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| Demographics |
| According to the Census Bureau, as of 2003, the estimated population of New Jersey was 8,638,396, making the state slightly more populated than Georgia, which was ahead of New Jersey in 2002; New Jersey is again, as it had been before, the ninth most-populous U.S. state.
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| New Jersey is also the most racially, ethnically, and religiously diverse state in the union. It has a larger percentage and a greater mix of non-whites as well as a greater mix of Caucasian backgrounds than any other state. It also has the second largest percentage of Jews, the second largest percentage of Muslims (trailing only New York in both), and one of the largest percentages of immigrants in the country (trailing only California and New York and just ahead of Illinois, Texas, and Florida).
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| It is the most Italian-American state in the nation, having passed New York state for that title in the 2000 Census, and has one of the largest percentages of African-Americans, Hispanics, Arabs, and Asians in the country. |
The racial makeup of the state is:
- 66.0% White/Caucasian
- 13.6% Black/African American
- 13.3% Hispanic
- 5.7% Asian
- 0.2% American Indian
- 2.5% mixed race.
The five largest ancestry groups in New Jersey are Italian (17.8%), Irish (15.9%), African American (13.6%), German (12.6%), Polish (6.9%).
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| Newark and Camden are two of the poorest cities in America, but New Jersey as a whole has the highest median household income in the nation, as well as the second highest per capita income, after Connecticut. This is largely due to the fact that so much of New Jersey is comprised of suburbs, most of them affluent, of New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey is also the most densely populated state in the nation, and the first and only state that has had every one of its 21 counties deemed "urban", as opposed to rural. |
| 6.7% of its population were reported as under 5, 24.8% under 18, and 13.2% were 65 or older. Females made up approximately 51.5% of the population. |
Religion
The religious affiliations of the citizens of New Jersey are:
- Roman Catholic – 46%
- Protestant – 37%
- Other Christian – 4%
- Other Religions – 5%
- Non-Religious – 6%
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| The largest Protestant denominations in New Jersey are: Baptist (10% of the total state population), Methodist (7%), and Presbyterian and Lutheran (tied 3%). |
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