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Public money

How New Jersey funds state services

The FY2027 enacted State-funds budget, audited statewide tax revenue, and appropriations by service area. Each section keeps its own fiscal period and accounting scope; State revenue and locally levied property taxes are separate.

Enacted budget plan

$60.7BFY2027

Approved with line-item veto June 30, 2026

FY2027 enacted State-funds budget

July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027

Exact reported total: $60,743,569,000

Appropriations from New Jersey's four State funds in the governor-approved annual appropriations act. The headline excludes $30,495,124,195 in federal funds separately identified by the act.

New Jersey Office of Management and Budget: S5327 — FY2027 Appropriations Act as Approved

FY2027

How the enacted budget is financed

$60.7B$60,743,569,000

Appropriations from New Jersey's four State funds in the governor-approved annual appropriations act. The headline excludes $30,495,124,195 in federal funds separately identified by the act.

General Fund$35.5B · 58.5%

The State's principal operating fund for revenues and appropriations not assigned to another fund.

Property Tax Relief Fund$24.1B · 39.7%

A State fund supported principally by the gross income tax and a sales-tax dedication; its name describes the fund's purpose, not a State property-tax levy.

Casino Revenue Fund$1.0B · 1.7%

Casino-related State revenue appropriated for eligible programs under the fund's governing rules.

Casino Control Fund$81.3M · 0.1%

Licensing and regulatory funding for casino-control functions.

FY2025 audited actual

Where State tax revenue comes from

$51.9B$51,867,021,553

Shares of the $51.9 billion in taxes reported as general revenue for New Jersey's primary government. The denominator excludes grants, charges for services, investment earnings, miscellaneous revenue, and locally levied property taxes.

Gross income tax$21.0B · 40.5%

Audited State gross income tax general revenue.

Sales and use tax$14.0B · 27.0%

Audited State sales and use tax general revenue.

Other taxes$12.1B · 23.3%

The ACFR's combined Other taxes line; the government-wide statement does not split this amount into its individual levies.

Corporation business tax$4.8B · 9.2%

Audited State corporation business tax general revenue.

FY2027 appropriations handbook

FY2027 enacted State-funds spending plan

$60.7B$60,743,569,000

Every department, branch, commission, interdepartmental, and debt-service State appropriation in the final handbook is assigned exactly once to one of these service areas. The groups reconcile to the enacted State-funds total.

Education, higher education, and culture$23.8B · 39.2%

The Departments of Education and State, including K–12 aid, higher education, student assistance, cultural programs, and election administration housed in the Department of State.

Health and human services$14.3B · 23.6%

Children and Families, Health, Human Services, and Veterans Affairs.

Government operations, pensions, and benefits$13.8B · 22.8%

Interdepartmental accounts, Treasury, the Legislature, Chief Executive, Banking and Insurance, and miscellaneous commissions, including major employee pension and benefit appropriations.

Public safety and justice$3.3B · 5.5%

Corrections, Law and Public Safety, Military Affairs, and the Judiciary.

Transportation$2.9B · 4.7%

The Department of Transportation's State-funds appropriation.

Housing, labor, environment, and agriculture$2.1B · 3.4%

Community Affairs, Environmental Protection, Labor and Workforce Development, and Agriculture.

Debt service$529.2M · 0.9%

The handbook's separately reported State debt-service appropriation.

Tax structure

Common statewide rates

Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.

Individual income tax

1.4%–10.75%New Jersey uses graduated rates that vary by taxable income and filing status; the published schedules begin at 1.4% and reach 10.75% at the top bracket.New Jersey Division of Taxation: New Jersey Income Tax Rates and Rate Schedules

Sales and use tax

6.625% statewideThe general statewide rate is 6.625%; reduced-rate zones and limited special local taxes create exceptions for certain transactions.New Jersey Division of Taxation: Sales Tax Rates and Boundaries

Corporation business tax

6.5%–9%The core C-corporation rate is 6.5%, 7.5%, or 9% depending on entire net income; minimum taxes also apply.New Jersey Division of Taxation: Corporation Filing Responsibilities

Corporate Transit Fee

+2.5% over $10MFor privilege periods beginning in 2024 through 2028, a separate 2.5% fee applies to covered Corporation Business Tax filers with taxable net income over $10 million.New Jersey Division of Taxation: Corporate Transit Fee

Property tax

Local rates varyCounty, municipal, and school budget needs determine local property-tax rates; the State does not receive the property taxes collected.New Jersey Division of Taxation: General Property Tax Information

Latest audited results

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Audited government-wide activity for New Jersey's primary government. Revenue combines program revenue and general revenue before transfers; these accrual-accounting results are not the FY2027 appropriation.

New Jersey Office of Management and Budget: FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

Government-wide revenue: $99.4B
Government-wide expenses: $91.0B

Method, scope, and limitations

FactVote used the governor-approved FY2027 Appropriations Act for the enacted State-funds headline and fund mix, then assigned every final handbook department, branch, commission, interdepartmental, and debt-service total exactly once to a service group. Audited tax-source shares and government-wide results come from the FY2025 ACFR; appropriations and audited accrual results are never mixed.

The $60.7 billion headline covers State-fund appropriations only. The act separately identifies $30.5 billion in federal funds, which are not added to the headline or service-area groups.
The Property Tax Relief Fund is a State accounting fund supported principally by income tax and a sales-tax dedication; it should not be mistaken for locally collected property-tax revenue.
Service groups aggregate whole department and branch totals. Programs with a different purpose remain with their parent department, including election administration within the education-and-culture group through the Department of State.

Last verified August 28, 2026 · Review by July 31, 2027 · New Jersey figures refresh annually.

Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Taxes and economy

$103,556

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

Median annual money income of New Jersey households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

Household income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power after local living costs.
A statewide median can obscure substantial differences among households and communities.

Related state trends

Taxes and economy over time

Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.

Work

Employment and unemployment

4.6%unemployed

The unemployment rate is paired with employed New Jersey residents indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.

Unemployment rate
Employed people

Unemployment rate: 4.6%
Employed people: 4.7M
Employment since 2015: +7.8%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Unemployment rate

New Jersey: 4.6%
U.S. benchmark: 4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse: #6 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED: National unemployment rate

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Year	Unemployment rate	Employed people	Employment index
2015	5.7%	4,334,055	100.0
2016	4.9%	4,384,980	101.2
2017	4.5%	4,403,654	101.6
2018	4.0%	4,423,016	102.1
2019	3.5%	4,529,991	104.5
2020	9.5%	4,204,301	97.0
2021	6.7%	4,361,147	100.6
2022	3.9%	4,586,675	105.8
2023	4.3%	4,668,296	107.7
2024	4.6%	4,672,089	107.8

Method and limitations

FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.

LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.

Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Housing

$1,720/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

Median monthly gross rent for occupied rental units paying cash rent, including contract rent and estimated tenant-paid utilities.

New Jersey$1,720/month

United States$1,413/month

New Jersey's statewide median was $307 per month higher than the national median.

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New Jersey and U.S. context

Median gross rent

New Jersey: $1,720/month
United States: $1,413/month

New Jersey's statewide median was $307 per month higher than the national median.

Both values are Census QuickFacts 2020–2024 estimates in 2024 dollars.U.S. Census Bureau: QuickFacts: New Jersey and United States

Other statewide housing measures

Median owner-occupied home value: $454,400
Owner costs with a mortgage: $2,829/month
Owner-occupied housing rate: 63.8%

How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

This is a statewide multi-year estimate; local rents and current asking rents can differ substantially.
The owner measures describe owner-occupied units and do not estimate the current cost to buy a home.

Related state trends

Housing over time

Home values and household income show how New Jersey housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.

Housing pressure

Home prices versus income growth

+88.9%home prices

FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.

FHFA home prices
Income per person

Home-price growth: +88.9%
Income growth: +47.6%
Income per person: $88,223

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Home-price growth

New Jersey: +88.9%
U.S. benchmark: +86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective: #21 of 50

Income growth

New Jersey: +47.6%
U.S. benchmark: +55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better: #45 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Federal Housing Finance Agency: U.S. House Price Index U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED: U.S. personal income per capita

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Year	FHFA HPI	Home-price index	Income per person	Income index
2016	487.13	100.0	$59,776	100.0
2017	496.59	101.9	$61,704	103.2
2018	511.08	104.9	$64,198	107.4
2019	529.34	108.7	$67,518	113.0
2020	554.54	113.8	$70,462	117.9
2021	624.42	128.2	$76,340	127.7
2022	722.04	148.2	$77,416	129.5
2023	785.05	161.2	$81,448	136.3
2024	860.70	176.7	$84,844	141.9
2025	920.12	188.9	$88,223	147.6

Method and limitations

FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.

This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.

Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Public safety and justice

221.9 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
New Jersey's average monthly population coverage was below 90% in 2021; that year is flagged and should not be treated as directly comparable with the higher-coverage years.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 97.6%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

1,433.1 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
New Jersey's average monthly population coverage was below 90% in 2021; that year is flagged and should not be treated as directly comparable with the higher-coverage years.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 97.6%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

12,471

People in New Jersey correctional custody

2026 Population Characteristics Report

Total incarcerated population reported across New Jersey Department of Corrections institutions and specified custody placements in the 2026 population report.

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How it was measured

New Jersey Department of Corrections administrative population reporting.

Keep in mind

This is a correctional-population count, not a crime rate.
It does not include every person in local detention or under community supervision and does not establish the effect of any single policy.

Related state trends

Public safety and justice over time

Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.

Public safety

Reported violent and property crime rates

97.6% coverage

Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.

Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting

Violent crime: 221.9 per 100k
Property crime: 1433.1 per 100k
Population coverage: 97.6%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Violent-crime rate

New Jersey: 221.9 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse: #44 of 50

Property-crime rate

New Jersey: 1433.1 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse: #37 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024

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Year	Violent rate	Property rate	Population coverage
2015	252.9 per 100k	1630.2 per 100k	99.7%
2016	244.3 per 100k	1549.3 per 100k	100.0%
2017	228.8 per 100k	1561.9 per 100k	100.0%
2018	208.0 per 100k	1409.5 per 100k	100.0%
2019	207.3 per 100k	1340.8 per 100k	100.0%
2020	195.5 per 100k	1162.4 per 100k	100.0%
2021	182.7 per 100k	987.5 per 100k	75.3% · partial
2022	217.7 per 100k	1425.6 per 100k	94.6%
2023	228.1 per 100k	1547.6 per 100k	95.4%
2024	221.9 per 100k	1433.1 per 100k	97.6%

Method and limitations

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
New Jersey's average monthly population coverage was below 90% in 2021; that year is flagged and should not be treated as directly comparable with the higher-coverage years.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.

Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Healthcare

9.1%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 estimate

Share of New Jersey’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts annual health-insurance estimate.

Keep in mind

This excludes people age 65 and older.
Insurance status does not measure affordability, provider availability, coverage adequacy, or quality of care.

Related state trends

Healthcare over time

Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.

Health coverage

Residents without health insurance

7.7%uninsured

The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.

Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin

Uninsured rate: 7.7%
Margin of error: ±0.3 points

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Uninsured rate

New Jersey: 7.7%
U.S. benchmark: 8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse: #22 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: HIC-4_ACS health insurance coverage

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Year	Uninsured rate	90% margin of error
2014	10.9%	±0.2 points
2015	8.7%	±0.2 points
2016	8.0%	±0.2 points
2017	7.7%	±0.2 points
2018	7.4%	±0.2 points
2019	7.9%	±0.2 points
2020	Not released	—
2021	7.2%	±0.2 points
2022	6.8%	±0.2 points
2023	7.2%	±0.2 points
2024	7.7%	±0.3 points

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.

Health outcomes

Life expectancy at birth

79.6 yearsat birth

Period life expectancy at birth based on New Jersey's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.

Life expectancy at birth

U.S. comparison & state rank2022

Life expectancy

New Jersey: 79.6 years
U.S. benchmark: 77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better: #3 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.CDC National Center for Health Statistics: U.S. state life tables, 2018–2022

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Year	Life expectancy at birth
2018	79.8 years
2019	80.1 years
2020	77.5 years
2021	79.0 years
2022	79.6 years

Method and limitations

FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total New Jersey population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.

The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Education

90.7%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

Share of New Jersey residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

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Additional attainment measure

Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.6%

How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

This measures adult attainment, not current public-school graduation rates or school performance.
It combines people educated in different places and time periods.

Related state trends

Education over time

Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.

Education

NAEP reading and math scores

221.6Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.

Reading · circle
Math · square

Grade 4 reading: 221.6
Grade 4 math: 240.1
Grade 8 reading: 266.0
Grade 8 math: 281.7

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Grade 4 reading

New Jersey: 221.6
U.S. benchmark: 215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #3 of 50

Grade 4 math

New Jersey: 240.1
U.S. benchmark: 237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #10 of 50

Grade 8 reading

New Jersey: 266.0
U.S. benchmark: 258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #2 of 50

Grade 8 math

New Jersey: 281.7
U.S. benchmark: 273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #5 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results

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Assessment year	Grade 4 reading	Grade 4 math	Grade 8 reading	Grade 8 math
2003	225.1	238.8	267.8	281.4
2005	223.3	244.0	269.4	283.9
2007	230.6	248.6	270.1	288.6
2009	229.4	246.5	272.8	292.7
2011	231.2	248.0	275.2	294.1
2013	228.7	246.9	276.4	296.1
2015	229.5	245.4	270.9	293.4
2017	232.9	247.9	275.0	291.7
2019	227.2	245.9	270.4	291.8
2022	222.7	239.2	269.8	280.9
2024	221.6	240.1	266.0	281.7

Method and limitations

FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in New Jersey. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.

NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.

Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Environment

47% natural gas

New Jersey electricity generation by source

2024

Share of New Jersey's in-state net electricity generation attributed to major energy sources.

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Other major sources

Nuclear power: 44%
Renewable energy: about 9%
Solar energy: about 8%

How it was measured

U.S. Energy Information Administration state energy estimates and electricity-generation analysis.

Keep in mind

Electricity generation is not the same as total energy consumption across transportation, buildings, and industry.
New Jersey imported nearly one-third of the electricity it consumed in 2024, so in-state generation does not describe the full delivered power mix.

Environment

$4.12/gal

Central Atlantic regular gasoline price

Week of August 31, 2026

Estimated average cash price at the pump for regular-grade gasoline across EIA's Central Atlantic petroleum district, including federal, state, and local taxes. The district contains Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

New Jersey$4.117/gal

United States$4.071/gal

The Central Atlantic average was 4.6 cents per gallon, or about 1.1%, higher than the U.S. average.

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New Jersey and U.S. context

Regular gasoline price

New Jersey: $4.117/gal
United States: $4.071/gal

The Central Atlantic average was 4.6 cents per gallon, or about 1.1%, higher than the U.S. average.

Both values are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, include taxes, and refer to the week of August 31, 2026. The Central Atlantic value is a regional proxy, not a New Jersey statewide estimate.U.S. Energy Information Administration: Weekly U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices

Recent EIA observations

Prior week: $4.094/gal
Weekly change: +$0.023/gal
One year earlier: $3.150/gal
Change from one year earlier: +$0.967/gal

How it was measured

EIA's weekly retail gasoline survey samples outlets and publishes volume-weighted price estimates. Because EIA does not publish a current New Jersey statewide weekly series, FactVote uses the smallest current EIA retail region that includes New Jersey and labels it as a regional proxy.

Keep in mind

EIA does not publish a current New Jersey statewide weekly retail gasoline-price series; this is the six-jurisdiction Central Atlantic average and is not a New Jersey statewide estimate.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, fuel formulations, payment methods, and individual stations.
This nominal weekly snapshot does not identify why prices changed or establish the effect of any tax, bill, executive action, or market event.

Related state trends

Environment over time

New Jersey electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.

Energy

Electricity mix and residential price

19.34¢/kWhresidential average

In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.

Natural gas49.3%
Coal0.0%
Nuclear46.0%
Solar2.7%
Hydroelectric0.0%
Wind0.0%
Other2.0%

Residential price: 19.34¢/kWh
Total generation: 60.2 TWh
Largest source: Natural gas · 49.3%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Residential electricity price

New Jersey: 19.34¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark: 16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse: #11 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Energy Information Administration: National residential electricity price

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Year	Total generation	Natural gas	Coal	Nuclear	Solar	Hydroelectric	Wind	Other	Residential price
2015	74.609 TWh	36.974 TWh	1.759 TWh	33.262 TWh	0.628 TWh	0.010 TWh	0.022 TWh	1.955 TWh	15.81¢/kWh
2016	77.611 TWh	43.807 TWh	1.315 TWh	29.885 TWh	0.835 TWh	0.009 TWh	0.021 TWh	1.739 TWh	15.72¢/kWh
2017	75.645 TWh	37.708 TWh	1.216 TWh	34.033 TWh	0.926 TWh	0.014 TWh	0.022 TWh	1.726 TWh	15.65¢/kWh
2018	75.034 TWh	38.863 TWh	1.193 TWh	31.982 TWh	0.990 TWh	0.036 TWh	0.023 TWh	1.946 TWh	15.41¢/kWh
2019	71.019 TWh	40.449 TWh	1.042 TWh	26.637 TWh	1.165 TWh	0.026 TWh	0.022 TWh	1.678 TWh	15.85¢/kWh
2020	61.106 TWh	30.631 TWh	0.917 TWh	26.738 TWh	1.305 TWh	0.015 TWh	0.020 TWh	1.480 TWh	16.03¢/kWh
2021	61.434 TWh	29.543 TWh	1.026 TWh	28.142 TWh	1.378 TWh	0.018 TWh	0.020 TWh	1.307 TWh	16.35¢/kWh
2022	65.061 TWh	33.394 TWh	0.498 TWh	28.319 TWh	1.518 TWh	0.005 TWh	0.022 TWh	1.304 TWh	16.74¢/kWh
2023	64.229 TWh	33.056 TWh	0.000 TWh	28.335 TWh	1.544 TWh	0.012 TWh	0.018 TWh	1.263 TWh	17.70¢/kWh
2024	60.175 TWh	29.649 TWh	0.000 TWh	27.677 TWh	1.596 TWh	0.004 TWh	0.019 TWh	1.230 TWh	19.34¢/kWh

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.

Generation is electricity produced inside New Jersey, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. The 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.

Fuel cost

Central Atlantic regular gasoline prices

$4.018/galmonthly average

Monthly retail prices for regular-grade gasoline in EIA's six-jurisdiction Central Atlantic petroleum district show the market trend surrounding New Jersey. EIA does not publish a current New Jersey statewide weekly or monthly series.

Regular gasoline · monthly average

Price: $4.018/gal
From prior month: −12.1¢
From one year earlier: +88.1¢

U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07

Regular gasoline

New Jersey: $4.018/gal
U.S. benchmark: $3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse: #9* of 49

* EIA does not publish a current New Jersey statewide monthly gasoline-price series; this chart uses a six-jurisdiction regional average, not a statewide measurement.

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices

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Month	Regular gasoline price
January 2020	$2.638/gal
February 2020	$2.526/gal
March 2020	$2.349/gal
April 2020	$2.061/gal
May 2020	$2.027/gal
June 2020	$2.162/gal
July 2020	$2.248/gal
August 2020	$2.253/gal
September 2020	$2.278/gal
October 2020	$2.276/gal
November 2020	$2.255/gal
December 2020	$2.337/gal
January 2021	$2.472/gal
February 2021	$2.625/gal
March 2021	$2.869/gal
April 2021	$2.863/gal
May 2021	$3.005/gal
June 2021	$3.084/gal
July 2021	$3.150/gal
August 2021	$3.180/gal
September 2021	$3.230/gal
October 2021	$3.363/gal
November 2021	$3.491/gal
December 2021	$3.444/gal
January 2022	$3.420/gal
February 2022	$3.632/gal
March 2022	$4.256/gal
April 2022	$4.105/gal
May 2022	$4.588/gal
June 2022	$4.921/gal
July 2022	$4.622/gal
August 2022	$4.175/gal
September 2022	$3.710/gal
October 2022	$3.702/gal
November 2022	$3.851/gal
December 2022	$3.472/gal
January 2023	$3.469/gal
February 2023	$3.458/gal
March 2023	$3.406/gal
April 2023	$3.554/gal
May 2023	$3.573/gal
June 2023	$3.572/gal
July 2023	$3.627/gal
August 2023	$3.836/gal
September 2023	$3.797/gal
October 2023	$3.643/gal
November 2023	$3.461/gal
December 2023	$3.328/gal
January 2024	$3.209/gal
February 2024	$3.287/gal
March 2024	$3.383/gal
April 2024	$3.570/gal
May 2024	$3.651/gal
June 2024	$3.548/gal
July 2024	$3.548/gal
August 2024	$3.451/gal
September 2024	$3.258/gal
October 2024	$3.186/gal
November 2024	$3.125/gal
December 2024	$3.092/gal
January 2025	$3.163/gal
February 2025	$3.165/gal
March 2025	$3.084/gal
April 2025	$3.139/gal
May 2025	$3.108/gal
June 2025	$3.135/gal
July 2025	$3.137/gal
August 2025	$3.125/gal
September 2025	$3.179/gal
October 2025	$3.086/gal
November 2025	$3.102/gal
December 2025	$3.007/gal
January 2026	$2.903/gal
February 2026	$2.955/gal
March 2026	$3.550/gal
April 2026	$4.084/gal
May 2026	$4.492/gal
June 2026	$4.139/gal
July 2026	$4.018/gal
August 2026	$4.090/gal

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's monthly Central Atlantic Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. EIA calculates monthly averages as simple averages of the published weekly retail estimates; prices include taxes.

This is EIA's Central Atlantic petroleum district, not a New Jersey statewide average; it combines Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns, and the weekly fact can differ from the monthly average.

Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Gun policy

393

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

Deaths in which firearm injury was recorded as the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

New Jersey4.0 per 100,000

United States13.1 per 100,000

New Jersey's rate was 9.1 deaths per 100,000 lower than the national rate.

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New Jersey and U.S. context

Age-adjusted firearm death rate

New Jersey: 4.0 per 100,000
United States: 13.1 per 100,000

New Jersey's rate was 9.1 deaths per 100,000 lower than the national rate.

Both rates use 2024 National Vital Statistics System mortality data and are age-adjusted.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Firearm Mortality

Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 4.0 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data published through CDC WONDER and Stats of the States.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm homicides, suicides, accidents, legal-intervention deaths, and deaths of undetermined intent.
Mortality data do not measure nonfatal injuries, defensive uses, ownership, or the effect of a particular policy.

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Related state trends

Immigration over time

Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.

People

Population growth and migration

9.5Mresidents

July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.

Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration

Births minus deaths: +26K
Domestic migration: −37.4K
International migration: +53.1K

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Population

New Jersey: 9,548,215
U.S. total: 341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking: #11 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 national population estimates

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Year	Population	Natural change	Domestic migration	International migration	Residual
2020	9,270,476	—	—	—	—
2021	9,266,509	13,857	-34,314	14,747	1,743
2022	9,298,402	19,840	-62,174	76,031	-1,804
2023	9,395,315	25,234	-41,714	114,014	-621
2024	9,506,354	25,594	-35,501	121,069	-123
2025	9,548,215	26,023	-37,428	53,064	202

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.

Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Democracy and accountability

64.67%

Registered voters who cast a ballot in 2024

November 5, 2024 general election

Ballots cast as a share of registered voters in New Jersey's 2024 general election.

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Turnout comparison

General: Nov. 5, 2024 · Primary: June 2, 2026

General election turnout: 64.67%
Primary election turnoutJune 2, 2026 primary election: 14.49%

FactVote divides the exact official totals: 4,321,921 general-election ballots by 6,682,699 registered voters, and 905,698 primary ballots by 6,250,266 persons entitled to vote. The PDFs publish whole-number percentages.

The displayed rates are transparent FactVote calculations from official totals rather than the whole-number percentages printed in the reports.
New Jersey's partisan primary rules and ballot choices differ from the general election.

New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections: 2026 Official Primary Election Voter Turnout Review by January 31, 2027

Official general-election totals

Registered voters: 6,682,699
Ballots cast: 4,321,921
Ballots rejected: 26,600

How it was measured

FactVote divides the exact statewide ballot and voter-eligibility totals in the New Jersey Division of Elections' certified reports, then rounds each rate to two decimal places.

Keep in mind

This registered-voter turnout rate is not the same as turnout among all voting-age or voting-eligible residents.
A turnout statistic does not measure election accuracy, access, confidence, or the effect of a particular voting rule.

Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Reproductive rights

258

Pregnancy-associated deaths reviewed

2019-2023 review period

Deaths identified during pregnancy or within 365 days after a pregnancy, regardless of whether the death was related to the pregnancy.

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Maternal Mortality Review Committee determinations

Pregnancy-related: 38.0%
Pregnancy-associated but not related: 55.8%
Relationship unable to be determined: 6.2%
Pregnancy-related deaths determined preventable: 86.7%

How it was measured

The New Jersey Maternal Mortality Review Committee conducts multidisciplinary reviews to determine pregnancy association, pregnancy relatedness, and preventability.

Keep in mind

This is a five-year maternal-health review count, not a count of abortions, births, or pregnancy-related deaths alone.
New Jersey remains absent from CDC's 2022 abortion-occurrence table, so this card does not infer or substitute a statewide abortion total.

Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.

State trends

How New Jersey is changing

Nine trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy without mixing unlike reporting periods. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.

New Jersey

FY2027 enacted State-funds budget

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Taxes and the economy

How it was measured

Unemployment rate

Housing and property costs

New Jersey and U.S. context

Other statewide housing measures

How it was measured

Home-price growth

Income growth

Public safety and criminal justice

How it was measured

How it was measured

How it was measured

Violent-crime rate

Property-crime rate

Healthcare

How it was measured

Uninsured rate

Life expectancy

Education

Additional attainment measure

How it was measured

Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 math

Grade 8 reading

Grade 8 math

Environment and energy

Other major sources

How it was measured

New Jersey and U.S. context

Recent EIA observations

How it was measured

Residential electricity price

Regular gasoline

Gun policy and public safety

New Jersey and U.S. context

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

New Jersey and U.S. context

Beneficiary type

How it was measured

Immigration and border policy

How it was measured

Population

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Turnout comparison

Official general-election totals

How it was measured

Abortion and reproductive rights

Maternal Mortality Review Committee determinations

How it was measured