State Stats



. STATE STATS

The cost of doing business is higher in New Jersey than in most other states because employers must pay more for employee benefits, energy, taxes and other costs, an updated online edition of the Foundation's State Stats shows.
* State Stats with an asterisk feature in-depth commentary on the issues by NJPRO staff Population NJ Ranks 11th in State Populations, 2009 NJ Ranks Fourth in Asian Resident Population, 2005 NJ Ranks 16th in Black or African American Population, 2005 NJ Ranks 47th in Veterans in Civilian Population, 2005 NJ Ranks 44th in Persons with a Physical Disability, 2000 (Percent of Population) NJ Ranks 32nd in Percent of Population with Any Disability, 2000 NJ Ranks Ninth in Percent of Population that is of Hispanic or Latino Origin, July 2005 NJ Ranks 11th in High-Tech Workers Per 1000 Private Sector Workers, 2006 NJ Ranks 8th in Percent of Residents that are of “Prime Working Age” (25-64), 2009 NJ Ranks 45th in Net Domestic Migration; 5th in Net International Migration, July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2009 Quality of Life NJ Ranks 2nd in Per Capita Income by State, 2009 NJ Ranks 47th in Percentage of Population Below the Poverty Line, 2005 NJ Ranks 37th in Infant Mortality Rate, 2003 NJ Ranks Eighth in Doctors Per 100,000 Population, 2004 NJ Ranks 39th in Percentage of Owner-Occupied Housing Units, 2005 NJ Ranks First in Medicare Spending for Chronically Ill During Last Two Years of Life * NJ Ranks Third in Percentage of Roads Ranked in Poor Condition, 2003 NJ Ranks 12th in Average Retail Price for Transportation Consumers, 2005 NJ Ranks 28th in Motor Gasoline Expenditures Per Person, 2005 NJ Ranks 18th in Percentage of Residents Without Health Insurance; Vast Improvement from 1990, 2006-08 NJ Ranks 41st in Incidence of Occupational Injury and Illness, 2008 Taxation and Government NJ Ranks 2nd in Unemployment Insurance Payments, 3rd Quarter 2010 Newark Ranks 42nd in Effective Property Tax Rate on an Industrial Property in the State's Largest City, 2009 NJ Ranks 4th in Unemployment Insurance Taxes, 2009 NJ Ranks 16th in State and Local Government Employment, 2008 NJ Ranks 14th in State/Local Taxes as a Percent of Per Capita Income, 2005 NJ Ranks 34th in Federal Aid to State and Local Governments Per Capita, 2003 NJ Ranks 17th in Top Capital Gains Tax Rates, 2003 NJ Ranks 34th in State Competitiveness Index * NJ Ranks 49th in the 2008 State Business Tax Climate Index * NJ Ranks 34th in the Nation in State and Local Government Full-Time Employment per 10,000 Residents, 2006 NJ Ranks 34th in Adjusted Unemployment Tax Rate, 2006 NJ Ranks 47th in State and Local Property Taxes as Share of Personal Income, 2005 NJ Ranks 45th in Top Corporate Income Tax Rate, 2008 NJ Ranks 47th in Top Personal Income Tax Rate, 2008 NJ’s State and Local Tax Burden is 5th Highest in Nation, 2007-2008 NJ Ranks 8th in Business Taxes as a Share of all Taxes and GSP, FY 2009 NJ has Third Lowest Gas Tax, April 2010 NJ 40th Best State for Business and Careers, 2010 Newark Ranks 14th Among States’ Largest Cities in Effective Property Tax Rate on a Primary Residence; 4th in Net Tax, 2009 Newark Ranks 32nd in Among States’ Largest Cities in Effective Property Tax Rate on a Commercial Property, 2009 NJ Ranks 2nd in Average State and Local Public Employee Salary, March 2008 NJ Ranks 15th in State Minimum Wage, January 2010 NJ Ranks 32nd in Ranking of State Liability Systems, 2008 NJ Ranks 45th in Percent of “Mediocre” Roads; Last in Percent of “Poor” Roads NJ Ranks 29th in State and Local Government Health Hospital Spending, 2007-2008 NJ Ranks 5th in Wharton Residential Land Use Regulatory Index, 2008 NJ Ranks 7th in Workers’ Compensation Premium Rate Ranking; Improves from 2008, 2010 Economy NJ Ranks 5th in R&D Spending, 2006 NJ Ranks 3rd in R&D Per Capita By Performing Sector (Industrial) & 44th (Academic), 2007 NJ Ranks 3rd in Union Membership-Public Vs. Private, 2009 NJ Ranks 5th in Union Members as a Share of Employment, 2009 NJ Ranks 20th in Exports Per Capita, 2009 NJ Ranks 7th in Gross Domestic Product in Current Dollars, 2008 NJ Ranks First in Median Monthly Housing Costs for Homeowners with Mortgages, 2005 NJ Ranks Third in Median Monthly Housing Costs for Renters, 2005 NJ Ranks 15th in Manufacturing Employment, 2006 * NJ Ranks 35th in Non-Farm Employment in Manufacturing, 2005 NJ Ranks First in Average Cost of Auto Insurance, 2004 NJ Ranks Eighth in Gross State Product, 2004 NJ Ranks 45th in Health Care Costs, 2004 NJ Ranks 21st in Workers Compensation Premiums, 2004 NJ Ranks 24th in Labor Force Participation, 16 Years and Over, 2005 NJ Ranks Seventh in Cost of Doing Business Index, 2005 * NJ Ranks Seventh in Number of Patents Per State, 2006 NJ Ranks 5th in Percent of Renter-Occupied Units that Spend 30 Percent or More of Household Income on Rent or Utilities, 2005 NJ Ranked Worst State to Operate a Small Business * NJ Ranks Second in Per-Capita Income, 2006 NJ Ranks 2nd in Overall New Economy/Innovation Index, 2007 NJ Ranks 8th in High-Tech Employment Percent Change, 2005-2006 NJ Ranks 3rd in Average High-Tech Wages, 2006 NJ Ranks 6th in Percent of Workforce Represented by a Union, 2007 NJ Has 21st Highest Unemployment Rate in the Nation in March 2009 NJ Ranks Last Among 50 States for Having the Worst Tax System for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs NJ Ranks 24th on CNBC’s America’s Top States For Business ’09 Rankings * NJ Ranks 44th, Declines in Non-Agricultural Employment Growth, May 2009 – May 2010 NJ Ranks 20th in Wages & Productivity of Production Works in Manufacturing; 10th in Value Added per Hour Dollars, 2008 NJ Ranks 34th in Annual Average Investment per Employee in Manufacturing, 2008 NJ Ranks 6th in Workers’ Compensation – Dollars Paid per Covered Worker, 2007 NJ Ranks 41st in Home Ownership Rates, 2009 NJ Ranks 12th in Employment-Based Insurance as a Percent of Privately-Insured Persons, 2008 NJ Ranks 43rd in Housing Price Appreciation, 1st Quarter, 2010 Energy NJ Ranks 7th in Revenue Per KwH from Commercial Customers, 2009 NJ Ranks 7th in Revenue Per KwH from Industrial Customers, 2009 NJ Ranks 6th in Revenue Per KwH from Residential Customers, 2009 Aggregate NJ Ranks 11th in Average Retail Electric Price for Residential Consumers, 2005 NJ Ranks 11th in Average Retail Electric Price for Commercial Consumers, 2005 NJ Ranks Fourth in Average Retail Electric Price for Industrial Consumers, 2005 NJ Ranks 10th in Average Retail Electric Price for All Sectors, 2005 NJ Ranks 41st with Electric Utility Costs, 2004 NJ Ranks 41st in Generation of New Energy Resources; 19th in Petrol & 12th in Gases, 2008 NJ Ranks 4th in Generation of Energy Resources from Nuclear Sources, 2008 NJ Ranks 48th in Generation of Renewable Resources NJ Ranks 5th in Solar, Thermal, and Photovoltaic Energy; 31st in Wind Energy, 2008 Education NJ Ranks 15th in Science & Engineering Doctorates Awarded by State, 2007 NJ Ranks 23rd in Change in Total Revenue Receipts from Public K-12 Schools, 2002 NJ Ranks 49th in Higher Education Enrollment as a Percentage of Adult Population, 2003 NJ Ranks 1st in Expenditures For Public Schools K-12 Per student, Fall 2005 NJ Ranks 4th in Percentage of Revenue for Public Schools from Local Government, 2005-2006 NJ Ranks 50th in Percentage of Revenue for Public Schools from Federal Government, 2005-2006 NJ Ranks 4th in Average Salary of Public School Teachers, 2006 NJ Ranks 5th in Percentage of Population 25 and Older with a Bachelor’s Degree; 6th with and Advanced Degree, 2009 NJ Ranks 48th in FTE Higher Education Enrollment Public vs. Private, Fall 2007 NJ Ranks 43rd in Total Fall Enrollment as Percentage of Population (Public), Fall 2007 NJ Ranks 36th in Total Fall Enrollment as Percentage of Population (Private), Fall 2007 NJ Greatest Exporter of College Bound High School Graduates, Fall 2008 NJ Ranks 3rd in National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2009 NJ Ranks 2nd in Estimated Public School Spending per Pupil, 2007-2008

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