New Jersey

#18of 5157B−

Above: Washington, D.C. (58). Below: Delaware (56).

How many businesses get founded here, and what the state takes in tax.

45-10 vs median

Business applications per 1,000 residents1.768 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
State tax collected per resident$5,69122 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections

One comparable public-health read, asked the same way of every state.

94+44 vs median

Adult obesity, 202427.7%92 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Firearm-injury deaths per 100,000 (crude)4.296 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC NCIPC, CDC NCIPC 2024

Output per worker and how much of the job base is manufacturing.

50-1 vs median

Output per worker$180,66374 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Manufacturing share of jobs5.7%25 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

How tight the market is, and which way it moved last month.

14-35 vs median

Unemployment rate4.4%28 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment change, latest month-0.58%0 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

What the average person in the state actually earns.

88+36 vs median

Per-capita personal income$88,22386 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher44.5%90 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year

Housing authorised per worker — a direct read on whether projects clear.

19-39 vs median

Housing units authorised per 1,000 workers0.522 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
House price index (FHFA)967.616 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsFederal Housing Finance Agency

What the bond market thinks of the state as a counterparty.

68-24 vs median

General-obligation ratingA1 · Positive68 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsMoody's, indicative 2025

Whether you can get an answer out of the state without telephoning it.

76+25 vs median

Open-data portal answers an APIYes · data.nj.gov100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09
Incentive, permit & finance datasets574 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA discovery, 2026-09
Government or agency newsroom feeds254 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09