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 & Quality of Life NJ Ranks Sixth in the Nation in Residents Who Speak a Foreign Language NJ Ranks Fifth in the Nation in Percentage of People 5 Years and Over Who Speak a Language Other Than English at Home, 2005 NJ Ranks Third in Foreign Born Population NJ Ranks 10th in State Resident Population, 2003 NJ Ranks 11th in State Resident Population, 2006 NJ Ranks 22nd in Resident Population, Percent Change (2000-2003) NJ Ranks Fourth in Asian Resident Population NJ Ranks Fourth in Asian Resident Population, 2005 NJ Ranks 14th in Black or African American Population, 2003 NJ Ranks 16th in Black or African American Population, 2005 NJ Ranks 14th in Black or African-American Population, July 2005 NJ Ranks 10th in Non-Adult Resident Population NJ Ranks 19th in Senior Resident Population NJ Ranks 47th in Veterans in Adult Population, 2003 NJ Ranks 47th in Veterans in Civilian Population, 2005 NJ Ranks 44th in Traffic Fatalities Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles NJ Ranks Third in Average Travel Time to Work (In Minutes) NJ Ranks 25th in Violent Crime Per 100,000 Population, 2003 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 Last in Percentage of People 21 to 64 Years Old with a Disability, 2005 NJ Ranks 21st in Low Infant Mortality Per 1,000 births, 2001 NJ Ranks 37th in Infant Mortality Rate, 2003 NJ Ranks Seventh in MDs Per 100,000 Population, 2002 NJ Ranks Eighth in Doctors Per 100,000 Population, 2004 NJ Ranks 42nd in Percentage of Owner-Occupied Housing Units, 2003 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 47th in Percentage of Population Below the Poverty Line, 2005 NJ Ranks 12th in Average Retail Price for Transportation Consumers, 2005 NJ Ranks Ninth in Percent of Population that is of Hispanic or Latino Origin, July 2005 Taxation and Government NJ Ranks 14th in State/Local Taxes as a Percent of Per Capita Income, 2005 NJ Ranks 21st in Top Personal Income Tax Rates, 2003 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 25th in State Government Employment Per 10,000 Population, 2002 NJ Ranks First in State and Local Property Tax Collection Per Capita, 2002 NJ Ranks 16th in Adjusted Unemployment Tax Rate, 2003 NJ Ranks Seventh in Top Corporate Income Tax Rates, 2003 NJ Ranks Fourth in State and Local Property Taxes as a Share of Personal Income, 2003 NJ Ranks 42nd in State and Local Sales, Gross Receipts and Excise Taxes as Share of Personal Income, 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 46th in Top Personal Income Tax Rates NJ Ranks 34th in Adjusted Unemployment Tax Rate, 2006 Economy NJ Ranks 42nd in Children Under Age Six with All Parents in the Workforce NJ Ranks First in Median Family Income, 2003 NJ Ranks Second in Median Family Income, 2005 NJ Ranks First in Median Household Income, 2003 NJ Ranks First in Median Household Income, 2005 NJ Ranks Third in the Nation in Per Capita Personal Income, 2004 NJ Ranks First in Median Monthly Housing Costs for Homeowners, 2003 NJ Ranks First in Median Monthly Housing Costs for Homeowners with Mortgages, 2005 NJ Ranks Third in Median Monthly Housing Costs for Renters, 2003 NJ Ranks Third in Median Monthly Housing Costs for Renters, 2005 NJ Ranks 14th in Manufacturing Employment NJ Ranks 15th in Manufacturing Employment, 2006 * NJ Ranks 35th in Percent Non-Farm Employment in Manufacturing 2003 NJ Ranks 35th in Non-Farm Employment in Manufacturing, 2005 NJ Ranks First in Average Cost of Auto Insurance, 2002 NJ Ranks First in Average Expenditure for Personal Automobile Insurance, 2003 NJ Ranks First in Average Cost of Auto Insurance, 2004 NJ Ranks 17th in Lowest Unemployment Rate, 2004 NJ Ranks 25th in Unemployment Rate, April 2007 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 Sixth in Fewest Percent of People 65+ years Below Poverty Level in the Past Year, 2003 NJ Ranks 29th in Labor Force Participation, 16 Years and Over, 2003 NJ Ranks 24th in Labor Force Participation, 16 Years and Over, 2005 NJ Ranks Seventh in Cost of Doing Business Index, 2005 * NJ Ranks Sixth in Union Members as a Share of Private Employment, 2004 NJ Ranks Third in Employment Based Insurance Percentage of Privately Insured Persons, 2003 NJ Ranks Seventh in Number of Patents Per State NJ Ranks Seventh in Number of Patents Per State, 2006 NJ Ranks 22nd in State Government Full-Time Employment NJ Ranked Worst State to Operate a Small Business 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 Eighth in Workers’ Compensation Benefits per $100 of Covered Wages, 2006 NJ Ranks Second in Per-Capita Income, 2006 NJ Ranks 14th in Workers' Compensation Benefits Per $100 of Covered Wages, 2007 Energy 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 42nd in Motor Gasoline Expenditures Per Person, 2001 NJ Ranks 32nd in Energy Expenditures Per Person, 2001 NJ Ranks 41st with Electric Utility Costs, 2004 Education NJ Ranks Third in Average Salaries of Classroom Teachers, 2002-03 NJ Ranks Third in Current Expenditures Per Student in Public Schools, 2002-2003 NJ Ranks Fourth in Revenues for Public K-12 Schools from Local Governments, 2003-2004 NJ Ranks 23rd in Change in Total Revenue Receipts from Public K-12 Schools, 2002 NJ Ranks Third in Public School Teacher Salaries, 2004-2005 NJ Ranks 49th in Higher Education Enrollment as a Percentage of Adult Population, 2003

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