StateMaster - New Jerseyan People statistics

Age Dependency Ratio	60.8	[16th of 51]
Demonym (name of state resident) New Jerseyan or New Jerseyite
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants	221,000	[8th of 43]
Median Age	37.8	[15th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia	29.2%	[19th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe	22%	[17th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico	4.6%	[40th of 49]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability	9.1 %	[51st of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over	1.5 %	[12th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone	13.1 %	[17th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born	18.8 %	[3rd of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone	70.6 %	[41st of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino	63.6 %	[38th of 51]
Population	8,717,925	[10th of 56]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005	3.6%	[27th of 52]
Population density	1,134.4	[1st of 50]
Sex Ratio	93.6	[42nd of 51]
Total Black Population	1,161,890	[15th of 51]
Total Hispanic Population	1,221,616	[7th of 51]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months	47	[45th of 51]

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SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; StateMaster Research Team; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; US Census Bureau; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: NJ

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