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

Native Born

92.0%

Foreign Born

8.0%

Naturalized

5.1%

US Citizens

97.0%

Ocean County, New Jersey Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Ocean County, New Jersey Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
2024654,3628.0%92.0%
2023646,4348.0%92.0%
2022638,6917.8%92.2%
2021630,0577.8%92.2%
2020602,0187.7%92.3%
2019596,4157.8%92.2%
2018591,9397.9%92.1%
2017589,6998.0%92.0%
2016586,1668.0%92.0%
2015583,4507.9%92.1%
2014581,4137.9%92.1%
2013578,9027.7%92.3%
2012575,9617.9%92.1%
2011572,9917.8%92.2%
2010569,3747.8%92.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Ocean County, New Jersey

Approximately 8.0% of residents in Ocean County, New Jersey were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.0%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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