Essex County, New Jersey Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

69.9%

Foreign Born

30.1%

Naturalized

15.1%

US Citizens

84.9%

Essex County, New Jersey Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for
Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .


Essex County, New Jersey Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
2024863,00230.1%69.9%
2023854,13029.3%70.7%
2022853,37429.0%71.0%
2021852,72028.7%71.3%
2020798,69827.7%72.3%
2019795,40427.2%72.8%
2018793,55526.5%73.5%
2017800,40125.8%74.2%
2016792,58625.1%74.9%
2015791,60925.5%74.5%
2014789,61625.2%74.8%
2013785,85324.8%75.2%
2012783,84024.5%75.5%
2011781,66824.1%75.9%
2010780,87223.6%76.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Essex County, New Jersey

Approximately 30.1% of residents in Essex County, New Jersey were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 84.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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