New Jersey - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Trenton December 18, 1787 the 3rd state State nickname Name for residents State motto Abbreviation The Garden State New Jerseyans or New Jerseyites Liberty and prosperity NJ LAND Total area 22,587 sq km 8,721 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 46th 19,214 sq km 7,419 sq mi Highest point High Point 550 m/1,803 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 44.9 percent (2002) 3.9 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 8,685,920 (2007 estimate) 11th 8.9 percent (1990-2000) 454 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 1,176 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population Largest cities (by population) Newark Jersey City 94.4 percent (2000) 281,402 (2006) 239,614 (2005 estimate) Paterson 148,708 (2006) Elizabeth 126,179 (2006) Edison 100,499 (2005 estimate) Ethnic groups Whites 72.6 percent (2000) Blacks 13.6 percent (2000) Asians 5.7 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.2 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders Mixed heritage or not reporting Hispanics (of any race) less than 0.1 percent (2000) 7.9 percent (2000) 13.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 75.4 years (1989-1991) 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 323 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 394 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) 15.5 percent (2006) 12.7 (2003) $13,884 (2002-2003) Share of students attending private school 15.4 percent (1999) Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 86.1 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Jon Corzine (acting governor, term ends January, 2010) Legislature Senate, 40 members General Assembly, 80 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 13 Electoral votes 15 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $453 billion (2006) $41,636 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 0.1 percent (2004) Industry Construction 4.3 percent (2004) Manufacturing 10.9 percent (2004) Mining 0 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 5 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 24.2 percent (2004) G overnment 10.1 percent (2004) Information technology 5 percent (2004) Retail trade Wholesale trade Other services 6.5 percent (2004) 8 percent (2004) 26.2 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 4,518,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 4.6 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 20.5 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind 2.2 percent (2005 estimate) Share from hydroelectric 0.1 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 51.8 percent (2005 estimate) Share from thermal 46.3 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 136 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 60.5 percent (2003 estimate) 6.3 books per person (2002) 62,043 km (2005) 38,552 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 694 km (2005) 431 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 1,476 km (2004) 917 mi (2004) Airports 4 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
