New Jersey
State Government
Governor
Phil Murphy (D)
State Senate
25
Democrats,
15
Republicans
State House
52
Democrats,
28
Republicans
New Jersey
Economic well-being - New Jersey
Extreme poverty rate
0.06
Food insecurity
0.117
Minimum wage
15.49
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.217
Poverty rate
9.2%
Unemployment rate
5
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
7.7
Poverty by demographic - New Jersey
Child poverty rate
0.12
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
22000
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
109000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
265000
Senior poverty rate
10.1%
Women in poverty
4,755,654
October 2, 2024
Bergen Community College awarded $2.97M to assist underrepresented and low-income students
March 6, 2023
Tackling period poverty in New Jersey’s most vulnerable communities
January 18, 2023
Undocumented children can now get public health insurance in New Jersey
July 6, 2021
NJ students from low-income households now eligible for four years of free tuition
June 8, 2020
Why Online Learning Is Failing Millions Of Students
March 31, 2020