Intercensal County Population Estimates: New Jersey 1980-1990

 Census Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Census
County 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985  1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
 
New Jersey 7,365,011 7,407,471 7,430,970 7,467,784 7,515,474 7,565,530 7,622,161 7,670,741 7,712,333 7,726,086 7,730,188
 
Atlantic 194,119 195,984 196,548 199,168 202,752 206,045 209,388  212,581 217,445 221,589 224,327
Bergen 845,385 846,358 844,419 845,965 845,834 842,541 840,309 835,367 831,343 826,527 825,380
Burlington 362,542 367,206 370,609 371,608 374,539 376,097 377,941 383,434 390,535 392,760 395,066
Camden 471,650 476,443 479,026 479,393 485,106 487,400 492,957 496,902 499,896 501,857 502,824
Cape May 82,266 84,550 85,104 85,665 87,092 88,647 90,130 92,038 92,961 94,830 95,089
Cumberland 132,866 133,726 133,494 132,497 134,138 135,083 135,700 135,995 136,569 137,881 138,053
Essex 851,304 839,991 831,087 827,316 822,219 820,168 815,669 809,714 799,975 789,566 778,206
 
Gloucester 199,917 202,485 204,856 204,814 206,380 208,935 211,362 214,460 220,182 226,473 230,082
Hudson 556,972 564,000 564,825 568,478 570,123 568,869 565,714 560,630 556,954 553,554 553,099
Hunterdon 87,361 88,798 89,971 91,697 93,796 95,829 99,166 102,354 104,002 106,314 107,776
Mercer 307,863 306,944 307,882 311,052 311,067 314,133 318,557 322,280 326,162 326,246 325,824
Middlesex 595,893 600,871 606,421 615,275 622,126 633,428 644,175 654,415 662,448 669,365 671,780
Monmouth 503,173 506,379 510,213 513,195 520,276 528,986 538,786 549,116 553,300 552,161 553,124
Morris 407,630 409,707 412,302 414,949 418,711 419,190 420,439 421,077 422,756 421,936 421,353
 
Ocean 346,038 355,224 361,059 367,106 376,310 387,772 400,987 411,850 422,100 429,207 433,203
Passaic 447,585 451,059 452,673 454,101 456,534 458,946 460,696 460,716 460,093 456,332 453,060
Salem 64,676 64,409 64,892 65,162 64,833 64,574 64,362 64,441 64,971 65,284 65,294
Somerset 203,129 205,395 206,893 209,400 211,806 214,352 219,603 226,352 233,013 236,945 240,279
Sussex 116,119 118,238 119,029 119,856 120,744 122,341 124,284 126,524 128,840 129,971 130,943
Union 504,094 504,634 504,380 505,694 505,066 505,826 504,481 501,789 498,961 496,575 493,819
Warren 84,429 85,070 85,287 85,393 86,022 86,368 87,455 88,706 89,827 90,713 91,607

Annual Births and Deaths by County: New Jersey, 1980 - 1990

 Births Births Births Births Births Births Births Births Births Births
County 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90
 
New Jersey 120,436 97,220 98,490 99,853 103,144 106,892 110,842 115,364  119,545 91,193
 
Atlantic 3,342 2,714 2,825 2,948 3,085 3,247 3,407 3,616 3,808 2,918
Bergen 10,532 8,601 8,711 8,914 9,234 9,413 9,577 9,824 10,246 7,916
Burlington 6,439 5,200 5,243 5,280 5,332 5,429 5,581 5,736 5,826 4,381
Camden 9,378 7,598 7,595 7,700 7,893 8,055 8,315 8,505 8,698 6,665
Cape May 1,309 1,099 1,158 1,184 1,228 1,291 1,297 1,343 1,417 1,084
Cumberland 2,584 2,050 2,057 2,061 2,089 2,126 2,157 2,238 2,351 1,804
Essex 14,825 11,650 11,848 11,867 12,082 12,545 13,047 13,530 14,032 10,699
 
Gloucester 3,749 3,048 3,049  2,998 3,116 3,222 3,195 3,310 3,503 2,682
Hudson 10,163 8,092 8,203 8,277 8,278 8,429 8,665 8,969 9,380 7,178
Hunterdon 1,345 1,113 1,111 1,158 1,239 1,294 1,379 1,457 1,489  1,133
Mercer 5,020 4,092 4,205 4,308 4,347 4,400 4,628 4,923 5,118 3,872
Middlesex 9,039 7,395 7,613 7,782 8,262 8,747 9,218 9,682 10,137 7,835
Monmouth 7,726 6,411 6,497 6,591 6,981 7,383 7,795 8,045 8,176 6,212
Morris 5,979 4,846 4,871 4,985 5,170 5,309 5,485 5,652 5,752 4,362
 
Ocean 5,741 4,573 4,621 4,746 4,951 5,166 5,393 5,752 5,994 4,532
Passaic 8,171 6,578 6,538 6,641 6,930 7,281 7,537 7,815 8,069 6,106
Salem 1,154 914 914 909 891 887 836 854 858 616
Somerset 2,905 2,359 2,430 2,479 2,600 2,821 3,075 3,352 3,566 2,720
Sussex 2,243 1,758 1,736 1,776 1,874 1,929 2,021 2,135 2,155 1,604
Union 7,357 5,983 6,112 6,117 6,408 6,674 6,887 7,199 7,468 5,730
Warren 1,435 1,146 1,153 1,132 1,154 1,244 1,347 1,427 1,502 1,144
 
 Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths
County 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85  1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90
 
New Jersey 85,102 67,267 68,055 68,790 69,808 70,985 71,517 72,212 71,728 53,069
 
Atlantic 3,160 2,388 2,397 2,400 2,365 2,373 2,399 2,446 2,406 1,733
Bergen 9,766 7,602 7,720 7,754 7,734 7,877 7,887 7,790 7,578 5,547
Burlington 3,037 2,479 2,579 2,629 2,742 2,781 2,806 2,872 2,970 2,281
Camden 5,385 4,185 4,233 4,279 4,396 4,511 4,484 4,419 4,458 3,377
Cape May 1,523 1,160 1,150 1,126 1,176 1,229 1,196 1,209 1,237 929
Cumberland 1,623 1,287 1,272 1,264 1,318 1,379 1,334 1,341 1,362 998
Essex  10,560 8,184 8,045 8,058 8,247 8,379 8,488 8,570 8,517 6,351
 
Gloucester 1,935 1,574 1,575 1,614 1,672 1,697 1,718 1,767 1,806 1,352
Hudson 7,444 5,764 5,865 5,871 5,787 5,749 5,811 5,881 5,672 4,089
Hunterdon 773 653 658 636 641 679 660 635 637 473
Mercer 3,543 2,809 2,852 2,856 2,884 2,959 3,016 3,105 3,043 2,226
Middlesex 5,567 4,492 4,651 4,716 4,844 4,977 5,039 5,192 5,174 3,812
Monmouth 5,849 4,721 4,832 4,987 5,060 5,044 5,077 5,072 4,894 3,597
Morris 3,474 2,790 2,874 2,938 2,946 2,951 2,940 2,997 3,007 2,217
 
Ocean 5,473 4,513 4,629 4,793 5,012 5,254 5,368 5,436 5,518 4,151
Passaic 5,253 4,188 4,157 4,170 4,266 4,327 4,295 4,443 4,442 3,217
Salem 741  626 651 616 612 629 647 671 650 461
Somerset 1,830 1,468 1,519 1,542 1,512 1,546 1,605 1,614 1,610 1,212
Sussex 1,014 792 810 811 819 848 875  868 875 679
Union 6,139 4,800 4,818 4,922 4,961 4,982 5,054 5,081 5,033 3,726
Warren 1,013 792 768 808 814 814 818 803 839 641

Components of Popualtion Change by County: New Jersey, 1980 - 1990

 Total Change:  Components of Change: 1980-1990 
 Census Census  1980 - 1990  Residual Change
County 1980 1990 Number % Births Deaths Number %
 
New Jersey 7,365,011 7,730,188 365,177 5.0 1,062,979 698,533 731 0.0
 
Atlantic County 194,119 224,327 30,208 15.6 31,910 24,067 22,365 11.5
Bergen County 845,385 825,380 -20,005 -2.4 92,968 77,255 -35,718 -4.2
Burlington County 362,542 395,066 32,524 9.0 54,447 27,176 5,253 1.4
Camden County 471,650 502,824 31,174 6.6 80,402  43,727 -5,501 -1.2
Cape May County 82,266 95,089 12,823 15.6 12,410 11,935 12,348 15.0
Cumberland County 132,866 138,053 5,187 3.9 21,517 13,178 -3,152 -2.4
Essex County 851,304 778,206 -73,098 -8.6 126,125 83,399 -115,824 -13.6
 
Gloucester County 199,917 230,082 30,165 15.1 31,872 16,710 15,003 7.5
Hudson County 556,972 553,099 -3,873 -0.7 85,634 57,933 -31,574 -5.7
Hunterdon County 87,361 107,776 20,415 23.4 12,718 6,445 14,142 16.2
Mercer County 307,863 325,824 17,961 5.8 44,913 29,293 2,341 0.8
Middlesex County 595,893 671,780 75,887 12.7 85,710 48,464 38,641 6.5
Monmouth County 503,173 553,124 49,951 9.9 71,817 49,133 27,267 5.4
Morris County 407,630 421,353 13,723 3.4 52,411 29,134 -9,554 -2.3
 
Ocean County 346,038 433,203 87,165 25.2 51,469 50,147 85,843 24.8
Passaic County 447,585 453,060 5,475 1.2 71,666 42,758 -23,433 -5.2
Salem County 64,676 65,294 618 1.0 8,833 6,304 -1,911 -3.0
Somerset County 203,129 240,279 37,150 18.3 28,307 15,458 24,301 12.0
Sussex County 116,119 130,943 14,824 12.8 19,231 8,391 3,984 3.4
Union County 504,094 493,819 -10,275 -2.0 65,935 49,516 -26,694 -5.3
Warren County 84,429 91,607 7,178 8.5 12,684  8,110 2,604 3.1
 
Note: Residual change is a combination of net migration over the decade, differential census
 coverage error, and coverage error in reporting vital events.
Source: US Bureau of the Census, Population Division.