New Jersey Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2017

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the natural population increase rate for New Jersey was 3.01, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:

  1. Hudson County: 9.62
  2. Passaic County: 6.15
  3. Essex County: 5.29

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:

  1. Cape May County: -5.8
  2. Salem County: -1.65
  3. Warren County: -1.63

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each New Jersey county in 2017. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.

Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.

New Jersey Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2017
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New Jersey Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2017
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County Natural Pop. Increase Rate
Atlantic 0.02
Bergen 2.14
Burlington 0.23
Camden 2.39
Cape May -5.8
Cumberland 1.2
Essex 5.29
Gloucester 0.64
Hudson 9.62
Hunterdon -0.18
Mercer 3.19
Middlesex 4.01
Monmouth 0.42
Morris 1.73
Ocean 1.83
Passaic 6.15
Salem -1.65
Somerset 2.26
Sussex -0.54
Union 5
Warren -1.63

Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in New Jersey

Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in New Jersey.