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Essex County, New Jersey

Essex County
County
Newark Penn Station in Newark at dusk in June 2015
Newark Penn Station in Newark at dusk in June 2015
Flag of Essex County
Flag
Official seal of Essex County
Seal
Map of New Jersey highlighting Essex County
Location within the U.S. state of New Jersey
Map of the United States highlighting New Jersey
New Jersey's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°47′N 74°15′W / 40.79°N 74.25°W / 40.79; -74.25
Country United States
State New Jersey
FoundedMarch 7, 1683[2]
Named forEssex, England
SeatNewark[3]
Largest cityNewark (population and area)
Government
 • County executiveJoseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. (D, term ends December 31, 2026)
Area
[4]
 • Total129.42 sq mi (335.2 km2)
 • Land126.09 sq mi (326.6 km2)
 • Water3.34 sq mi (8.7 km2)  2.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total863,728[1]
 • Estimate 
(2023)[5][6]
851,117 Decrease
 • Density6,843.5/sq mi (2,642.3/km2)
Congressional districts8th, 10th, 11th
Websiteessexcountynj.org
Map
Interactive map of Essex County, New Jersey

Essex County is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is one of the centrally located counties in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's second-most populous county,[7] with a population of 863,728,[5][8] its highest decennial count since the 1970 census and an increase of 79,759 (+10.2%) from the 2010 census count of 783,969.[9][10][11] The county is part of the North Jersey region of the state.[12]

For 2022, the Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 849,477, which was ranked third-largest among New Jersey's 21 counties behind Bergen and Middlesex Counties.[6] Its county seat is Newark,[3] the state's most populous city with a 2020 census population of 311,549.[8][7]

In 2015, the county had a per capita personal income of $60,030, the eighth-highest in New Jersey and 153rd highest of 3,113 counties in the U.S.[13][14] The Bureau of Economic Analysis ranked the county as having the 94th-highest per capita income of all 3,113 counties in the U.S. and seventh-highest in New Jersey in 2009.[15]

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  3. ^ a b New Jersey County Map, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed December 22, 2022.
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  7. ^ a b Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.
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  10. ^ Wu, Sen-Yuan. NJ Labor Market Views; Population Keeps Growing in the Most Densely Populated State, United States Census Bureau, March 15, 2011. Accessed December 26, 2022.
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  12. ^ Willis, David P. "'This is how wars start': Does Central Jersey include both Ocean and Union counties?", Asbury Park Press, February 20, 2023. Accessed March 31, 2024. "North Jersey is defined as Sussex, Warren, Morris, Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Hudson counties; South Jersey would be Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland and Cape May counties. But for Central, things get a little tricky. It would include Hunterdon, Somerset, Union, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean counties."
  13. ^ [lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/industry/incpov/highcnty.xls 250 Highest Per Capita Personal Incomes available for 3113 counties in the United States: 2015], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed October 24, 2017.
  14. ^ Local Area Personal Income: 2015 Archived October 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Bureau of Economic Analysis. Accessed October 24, 2017.
  15. ^ "250 Highest Per Capita Personal Incomes of the 3113 Counties in the United States, 2009". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), Bureau of Economic Analysis, backed uo by the Internet Archive as of July 22, 2011. Accessed September 9, 2012.

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