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Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).
- U.S.
- 95/sq mi
- New Jersey
- 1,270/sq mi
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- 1Hudson County15,551/sq mi
- 2Essex County6,845/sq mi
- 3Union County5,637/sq mi
- 4Bergen County4,134/sq mi
- 5Middlesex County2,817/sq mi
- 6Passaic County2,799/sq mi
- 7Camden County2,382/sq mi
- 8Mercer County1,719/sq mi
- 9Monmouth County1,378/sq mi
- 10Somerset County1,159/sq mi
- 11Morris County1,116/sq mi
- 12Ocean County1,042/sq mi
- 13Gloucester County953/sq mi
- 14Burlington County585/sq mi
- 15Atlantic County497/sq mi
- 16Cape May County378/sq mi
- 17Cumberland County317/sq mi
- 18Warren County311/sq mi
- 19Hunterdon County304/sq mi
- 20Sussex County281/sq mi
- 21Salem County197/sq mi
Questions about this map
Which zip code has the highest population density in New Jersey?
Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 07093 (West New York, NJ) has the highest: 53,759/sq mi.
Which zip code has the lowest population density in New Jersey?
08311 (Cedarville, NJ) has the lowest: 63/sq mi.
What is the population density for the United States?
95/sq mi; in New Jersey it is 1,270/sq mi.
Where does this data come from?
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.
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