Age and Sex in New Jersey (State)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, New Jersey, and other states
New Jersey
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4195,199195k2.189%2.19%172,233172k1.932%1.93%218,647219k2.452%2.45%304,973305k3.421%3.42%235,107235k2.637%2.64%186,132186k2.088%2.09%300,170300k3.367%3.37%224,990225k2.524%2.52%625,355625k7.014%7.01%681,908682k7.649%7.65%650,653651k7.298%7.30%603,949604k6.774%6.77%566,062566k6.349%6.35%577,390577k6.476%6.48%569,779570k6.391%6.39%341,257341k3.828%3.83%114,166114k1.281%1.28%114,725115k1.287%1.29%222,948223k2.501%2.50%356,313356k3.997%4.00%574,364574k6.442%6.44%550,627551k6.176%6.18%528,509529k5.928%5.93%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
Female Male
United States
New Jersey
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.173758%-0.061354%-0.177049%-0.048590%-0.235111%0.24%0.173758%0.177049%0.173758%0.17%1,312,2911.31M14.719%14.7%-0.672745%-0.039533%-0.639439%-0.027509%-0.712277%0.71%0.672745%0.639439%0.672745%0.67%3,087,0253.09M34.626%34.6%-0.636534%-0.662794%-0.636534%0.64%0.636534%0.007161%0.662794%0.011473%0.643695%0.64%2,054,4882.05M23.044%23.0%-0.609167%-0.690098%-0.609167%0.61%0.609167%0.048677%0.690098%0.036916%0.657844%0.66%451,839452k5.068%5.07%-0.613175%-0.627873%-0.613175%0.61%0.613175%0.026039%0.627873%0.028032%0.639215%0.64%2,009,8132.01M22.543%22.5%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval 265+ 340-64 422-39 518-21 60-17

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
Female Male
United States
New Jersey
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.044621%-0.047599%-0.040405%-0.038024%-0.092220%0.09%0.044621%0.040405%0.044621%0.04%195,199195k2.189%2.19%-0.153432%-0.079505%-0.151220%-0.063891%-0.232937%0.23%0.153432%0.151220%0.153432%0.15%172,233172k1.932%1.93%-0.210634%-0.069221%-0.220748%-0.056595%-0.279856%0.28%0.210634%0.220748%0.210634%0.21%218,647219k2.452%2.45%-0.305317%-0.073511%-0.319204%-0.054701%-0.378828%0.38%0.305317%0.319204%0.305317%0.31%304,973305k3.421%3.42%-0.408452%-0.062121%-0.421958%-0.052156%-0.470572%0.47%0.408452%0.421958%0.408452%0.41%235,107235k2.637%2.64%-0.484535%-0.074803%-0.502773%-0.054229%-0.559338%0.56%0.484535%0.502773%0.484535%0.48%186,132186k2.088%2.09%-0.528472%-0.065340%-0.541468%-0.051993%-0.593811%0.59%0.528472%0.541468%0.528472%0.53%300,170300k3.367%3.37%-0.601713%-0.058371%-0.599140%-0.045449%-0.660084%0.66%0.601713%0.599140%0.601713%0.60%224,990225k2.524%2.52%-0.680461%-0.041934%-0.647813%-0.041116%-0.722395%0.72%0.680461%0.647813%0.680461%0.68%625,355625k7.014%7.01%-0.745954%-0.037813%-0.688902%-0.025961%-0.783767%0.78%0.745954%0.688902%0.745954%0.75%681,908682k7.649%7.65%-0.711454%-0.036698%-0.655595%-0.013619%-0.748152%0.75%0.711454%0.655595%0.711454%0.71%650,653651k7.298%7.30%-0.668085%-0.018666%-0.640349%-0.007471%-0.686751%0.69%0.668085%0.640349%0.668085%0.67%603,949604k6.774%6.77%-0.626377%-0.017089%-0.626779%-0.004019%-0.643467%0.64%0.626377%0.626779%0.626377%0.63%566,062566k6.349%6.35%-0.646558%-0.002140%-0.669173%-0.648698%0.65%0.646558%0.669173%0.005514%0.646558%0.65%577,390577k6.476%6.48%-0.626537%-0.680581%-0.626537%0.63%0.626537%0.025109%0.680581%0.019624%0.651646%0.65%569,779570k6.391%6.39%-0.621367%-0.675846%-0.621367%0.62%0.621367%0.033167%0.675846%0.033642%0.654534%0.65%341,257341k3.828%3.83%-0.604804%-0.709599%-0.604804%0.60%0.604804%0.070933%0.709599%0.039633%0.675737%0.68%114,166114k1.281%1.28%-0.627573%-0.721323%-0.627573%0.63%0.627573%0.031664%0.721323%0.040945%0.659237%0.66%114,725115k1.287%1.29%-0.602145%-0.664734%-0.602145%0.60%0.602145%0.046055%0.664734%0.033543%0.648200%0.65%222,948223k2.501%2.50%-0.649924%-0.642594%-0.649924%0.65%0.649924%0.032345%0.642594%0.030383%0.682268%0.68%356,313356k3.997%4.00%-0.629146%-0.635182%-0.629146%0.63%0.629146%0.030177%0.635182%0.027016%0.659322%0.66%574,364574k6.442%6.44%-0.607365%-0.629799%-0.607365%0.61%0.607365%0.020488%0.629799%0.027976%0.627853%0.63%550,627551k6.176%6.18%-0.580966%-0.609806%-0.580966%0.58%0.580966%0.023669%0.609806%0.027693%0.604635%0.60%528,509529k5.928%5.93%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
More Females More Males
United States
New Jersey
100%50%0%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-106.675570%-94.107784%-106.675570%106.7%0.4840.4867.392%67.4%32.608%32.6%-51.817358%-42.250155%-51.817358%51.8%0.6590.6660.289%60.3%39.711%39.7%-32.863305%-25.637895%-32.863305%32.9%0.7530.7557.056%57.1%42.944%42.9%-24.076795%-17.136703%-24.076795%24.1%0.8060.8155.372%55.4%44.628%44.6%-15.208795%-12.360556%-15.208795%15.2%0.8680.8753.533%53.5%46.467%46.5%-15.438036%-10.786056%-15.438036%15.4%0.8660.8753.583%53.6%46.417%46.4%-12.363899%-9.602216%-12.363899%12.4%0.8900.8952.911%52.9%47.089%47.1%-9.700720%-7.585728%-9.700720%9.7%0.9120.9152.313%52.3%47.687%47.7%-6.162575%-6.346862%-6.162575%6.2%0.9420.9451.495%51.5%48.505%48.5%-5.069077%-3.768485%-5.069077%5.1%0.9520.9551.236%51.2%48.764%48.8%-5.158176%-2.077397%-5.158176%5.2%0.9510.9551.257%51.3%48.743%48.7%-2.794026%-1.166734%-2.794026%2.8%0.9730.9750.689%50.7%49.311%49.3%-2.728295%-0.641232%-2.728295%2.7%0.9730.9750.673%50.7%49.327%49.3%-0.330999%-0.330999%0.3%0.824044%0.9971.0050.083%50.1%49.917%49.9%4.007619%2.883352%4.007619%4.0%1.0401.0449.018%49.0%50.982%51.0%5.337770%4.977745%5.337770%5.3%1.0531.0548.700%48.7%51.300%51.3%11.728269%5.585264%11.728269%11.7%1.1171.1247.230%47.2%52.770%52.8%5.045486%5.676433%5.045486%5.0%1.0501.0548.770%48.8%51.230%51.2%7.648461%5.046055%7.648461%7.6%1.0761.0848.158%48.2%51.842%51.8%4.976673%4.728170%4.976673%5.0%1.0501.0548.786%48.8%51.214%51.2%4.796474%4.253238%4.796474%4.8%1.0481.0548.829%48.8%51.171%51.2%3.373260%4.441989%3.373260%3.4%1.0341.0349.171%49.2%50.829%50.8%4.074076%4.541243%4.074076%4.1%1.0411.0449.002%49.0%50.998%51.0%
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F females as a percentage of the age cohort
M males as a percentage of the age cohort

Map of Age Cohorts by County in New Jersey

Children Age Cohorts by County#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
17.9%19.2%20.5%21.8%23.1%24.4%

College Age Cohorts by County#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
4.2%4.8%5.4%6.0%6.5%7.2%

20s Age Cohorts by County#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
8.2%9.6%10.9%12.3%13.6%15.0%

30s Age Cohorts by County#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
8.7%10.8%12.8%14.8%16.9%18.9%

40s Age Cohorts by County#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
11.5%12.3%13.0%13.8%14.6%15.4%

50s Age Cohorts by County#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
11.6%13.2%14.7%16.2%17.7%19.2%

60s Age Cohorts by County#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
8.4%10.1%11.7%13.4%15.0%16.7%

70s Age Cohorts by County#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
4.4%5.5%6.6%7.6%8.7%9.8%

80+ Age Cohorts by County#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
2.7%3.5%4.3%5.1%5.9%6.7%
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Map of Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in New Jersey

Children Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
0%9%18%28%37%47%

College Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0.0%4.3%8.6%12.9%17.2%21.6%

20s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
0%5%10%16%21%26%

30s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
0%6%13%19%26%33%

40s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
0.0%4.7%9.4%14.0%18.7%23.4%

50s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

60s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

70s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0%9%18%27%36%45%

80+ Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0%13%27%40%53%67%
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Age Cohorts by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 19,411.

Children by Place#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected places in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#LakewoodPassaicCamdenRidgewoodBridgetonWestfieldSummitPerth AmboyElizabethPatersonPleasantvilleAtlantic CityNewarkTrentonMillvillePlainfieldVinelandNew BrunswickGarfieldUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast OrangeCarteretKearnyLong BranchNew JerseyNorth PlainfieldN PlainfieldBayonneElmwood ParkRahwayRoselleUnion CityLodiSayrevilleFair LawnToms RiverBergenfieldMiddle AtlanticEnglewoodCliftonNortheastSouth PlainfieldS PlainfieldOld BridgeLindenJersey CityWest New YorkIselinSomersetParamusPrincetonHackensackFort LeeCliffside ParkCliffside PkPalisades ParkPalisades PkHoboken50.119790%50.119790%50.1%27,40527.4k133.126347%33.126347%33.1%23,36623.4k231.803171%31.803171%31.8%24,17224.2k331.101062%31.101062%31.1%7,909429.592606%29.592606%29.6%7,460528.796242%28.796242%28.8%8,765628.559032%28.559032%28.6%6,253727.584426%27.584426%27.6%14,41714.4k826.762312%26.762312%26.8%34,26734.3k926.662083%26.662083%26.7%39,16539.2k1025.409117%25.409117%25.4%5,2171125.405790%25.405790%25.4%9,9861225.159653%25.159653%25.2%70,48270.5k1325.102000%25.102000%25.1%21,22621.2k1424.926934%24.926934%24.9%7,0791524.330737%24.330737%24.3%12,30612.3k1624.311716%24.311716%24.3%14,80014.8k1723.676609%23.676609%23.7%13,36013.4k1823.423194%23.423194%23.4%7,3681923.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.076090%23.076090%23.1%14,91214.9k2022.844864%22.844864%22.8%5,4752122.748578%22.748578%22.7%9,5612222.641264%22.641264%22.6%6,9522322.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M22.527821%22.527821%22.5%4,9802422.387946%22.387946%22.4%14,72514.7k2522.359076%22.359076%22.4%4,5022622.219914%22.219914%22.2%6,4182722.090482%22.090482%22.1%4,7512822.063365%22.063365%22.1%15,21615.2k2921.777399%21.777399%21.8%5,3693021.705829%21.705829%21.7%9,6073121.614215%21.614215%21.6%7,1773221.613563%21.613563%21.6%19,13619.1k3321.604332%21.604332%21.6%5,9443421.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.579620%21.579620%21.6%6,0823521.357124%21.357124%21.4%18,27718.3k3621.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.161791%21.161791%21.2%5,0713721.146421%21.146421%21.1%4,9843821.141964%21.141964%21.1%8,7943920.860563%20.860563%20.9%54,58554.6k4020.783483%20.783483%20.8%10,89210.9k4120.617176%20.617176%20.6%4,0024220.292634%20.292634%20.3%4,8684319.746221%19.746221%19.7%5,2914417.916335%17.916335%17.9%5,4054517.718145%17.718145%17.7%7,8444616.576065%16.576065%16.6%6,0684715.485990%15.485990%15.5%3,8194815.132445%15.132445%15.1%3,1024913.346883%13.346883%13.3%7,09250
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Metro Area in New Jersey

There are 7 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within New Jersey (4 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Children by Metro Area#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected metro areas in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Vineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownMiddle AtlanticNortheastOcean City Metro AreaOcean City23.773629%23.773629%23.8%37,02637.0k123.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M22.339175%22.339175%22.3%1,351,0111.35M222.134761%22.134761%22.1%60,65560.7k322.084105%22.084105%22.1%4,423,7654.42M421.741251%21.741251%21.7%80,68280.7k521.632719%21.632719%21.6%179,711180k621.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M17.945788%17.945788%17.9%17,12117.1k7
Count number of children
# rank of metro area out of 7 by %

Age Cohorts by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Children by County#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Passaic CountyPassaicEssex CountyEssexUnion CountyUnionCumberland CountyCumberlandOcean CountyOceanCamden CountyCamdenSomerset CountySomersetUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGloucester CountyGloucesterNew JerseyMorris CountyMorrisMonmouth CountyMonmouthSalem CountySalemAtlantic CountyAtlanticMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexBergen CountyBergenMercer CountyMercerBurlington CountyBurlingtonMiddle AtlanticSussex CountySussexWarren CountyWarrenNortheastHunterdon CountyHunterdonHudson CountyHudsonCape May CountyCape May24.331236%24.331236%24.3%123,409123k124.091140%24.091140%24.1%190,943191k223.832380%23.832380%23.8%131,182131k323.773629%23.773629%23.8%37,02637.0k423.530195%23.530195%23.5%137,926138k523.296325%23.296325%23.3%119,078119k623.242163%23.242163%23.2%77,09177.1k723.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.000419%23.000419%23.0%66,99767.0k822.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M22.301416%22.301416%22.3%111,109111k922.286513%22.286513%22.3%139,855140k1022.280789%22.280789%22.3%14,37214.4k1122.134761%22.134761%22.1%60,65560.7k1222.127854%22.127854%22.1%184,071184k1321.766185%21.766185%21.8%202,493202k1421.741251%21.741251%21.7%80,68280.7k1521.709281%21.709281%21.7%97,74397.7k1621.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.478430%21.478430%21.5%31,07831.1k1721.379149%21.379149%21.4%22,89622.9k1821.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.032074%21.032074%21.0%26,43926.4k1920.589626%20.589626%20.6%137,647138k2017.945788%17.945788%17.9%17,12117.1k21
Count number of children
# rank of county out of 21 by %

Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in New Jersey

There are 570 county subdivisions in New Jersey. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,029.

Children by County Subdivision#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Lakewood TownshipLakewoodPassaicCamdenPerth AmboyElizabethPatersonSouth Brunswick TownshipS BrunswickEgg Harbor TownshipEgg HbrIrvington TownshipIrvingtonNewarkTrentonPlainfieldVinelandHowell TownshipHowellNew BrunswickBridgewater TownshipBridgewaterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast OrangeMiddletown TownshipMiddletownTown of KearnyKearnyNew JerseyJackson TownshipJacksonBayonneWashington TownshipWashingtonWest Orange TownshipW OrangeEdison TownshipEdisonEast Brunswick TownshipE BrunswickUnion CityNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenCherry Hill TownshipCherry HlGloucester TownshipGloucesterNorth Brunswick TownshipN BrunswickSayrevilleMiddle AtlanticCliftonNortheastToms River TownshipToms RivEvesham TownshipEveshamJersey CityTown of West New YorkW New YorkBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeFranklin TownshipFranklinOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgWayne TownshipWayneBrick TownshipBrickHamilton TownshipHamiltonParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsUnion TownshipUnionPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayHackensackMonroe TownshipMonroeHobokenManchester TownshipManchester46.141747%46.141747%46.1%45,17645.2k133.126347%33.126347%33.1%23,36623.4k231.803171%31.803171%31.8%24,17224.2k327.584426%27.584426%27.6%14,41714.4k426.762312%26.762312%26.8%34,26734.3k526.662083%26.662083%26.7%39,16539.2k625.850944%25.850944%25.9%11,65811.7k725.345738%25.345738%25.3%11,08811.1k825.228809%25.228809%25.2%13,70013.7k925.159653%25.159653%25.2%70,48270.5k1025.102000%25.102000%25.1%21,22621.2k1124.330737%24.330737%24.3%12,30612.3k1224.311716%24.311716%24.3%14,80014.8k1324.228726%24.228726%24.2%12,54212.5k1423.676609%23.676609%23.7%13,36013.4k1523.325277%23.325277%23.3%10,51910.5k1623.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.076090%23.076090%23.1%14,91214.9k1722.777483%22.777483%22.8%15,03215.0k1822.748578%22.748578%22.7%9,5611922.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M22.390291%22.390291%22.4%12,58212.6k2022.387946%22.387946%22.4%14,72514.7k2122.301816%22.301816%22.3%10,77210.8k2222.242065%22.242065%22.2%10,46210.5k2322.192445%22.192445%22.2%22,60722.6k2422.134534%22.134534%22.1%10,71410.7k2522.063365%22.063365%22.1%15,21615.2k2622.041375%22.041375%22.0%13,84013.8k2721.921495%21.921495%21.9%15,55915.6k2821.827039%21.827039%21.8%13,98014.0k2921.732874%21.732874%21.7%9,2133021.705829%21.705829%21.7%9,6073121.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.357124%21.357124%21.4%18,27718.3k3221.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.184423%21.184423%21.2%19,30619.3k3321.119839%21.119839%21.1%9,6263420.860563%20.860563%20.9%54,58554.6k3520.783483%20.783483%20.8%10,89210.9k3620.488933%20.488933%20.5%9,8313720.461580%20.461580%20.5%20,69320.7k3820.460734%20.460734%20.5%13,37613.4k3920.069698%20.069698%20.1%13,36113.4k4019.905317%19.905317%19.9%10,93210.9k4119.621444%19.621444%19.6%14,71014.7k4219.462113%19.462113%19.5%17,28817.3k4319.271232%19.271232%19.3%10,31310.3k4419.186026%19.186026%19.2%11,08311.1k4517.969076%17.969076%18.0%10,32010.3k4617.718145%17.718145%17.7%7,8444717.603547%17.603547%17.6%7,5444813.346883%13.346883%13.3%7,092499.976937%9.976937%10.0%4,32650
Count number of children
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares New Jersey to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Children by State#59

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%Count#UtahTexasIdahoAlaskaKansasNebraskaGeorgiaSouth DakotaOklahomaMississippiNew MexicoArizonaIndianaLouisianaArkansasWyomingCaliforniaMinnesotaIowaNevadaIllinoisColoradoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriNorth CarolinaN CarolinaKentuckyTennesseeAlabamaOhioNorth DakotaWashingtonWisconsinMarylandNew JerseyMichiganSouth CarolinaS CarolinaVirginiaMontanaDelawareHawaiiOregonMiddle AtlanticConnecticutNew YorkNortheastPennsylvaniaMassachusettsWest VirginiaFloridaRhode IslandNew HampshireMaineVermont30.700981%30.700981%30.7%905,196905k126.459270%26.459270%26.5%7,132,4767.13M226.372637%26.372637%26.4%431,320431k325.461726%25.461726%25.5%187,616188k424.888693%24.888693%24.9%721,347721k524.855748%24.855748%24.9%467,601468k624.706366%24.706366%24.7%2,495,1752.50M724.629931%24.629931%24.6%209,615210k824.572394%24.572394%24.6%952,325952k924.496085%24.496085%24.5%732,235732k1024.091682%24.091682%24.1%501,750502k1124.070736%24.070736%24.1%1,619,6181.62M1224.007486%24.007486%24.0%1,581,9921.58M1323.979792%23.979792%24.0%1,114,0221.11M1423.824850%23.824850%23.8%707,234707k1523.814253%23.814253%23.8%138,844139k1623.646283%23.646283%23.6%9,140,2839.14M1723.520988%23.520988%23.5%1,282,0981.28M1823.418418%23.418418%23.4%727,514728k1923.409360%23.409360%23.4%664,632665k2023.270328%23.270328%23.3%2,990,6292.99M2123.252704%23.252704%23.3%1,246,1811.25M2223.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.023174%23.023174%23.0%1,395,1241.40M2323.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M2422.987138%22.987138%23.0%1,014,1901.01M2522.830222%22.830222%22.8%1,494,9251.49M2622.828993%22.828993%22.8%1,105,1891.11M2722.783062%22.783062%22.8%2,639,8602.64M2822.782621%22.782621%22.8%167,717168k2922.685733%22.685733%22.7%1,604,5951.60M3022.615876%22.615876%22.6%1,301,4981.30M3122.614634%22.614634%22.6%1,347,8101.35M3222.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M3322.480857%22.480857%22.5%2,227,7632.23M3422.458484%22.458484%22.5%1,085,7791.09M3522.448718%22.448718%22.4%1,865,5561.87M3621.987686%21.987686%22.0%225,020225k3721.845843%21.845843%21.8%204,192204k3821.802496%21.802496%21.8%308,216308k3921.630770%21.630770%21.6%861,395861k4021.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.558782%21.558782%21.6%773,652774k4121.456623%21.456623%21.5%4,226,4094.23M4221.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M4320.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M4420.575789%20.575789%20.6%379,848380k4520.398234%20.398234%20.4%4,066,2764.07M4620.142988%20.142988%20.1%212,406212k4720.111367%20.111367%20.1%266,979267k4819.512483%19.512483%19.5%259,501260k4919.431728%19.431728%19.4%121,691122k50
Count number of children
# rank of state out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares New Jersey to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Children by State#68

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyMiddle AtlanticConnecticutNew YorkNortheastPennsylvaniaMassachusettsRhode IslandNew HampshireMaineVermont23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M121.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.558782%21.558782%21.6%773,652774k221.456623%21.456623%21.5%4,226,4094.23M321.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M420.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M520.142988%20.142988%20.1%212,406212k620.111367%20.111367%20.1%266,979267k719.512483%19.512483%19.5%259,501260k819.431728%19.431728%19.4%121,691122k9
Count number of children
# rank of state out of 9 by %

Definitions

The US Census reports extensively on the topics of age and sex, often reporting other topics broken down by age and sex cohorts. This page reports on age and sex alone; charts presenting other topics by age and sex can be found on their topic-specific pages.

  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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Major Counties:
Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Union
Counties:
Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
Metro Areas:
Allentown Area, Atlantic City Area, New York Area, Ocean City Area, Philadelphia Area, Trenton Area, Vineland Area
Major Boroughs:
Bergenfield, Carteret, Cliffside Park, Elmwood Park, Fair Lawn, Fort Lee, Lodi, North Plainfield, Palisades Park, Paramus, Roselle, Sayreville, South Plainfield
Major Cities:
Atlantic City, Bayonne, Bridgeton, Camden, Clifton, East Orange, Elizabeth, Englewood, Garfield, Hackensack, Hoboken, Jersey City, Linden, Long Branch, Millville, New Brunswick, Newark, Passaic, Paterson, Perth Amboy, Plainfield, Pleasantville, Rahway, Summit, Trenton, Union City, Vineland
Major Place:
Princeton
Major Towns:
Kearny, West New York, Westfield
Major Unincorporated Places:
Iselin, Lakewood, Old Bridge, Somerset, Toms River
Major Village:
Ridgewood
Congressional Districts:
NJ-1, NJ-2, NJ-3, NJ-4, NJ-5, NJ-6, NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-9, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-1, NJ-2, NJ-3, NJ-4, NJ-5, NJ-6, NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-9, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12, NJ-13, NJ-14, NJ-15, NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-18, NJ-19, NJ-20, NJ-21, NJ-22, NJ-23, NJ-24, NJ-25, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-30, NJ-31, NJ-32, NJ-33, NJ-34, NJ-35, NJ-36, NJ-37, NJ-38, NJ-39, NJ-40
State Senate Districts:
NJ-1, NJ-2, NJ-3, NJ-4, NJ-5, NJ-6, NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-9, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12, NJ-13, NJ-14, NJ-15, NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-18, NJ-19, NJ-20, NJ-21, NJ-22, NJ-23, NJ-24, NJ-25, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-30, NJ-31, NJ-32, NJ-33, NJ-34, NJ-35, NJ-36, NJ-37, NJ-38, NJ-39, NJ-40
Neighboring States:
Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania