Official Site of The State of New JerseyTechnical Assistance and Reference Materials
Browse technical assistance and reference materials below.
- WIOA Title I Supportive Services: Technical Assistance Guide
- Liaison and Monitor Contact
- AOSOS Technical Guide
- Assessment Technical assistance guide
- Adult Dislocated Worker Guidelines
- DVOP Eligible Veteran Checklist
- New Jersey Intake & Initial Assessment Form
- Procedures for Securely Uploading Documents to AOSOS
- Unified Workforce Investment System Complaint Log
- Customer Handout and Acknowledgement
- WIOA Program Monitoring Self-audit toolkit (3/21)
Federal guidance on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) can be found here.
2022
Work-Based Learning (WBL) 101 Overview
- Overview Participant Guide
- Policy Reference Sheet
- Types of WBL
- Staffing Systems of New Jersey’s WBL
- Overview of WBL Programs in New Jersey
- 101 WBL Training Recording
Work-Based Learning (WBL) 102 Candidate and Employer Processes
- Overview Participant Guide
- Sample Eligibility Checklist
- Referral Processes Worksheet
- 102 WBL Training Recording
Work-Based Learning 201 Lead Generation, Prospecting, and Getting Past Gatekeepers
- Overview Participant Guide
- Employer Planning Activity
- Middlesex Business Case Study
- 201 WBL Training Recording
Work-Based Learning 202 The Six Steps of the Sale
- Overview Participant Guide
- Meeting Guide
- Probing Questions
- Mock Business Profile
- 202 WBL Training Recording
Work-Based Learning 301 Contracting, Invoicing, and Fiscal Trackers
- Overview Participant Guide
- WBL Master Agreement Example
- Participant Training Plan Example
- Invoicing Best Practices Handout
- Fiscal Tracker Example
- WBL Expenditures Tracking Activity Handout
- WBL Expenditures Tracking Activity Worksheet
- Communication Strategy Checklist Handout
- 301 WBL Training Recording
2021
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Forms
Guides
- Mileage Reimbursement Circular
- Local Governance Meeting FAQ (June 2022)
- 12/21 Exploring Work-Based Learning Opportunities Policy Refresher
- 10/21 MSFW Policy
- 08/21 WIOA Service Priorities Policy Refresher
- Transitional Jobs
- NJ Sample Infrastructure
- Sample MOU
- USCIS - Refugee-Asylee Guidance
- Cultural Barriers to Employment Policy Refresher
- Frequently Asked Questions – AOSOS Data-Entry
- Defining Cultural Barriers to Employment Policy Refresher
- WIOA 2024-27 State Plan – Overview of NJDOL Teams and Structure
- WIOA 2024-27 State Plan – Overview of State Governance and Service Delivery Structure
- WIOA 2024-27 State Plan - Universal Service Delivery Components
- WIOA 2024-27 State Plan – One Stop Career Center Service Flow
- WIOA 2024-27 State Plan – Overview of Workforce Programs Serving Underserved Populations
Federal Resources
Technical Assistance
- United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Resource Page: http://www.doleta.gov/wioa/
- WorkforceGPS Innovation and Opportunity Network (ION) Community of Practice: https://ion.workforcegps.org/sitecore/content/sites/WIOA/home
USDOL Quick Links
To view the list, click here.
- Complaint/Apparent Violation Form
- Title I Service Delivery Waiver Request Form
- PY23 WFNJ-SNAP E&T Budget Details Form
- PY23 WIOA Budget Details Form
- Request for Additional WIOA Funding
- Request for Transfer of WIOA Funds
- Budget Template
- Budget Details Worksheet
- Contract/Grant Approval Sheet
- Guidance for Memorandum of Understanding and Infrastructure Funding Agreement
- Memorandum of Understanding and Infrastructure Funding Agreement Template
- MOU/IFA Addendum Template
- OJT Waiver Request Form
- One-Stop’s Operating Budget Template
- Local Area Program Services Grid Template
- WIOA Telephone Verification/Document Inspection Form
- Training Support Analysis or Supportive Service Sample Form
- Self-Attestation Form
- NJ Intake Assessment Form
- Data Manual – MIS Case Exit Form
- WIOA Income Worksheet
- Field Check/Apparent Violation Form
- NJDOL Learning Management System User Request Form
- WIOA Youth ISS
2024
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24-1 |
Sanctions Procedures – Corrective Actions, Penalties, and Appeals |
7/16/24 |
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24-2 |
7/16/24 |
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24-11 |
9/19/24 |
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24-4 |
12/31/24 |
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24-5 |
Purchase Guidance |
2/27/25 |
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24-6 |
Records Retention Requirements |
3/21/25 |
2023
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07/12/23 |
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09/05/23 |
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09/19/23 |
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09/19/23 |
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09/26/23 |
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10/20/23 |
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PS23-1 |
10/19/23 |
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PS23-2 |
10/26/23 |
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PY-23-7.1 |
03/25/24 |
2022
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ETPL Requirement and Monitoring Procedures for Work-Based Learning Contracts |
07/08/22 |
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22-2 |
07/08/22 |
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22-3.1 |
11/3/23 |
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22-4.2 |
New Jersey Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Infrastructure Funding Agreement |
01/30/23 |
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Competitive Procurement of Title I One Stop Operator, Career Services and Youth Services |
10/30/23 |
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22-6 |
03/24/23 |
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Current Poverty Guidelines and Lower Living Standard Income Levels |
06/14/23 |
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22-8 |
03/17/23 |
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03/24/23 |
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03/24/23 |
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03/24/23 |
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03/24/23 |
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11/13/23 |
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06/29/23 |
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Program Year 2023 (PY23/FY24)/Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Budget Guidelines and Requirements |
06/09/23 |
2021
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21-1 |
07/16/2021 |
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21-2 |
WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Transfer of Funds Requests Procedure |
07/19/21 |
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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Formula-Funded On-the-Job Training (OJT) Policy |
10/29/21 |
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21-4 |
12/16/2021 |
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12/16/21 |
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05/16/22 |
2020
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07/02/20 |
2019
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19-1 |
10/09/19 |
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19-2 |
10/24/19 |
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19-3 |
Monitoring Policy and Procedures for Workforce Development Programs |
10/10/19 |
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19-4 |
Procedures for Reporting Fraud, Program Abuse or Criminal Misconduct |
10/16/19 |
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19-5 |
10/17/19 |
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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Eligibility and Self-Attestation |
11/04/19 |
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19-6.1 |
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Eligibility and Self-Attestation Policy |
01/13/20 |
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01/10/20 |
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01/17/20 |
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01/21/20 |
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07/20/20 |
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Additional Guidance Related to Local Memoranda of Understanding |
10/25/17 |
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Credential Attainment and Measurable Skills Gain Indicators of Performance |
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Eligible Training Provider List procedures for competitively procured programs |
3/28/18 |
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Adding Attachments to Customer Records in America’s One-Stop Operating System |
4/6/18 |
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- NJ WIN 1-18 WIOA Youth Program Follow-Up Services
- NJ WIN 6-17 Youth Program Element Technical Assistance Guide
- NJ WIN 3-17 TEGL 21-16
- NJ WIN 1-17 Youth Work Experience
- NJ WIN 20-16 Youth Program Procurement Requirements
- NJ WIN 16-16 WIOA Youth Program Eligibility Guidelines
- NJ WIN 10-15 WIOA Youth Program Design and Leveraging
- NJ WIN 9-15 TEGL 8-154 (Youth Program)
- NJ WIN 8-15 WIOA Youth Assessment and Youth Individual Service Strategies
- NJ WIN 5-15 WIOA Youth Eligibility Guidelines
No. There are nine categories of out-of-school youth. Only two, “a recipient of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent who is a low income individual and is either basic skills deficient or an English language learner” and “a low-income individual who requires additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program or to secure or hold employment” require a determination of income status. The complete definition of out-of-school youth is as follows:
- Not attending any school (as defined under State law);
- Not younger than 16 or older than age 24 at time of enrollment; and
- One or more of the following:
- A school dropout;
- A youth who is within the age of compulsory school attendance, but has not attended school for at least the most recent complete school year calendar quarter. School year calendar quarter is based on how a local school district defines its school year quarters;
- A recipient of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent who is a low income individual and is either basic skills deficient or an English language learner;
- An individual who is subject to the juvenile or adult justice system;
- A homeless individual (as defined in sec. 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, a homeless child or youth (as defined in sec. 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, or a runaway
- An individual in foster care or has aged out of the foster care system, a child eligible for assistance under sec. 477 of the Social Security Act), or in an out-of-home placement;
- An individual who is pregnant or parenting;
- An individual with a disability;
- A low-income individual who requires additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program or to secure or hold employment. (WIOA Sec. 3(46) and Sec. 129 (a) (1) (B))
Yes. All in-school youth must be determined low-income, regardless of the criterion used to determine eligibility.
Yes, but the exception is limited to 5% of the total of all in-school and the two categories of out-school youth that are required to be low-income. WIOA Sec. 129 (a) (3) defines in-school youth and the following two categories of out-of-school youth as “covered individuals”:
- A recipient of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent who is a low income individual and is either basic skills deficient or an English language learner;
- A low-income individual who requires additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program or to secure or hold employment.
No more than five percent of youth served in a local area may be “covered individuals” who are not low-income [WIOA Sec. 129 (a) (3) (A) (ii)]. This is calculated based on the percent of all youth served by a program in a given program year. [20 CFR 683.250(c)]
Yes. Under WIOA, the definition of low income includes an individual who “receives or is eligible to receive a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B Russell National School Lunch Act.”
Local areas must use 75 percent of their total youth fund allocation on out-of-school youth.
Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-15 states that allowable expenditures for the work experience expenditure requirement beyond wages include staff time spent on the following:
- Identifying potential work experience opportunities
- Working with employers to develop the work experience
- Working with employers to ensure a successful work experience
- Evaluating the work experience
- Conducting work experience orientation sessions;
- Classroom training or the required academic education component directly related to the work experience
- Orientation for employers.
A High Poverty Area is a Census tract, a set of contiguous Census tracts, Indian Reservation, tribal land, or Native Alaskan Village or county that has a poverty rate of at least 25 percent (the Final Rules changed the percentage from 30 to 25) as set every 5 years using American Community Survey 5-Year data (20 CFR 681.260). For the purposes of WIOA Youth program eligibility determination, the term “low-income,” with respect to an individual, includes a youth living in a high poverty area. A list of the relevant census tracts is provided below:
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Census Tract |
County |
Census Tract |
County |
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Census Tract 1 |
Atlantic |
Census Tract 203 |
Cumberland |
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Census Tract 11 |
Atlantic |
Census Tract 205.03 |
Cumberland |
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Census Tract 119 |
Atlantic |
Census Tract 301 |
Cumberland |
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Census Tract 12 |
Atlantic |
Census Tract 302 |
Cumberland |
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Census Tract 14 |
Atlantic |
Census Tract 305.02 |
Cumberland |
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Census Tract 15 |
Atlantic |
Census Tract 406 |
Cumberland |
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Census Tract 23 |
Atlantic |
Census Tract 411 |
Cumberland |
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Census Tract 24 |
Atlantic |
Census Tract 10 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 25 |
Atlantic |
Census Tract 106 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 3 |
Atlantic |
Census Tract 109 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 4 |
Atlantic |
Census Tract 11 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 5 |
Atlantic |
Census Tract 111 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6002 |
Camden |
Census Tract 116 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6004 |
Camden |
Census Tract 119 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6007 |
Camden |
Census Tract 124 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6008 |
Camden |
Census Tract 129 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6009 |
Camden |
Census Tract 13 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6011.01 |
Camden |
Census Tract 131 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6013 |
Camden |
Census Tract 132 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6014 |
Camden |
Census Tract 133 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6015 |
Camden |
Census Tract 14 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6016 |
Camden |
Census Tract 15 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6017 |
Camden |
Census Tract 17 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6018 |
Camden |
Census Tract 18 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6019 |
Camden |
Census Tract 186 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6020 |
Camden |
Census Tract 189 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6041 |
Camden |
Census Tract 19 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6077.01 |
Camden |
Census Tract 2 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6103 |
Camden |
Census Tract 91 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 6104 |
Camden |
Census Tract 227 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 205 |
Cape May |
Census Tract 228 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 214 |
Cape May |
Census Tract 229 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 221.01 |
Cape May |
Census Tract 230 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 201 |
Cumberland |
Census Tract 231 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 202 |
Cumberland |
Census Tract 232 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 24 |
Essex |
Census Tract 9802 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 25 |
Essex |
Census Tract 99 |
Essex |
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Census Tract 26 |
Essex |
Census Tract 5004 |
Gloucester |
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Census Tract 28 |
Essex |
Census Tract 5014.02 |
Gloucester |
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Census Tract 3 |
Essex |
Census Tract 5014.04 |
Gloucester |
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Census Tract 31 |
Essex |
Census Tract 12.02 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 37 |
Essex |
Census Tract 135 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 39 |
Essex |
Census Tract 145.02 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 42 |
Essex |
Census Tract 158.02 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 43 |
Essex |
Census Tract 159 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 44 |
Essex |
Census Tract 161 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 46 |
Essex |
Census Tract 164 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 48.01 |
Essex |
Census Tract 166 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 48.02 |
Essex |
Census Tract 168 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 50 |
Essex |
Census Tract 169 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 53 |
Essex |
Census Tract 17.01 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 54 |
Essex |
Census Tract 170 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 57 |
Essex |
Census Tract 176 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 62 |
Essex |
Census Tract 177 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 67 |
Essex |
Census Tract 18 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 68 |
Essex |
Census Tract 190 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 7 |
Essex |
Census Tract 20 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 75.01 |
Essex |
Census Tract 30 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 75.02 |
Essex |
Census Tract 324 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 77 |
Essex |
Census Tract 41.01 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 8 |
Essex |
Census Tract 41.02 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 80 |
Essex |
Census Tract 42 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 81 |
Essex |
Census Tract 43 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 82 |
Essex |
Census Tract 44 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 87 |
Essex |
Census Tract 52 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 89 |
Essex |
Census Tract 58.01 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 9 |
Essex |
Census Tract 60 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 90 |
Essex |
Census Tract 61 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 91 |
Essex |
Census Tract 62 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 92 |
Essex |
Census Tract 67 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 94 |
Essex |
Census Tract 68 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 96 |
Essex |
Census Tract 7 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 41.01 |
Hudson |
Census Tract 78 |
Hudson |
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Census Tract 41.02 |
Hudson |
Census Tract 10 |
Mercer |
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Census Tract 10 |
Mercer |
Census Tract 1753.02 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 11.02 |
Mercer |
Census Tract 1754.02 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 14.01 |
Mercer |
Census Tract 1755 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 14.02 |
Mercer |
Census Tract 1756.02 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 15 |
Mercer |
Census Tract 1758.01 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 16 |
Mercer |
Census Tract 1759 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 17 |
Mercer |
Census Tract 1802.02 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 19 |
Mercer |
Census Tract 1803 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 20 |
Mercer |
Census Tract 1806 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 21 |
Mercer |
Census Tract 1807 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 4 |
Mercer |
Census Tract 1808 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 8 |
Mercer |
Census Tract 1809 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 50 |
Middlesex |
Census Tract 1810 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 51 |
Middlesex |
Census Tract 1812 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 52 |
Middlesex |
Census Tract 1813 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 53 |
Middlesex |
Census Tract 1814 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 56.02 |
Middlesex |
Census Tract 1815 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 58 |
Middlesex |
Census Tract 1817.02 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 93 |
Middlesex |
Census Tract 1818 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 8056 |
Monmouth |
Census Tract 1820 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 8070.03 |
Monmouth |
Census Tract 1821 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 8070.04 |
Monmouth |
Census Tract 1822 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 8071 |
Monmouth |
Census Tract 1823.01 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 8072 |
Monmouth |
Census Tract 1823.02 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 8073 |
Monmouth |
Census Tract 1829 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 8076 |
Monmouth |
Census Tract 1832 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 435 |
Morris |
Census Tract 2239 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 7152 |
Ocean |
Census Tract 2642 |
Passaic |
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Census Tract 7153.01 |
Ocean |
Census Tract 203 |
Salem |
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Census Tract 7153.02 |
Ocean |
Census Tract 220 |
Salem |
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Census Tract 7154.02 |
Ocean |
Census Tract 221 |
Salem |
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Census Tract 7155 |
Ocean |
Census Tract 304 |
Union |
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Census Tract 7156 |
Ocean |
Census Tract 306 |
Union |
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Census Tract 7157 |
Ocean |
Census Tract 317 |
Union |
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Census Tract 7158 |
Ocean |
Census Tract 319.04 |
Union |
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Census Tract 1752 |
Passaic |
Census Tract 389 |
Union |
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Census Tract 1753.01 |
Passaic |
Census Tract 393 |
Union |