Medicaid
Provider spending, utilization patterns, and anomaly detection for New Jersey.
SNAP / HR1 Compliance
Updated Feb 22, 202611.62%
Payment Error Rate
11.44%
Overpayment
0.18%
Underpayment
754.0K
Participants
State vs National PER
State
11.62%
National
10.93%
Projected Annual State Cost Share (effective FY2028)
$252.0M
15% of SNAP benefits
PER 10%+ — 15% state cost share
Based on FY2024 SNAP Payment Error Rates. Cost sharing enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-94, signed July 4, 2025), effective October 2027.
Housing Affordability
Updated Mar 30, 2026$1,667
Median Gross Rent
30.6%
Rent BurdenCost-Burdened
63.7%
Homeownership(-4.1% vs nat'l)
$461K
Median Home Value
Contract rent: $1,498
Housing units: 3,803,652
Broadband Access
Updated Mar 30, 202694%
Broadband Adoption
+2.0% vs national
4.4%
No Internet
96.5%
Computer Ownership
Subscription Types
Cable/Fiber/DSL 80.6%Cellular 4%Satellite 0.7%Other 1.4%
Drinking Water Quality
Updated Mar 30, 2026619
Community Systems
3,526
Total Systems
N/A
Violating Systems
N/A
Violation Rate
Violation Rate vs National Avg (3.6%)
0% Natl avg9%
$40.6B
Total Funding
$4,504
Per Capita
136,658
Awards
Quarterly Grant Spending (FY2021-FY2025)
Top Agencies
Department of Health and Human Services$20.2B
Department of Transportation$3.2B
Department of Education$1.2B
Department of Agriculture$1.2B
Environmental Protection Agency$748.7M
Department of Homeland Security$516.0M
Top Programs (CFDA)
Grants to States for Medicaid
16,370,315,720
Highway Planning and Construction
1,663,520,017
Children's Health Insurance Program
703,415,171
National School Lunch Program
624,883,908
1332 State Innovation Waivers
554,808,319
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies
455,616,666
Budget & Fiscal Health
FY2022Updated Mar 30, 2026$140.6B
Revenue
$138.7B
Expenditure
$37.6B
Debt
$4,045
Debt/Capita
Credit Ratings (GO Bonds)
S&P
A+Moody's
Aa3Fitch
A+Revenue/capita: $15,137
Tax burden/capita: $1,380
Workforce & Employment
Updated Mar 30, 20265.4%
Unemployment
vs 4.4% national
0
Employed
0
Labor Force
%
LFPR
vs 62.4% national
Unemployment Rate (24 months, seasonally adjusted)
Fastest Growing Sectors
+5.6%Arts & Entertainment
+4.4%Health Care
+2.2%Education Services
Shrinking Sectors
-3.3%Information
-2.0%Professional Services
-1.4%Agriculture
Public Health Outcomes
Updated Mar 30, 2026Life Expectancy
79 yrs#7 of 51
Overdose Death Rate
32.4/100k#30 of 51
Uninsured Rate
8%#26 of 51
Obesity Rate
29%#7 of 51
Mental Distress Days
4.5/mo#5 of 51
Infant Mortality
4/1k#3 of 51
Premature Death Rate
6,562.3/100k#6 of 51
Better than national avgWorse than national avg
Education
Updated Mar 30, 2026NAEP Scores (2024 Nation's Report Card)
240.1
4th Math
vs 237.3 nat'l
281.7
8th Math
vs 272.2 nat'l
221.6
4th Reading
vs 214.3 nat'l
266
8th Reading
vs 256.7 nat'l
Infrastructure
Grade: AUpdated Mar 30, 2026Bridges (FHWA NBI 2025)
6,825
Total Bridges
25.4%
Good
68.9%
Fair
5.7%
Poor
Campaign Finance
$204.5M
Contributions
$1.4B
Expenditures
1,500
Committees
2006-2025
Coverage
Contributions by Party
Other: $204.5M
Top Donors
REMINGTON & VERNICK ENGINEERS$8,843,125
T&M ASSOCIATES$7,759,153.34
PENNONI ASSOCIATES$4,611,963
RICHARD A. ALAIMO ASSOCIATES$3,806,194
MASER CONSULTING P.A.$3,433,529
Top Recipients
SENATE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY$1,407,053.89
CONSTRUCTORS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT$1,338,725.99
DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$1,175,679.7
GOPAC$1,117,200
BLUEPAC$1,008,550
IT Status Report & Strategic Plan
Comprehensive IT capability assessment with 100-day and 200-day strategic initiatives.
FEMA Disasters
6 Active10
Declarations (10yr)
6
Active
$3.5B
PA Funding
61,613
IA Approved
Declarations by Year
Incident Types
Severe Storm 3Hurricane 3Biological 2Fire 1Snowstorm 1
Recent Declarations
2025-04-24JONES ROAD FIREFM
2023-08-11SEVERE STORM AND FLOODINGDR$16.0M
2021-09-05REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDADR$350.0M
2021-09-02REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDAEM
2021-04-28SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORMDR$15.2M