The U.S. currently has nine statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated three combined statistical areas and six metropolitan statistical areas in . As of 2023, the largest of these is the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, which includes New Jersey's largest city, Newark, and capital, Trenton.
New Jersey is the most urban of the 50 U.S. states with the highest population density of any state. Each of the 21 counties of is located in one of its six metropolitan statistical areas.
+The nine United States statistical areas and 21 counties of the State of New JerseyCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County-equivalent2025 population (est.)Metropolitan division2025 population (est.)New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA22,535,0177,572,719 ()New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MSA20,112,4487,110,622 (NJ)Kings County, New York2,653,963New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ MD12,300,4802,243,683 (NJ)Queens County, New York2,358,182New York County, New York1,664,862Bronx County, New York1,406,332Westchester County, New York1,015,743Bergen County, New Jersey977,026Hudson County, New Jersey735,033Passaic County, New Jersey531,624Richmond County, New York501,290Rockland County, New York357,397Putnam County, New York99,028Suffolk County, New York1,546,090Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY MD2,945,029Nassau County, New York1,398,939Middlesex County, New Jersey883,335Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ MD2,564,602Ocean County, New Jersey673,746Monmouth County, New Jersey651,035Somerset County, New Jersey356,486Essex County, New Jersey896,379Newark, NJ MD2,302,337Union County, New Jersey601,863Morris County, New Jersey524,251Sussex County, New Jersey148,063Hunterdon County, New Jersey131,781Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA951,558Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut640,482noneGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut337,697Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA718,377Orange County, New York417,669Dutchess County, New York300,708Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA399,289Mercer County, New Jersey399,289Kingston, NY MSA183,330Ulster County, New York183,330Monticello, NY μSA80,586Sullivan County, New York80,586Hemlock Farms, PA μSA62,808Pike County, Pennsylvania62,808Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA7,493,1711,925,351 (NJ)Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA6,329,1181,396,156 (NJ)Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania1,574,281Philadelphia, PA MD2,127,262Delaware County, Pennsylvania580,937Montgomery County, Pennsylvania877,643Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA MD2,082,587Bucks County, Pennsylvania647,828Chester County, Pennsylvania557,116Camden County, New Jersey535,799Camden, NJ MD1,329,876Burlington County, New Jersey481,439Gloucester County, New Jersey312,638New Castle County, Delaware588,026Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ MD761,43765,338 (NJ)Cecil County, Maryland107,131Salem County, New Jersey66,280Reading, PA MSA440,072Berks County, Pennsylvania440,072noneAtlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA372,047Atlantic County, New Jersey278,657Cape May County, New Jersey93,390Dover, DE MSA194,786Kent County, Delaware194,786Vineland, NJ MSA157,148Cumberland County, New Jersey157,148Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ CSA1,054,794112,953 (NJ)Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA887,615112,953 (NJ)Lehigh County, Pennsylvania384,383Northampton County, Pennsylvania324,411Warren County, New Jersey112,953Carbon County, Pennsylvania65,868East Stroudsburg, PA MSA167,179Monroe County, Pennsylvania167,179State of New Jersey9,548,215
+The six core-based statistical areas of the State of New Jersey2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MSA (NJ)Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA (NJ)Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSAAtlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSAVineland-Bridgeton, NJ MSAAllentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA (NJ)Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSANew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MSAPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
+The three combined statistical areas of the State of New Jersey2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusNew York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA (NJ)Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA (NJ)Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ CSA (NJ)Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg CSAPhiladelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
Metropolitan statistical areas
New Jersey has seven metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget. The New York City and Philadelphia MSAs are also divided into divisions, of which there are five in New Jersey. Every statistical area and county in New Jersey belongs to the Northeast Megalopolis.
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-CT-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (19,979,477) New York-Jersey City-White Plains NY-NJ Metropolitan Division (2,116,063) Bergen County (936,692) Hudson County (676,061) Passaic County (503,310) Edison NJ Metropolitan Division (2,383,854) Middlesex County (829,685) Monmouth County (621,354) Ocean County (601,651) Somerset County (331,164) Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division (2,117,575) Essex County (799,767) Hunterdon County (124,714) Morris County (494,228) Sussex County (140,799) Union County (558,067) Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (369,811) Mercer County (369,811) Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (842,913) Warren County (105,779) Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area (6,096,372) Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division (1,243,870) Burlington County (445,384) Camden County (507,078) Gloucester County (291,408) Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division (724,768) Salem County (62,607) Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (265,429) Atlantic County (265,429) Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (150,972) Cumberland County (150,972) Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (92,560) Cape May County (92,560)
See also
Demographics of New Jersey Geography of New Jersey Metropolitan statistical areas of New Jersey
Notes
References
Bibliography U.S. Census Bureau Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Components, December 2005, with codes
External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau