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Peter Chen and Alana Vega New Jersey’s 2020 census count of 9,288,994 residents outpaced predictions and served as evidence of the state’s effective outreach campaign. The 2020 count represented a 5.7% increase over its 2010 population count, adding almost a half-million residents over the past decade. Although this rate was slower than the national growth rate of 7.4%, it outpaced the Northeast region’s growth of 4.1%. But the count itself is just the beginning of a decade-long process that will shape New Jersey politically and financially. These once-a-decade counts form the foundatio...

Amid all the pearl-clutching and political gamesmanship surrounding the news that New...

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey officials managed to make sure its residents answered the Census.

That’s enough to keep state’s 12 seats in House of Representatives. But work on redrawing maps is months away A significantly higher population count for New Jersey allows the state to keep its current complement of 12 U.S. House members and also puts the state 10th in line for gaining an additional representative, according to Monday’s release of 2020 census data. The U.S. Census Bureau counted 9,288,994 people living in New Jersey as of April 1, 2020. Another 5,499 mostly military and their family members from the state were living overseas, for a total of 9,294,493 used to apportion ...

Reply Census officials found the population in New Jersey has increased 5.7 percent since 2010. (Shutterstock) NEW JERSEY — The U.S. Census Bureau on Monday released the results of the 2020 census, with population totals and congressional seat distribution updated in all states, including New Jersey. "The Census results we received today are a testament to what we've known all along: that New Jersey is the best state in the nation to live, work, and raise a family. Not only did we gain nearly half a million residents, but we also ensured that our representation in Washington would be unch...