700 | 21 |
| Population (firearm measures) | 8,703,600 | 11th highest of 51 | 61,280 | 436,800 | 903,500 | 21 |
| Population (WONDER) | 9,290,800 | 11th highest of 51 | 152,300 | 520,300 | 863,600 | 10 |
| Population aged 15 and over | 7,598,900 | 11th highest of 52 | 53,260 | 386,300 | 791,700 | 21 |
| Population aged 25 and over | 6,459,200 | 11th highest of 52 | 45,360 | 332,100 | 678,200 | 21 |
| Population aged 65 and over | 1,559,800 | 11th highest of 52 | 12,290 | 80,390 | 170,300 | 21 |
| Population below the poverty line | 889,290 | 14th highest of 52 | 4,894 | 35,250 | 125,400 | 21 |
| Population below the poverty line | 885,530 | 13th highest of 51 | 6,126 | 32,220 | 117,800 | 21 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 9,101,300 | 11th highest of 52 | 63,700 | 453,900 | 943,800 | 21 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 9,129,200 | 11th highest of 51 | 64,630 | 456,100 | 952,500 | 21 |
| Population in the same house one year ago | 8,262,900 | 11th highest of 51 | 58,280 | 410,400 | 860,100 | 21 |
| Population with a bachelor's degree or higher | 2,771,700 | 7th highest of 52 | 10,880 | 127,900 | 356,900 | 21 |
| Population, decennial census | 9,289,000 | 11th highest of 51 | 64,840 | 461,900 | 955,700 | 21 |
| Presidential votes cast, 2024 | 4,272,700 | 12th highest of 51 | 31,000 | 202,800 | 459,100 | 21 |
| Private jobs | 3,648,400 | 11th highest of 52 | 18,390 | 175,100 | 392,500 | 21 |
| State and local tax collections | $84,782,000k | 7th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| State individual income tax collected | $18,506,000k | 5th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State tax collected, all taxes | $50,726,000k | 7th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Tax returns filed | 4,653,900 | 11th highest of 51 | 31,660 | 237,800 | 488,600 | 21 |
| Total population | 9,267,000 | 11th highest of 52 | 64,970 | 464,200 | 954,700 | 21 |
| Unemployed | 210,990 | 8th highest of 52 | 1,695 | 9,777 | 21,860 | 21 |
| Vacant housing units | 297,490 | 20th highest of 52 | 1,586 | 9,571 | 55,260 | 21 |
| Women aged 15 to 50 | 2,114,600 | 11th highest of 52 | 13,760 | 101,900 | 214,800 | 21 |
| Women who gave birth in the past year | 107,470 | 11th highest of 52 | 769 | 4,894 | 10,970 | 21 |
| Workers aged 16 and over who commute | 3,858,700 | 11th highest of 52 | 25,940 | 200,900 | 406,000 | 21 |
Links inside New Jersey
These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.
These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.
| Pair | r within NJ | counties |
|---|---|---|
| Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside New Jersey, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 21 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.90 | 21 |
| Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside New Jersey, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 21 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.94 | 21 |
| Stroke × Material security scoreInside New Jersey, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 21 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.90 | 21 |
| Food insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside New Jersey, where Food insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 21 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.98 | 21 |
| Lack of reliable transportation × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside New Jersey, where Lack of reliable transportation is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 21 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.97 | 21 |
| Vision disability × Material security scoreInside New Jersey, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 21 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.96 | 21 |
| Housing insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside New Jersey, where Housing insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 21 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.97 | 21 |
| Received food stamps × Material security scoreInside New Jersey, where Received food stamps is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 21 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.95 | 21 |
| Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside New Jersey, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 21 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.96 | 21 |
| Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside New Jersey, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 21 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.97 | 21 |
| Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside New Jersey, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 21 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.93 | 21 |
| Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside New Jersey, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 21 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.85 | 21 |
What this state is divided into
21 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.
Bergen County · Middlesex County · Essex County · Hudson County · Ocean County · Monmouth County · Union County · Camden County · Passaic County · Morris County · Burlington County · Mercer County · Somerset County · Gloucester County · Atlantic County · Cumberland County · Sussex County · Hunterdon County · Warren County · Cape May County · Salem County