NJ

New Jersey

Democrat

Governor Mikie Sherrill

Population
9.0M
Unemployment
5.4%
Federal Grants
$40.6B
Fiscal Balance
$1.9B
Credit Rating
A+
FEMA Declarations
10

Provider spending, utilization patterns, and anomaly detection for New Jersey.

SNAP / HR1 Compliance

Updated Feb 22, 2026
Tier 3
11.62%
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, 2026
94%
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, 2026
619
Community Systems
3,526
Total Systems
N/A
Violating Systems
N/A
Violation Rate

Violation Rate vs National Avg (3.6%)

0% Natl avg9%

Federal Grants & Contracts

136,658 awardsDeep Dive →Updated Mar 30, 2026
$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
Aa3
Fitch
A+
Revenue/capita: $15,137
Tax burden/capita: $1,380

Workforce & Employment

Updated Mar 30, 2026
5.4%
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, 2026
Life 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, 2026

NAEP 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, 2026

Bridges (FHWA NBI 2025)

6,825
Total Bridges
25.4%
Good
68.9%
Fair
5.7%
Poor

Campaign Finance

Full Explorer
$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.

View Report

FEMA Disasters

6 Active
Updated Mar 30, 2026
10
Declarations (10yr)
6
Active
$3.5B
PA Funding
61,613
IA Approved

Declarations by Year

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

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