Counties in New Jersey that I have Visited

There are 21 Counties in New Jersey – “The Garden State“

Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states.

I have visited 21 Counties = 100% of Counties in New Jersey

Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank.  Map created using Mob Rule.

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Twelve Mile Circle Articles Featuring Places in New Jersey

Markers designate the New Jersey locations featured in Twelve Mile Circle articles.

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Counties in New Jersey

Below are the 21 counties in New Jersey. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are highlighted in Red. Readers can also link to any articles manually in this section if the map isn’t working.

1. Atlantic: Million Dollar Pier; Monopoly; Boardwalk Hall; Absecon Lighthouse; Lucy the Elephant; Hard Rock Casino
2. Bergen: Largest county population in New Jersey (884,118 people in 2000 Census).
3. Burlington: Largest county in New Jersey (805 square miles); Ancient Trust
4. Camden: Audubon Park; Mutual Ownership Defense Housing
5. Cape May: Ike’s Point; East Coast Sunsets over Water; Cape May Promenade; Wildwood; Ocean City; Cape May Lighthouse; Cape May Ferry; Southernmost Point in New Jersey
6. Cumberland
7. Essex: Directional Upstart Eclipses Namesake; Canal Becomes Subway; Nestling Newark
8. Gloucester: New Sweden; When Planners Get Bored; From Camp to Town
9. Hudson: Smallest county in New Jersey (47 square miles); Frank Sinatra’s Drive
10. Hunterdon: The Other White House
11. Mercer: My Ridiculous Historic Parallel
12. Middlesex: Colonias; Rutgers
13. Monmouth: Worst Commutes in the USA; James Garfield Memorial; Delphia; Flip-Flopping; Silverball Museum; Sandy Hook Lighthouse; Navesink Twin Lights; Monmouth Battlefield; The Great Auditorium; History House
14. Morris: Mmm… Doughnut
15. Ocean: Casino Pier Carousel; Viking Village; Barnegat Lighthouse; Double Trouble State Park
16. Passaic
17. Salem: Smallest county population in New Jersey (65,285 people in 2000 Census).
18. Somerset
19. Sussex: High Point State Park; It Enters then Exits
20. Union: Union Watersphere
21. Warren

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Quick Facts About New Jersey

• Location: Mid Atlantic United States. See map above.
• Size⁽¹⁾: 7,354 square miles. New Jersey is the 46th largest state. The next larger state is Massachusetts and the next smaller state is Hawaii.
• Population⁽²⁾: 9,042,520 people. New Jersey is the 11th most populous state. The next more populous state is Michigan and the next less populous state is Virginia.
• Population Density: 1,229.6 people per square mile. New Jersey is the most densely populated state. No other state is more densely populated. The next less densely populated state is Rhode Island.
• Bordering States: New Jersey shares a border with 3 states: New York; Pennsylvania and Delaware.
  • Interesting facts about New Jersey’s border with Delaware
• Admission to the Union: December 18, 1787. New Jersey was the 3rd state admitted to the Union, after Pennsylvania and before Georgia.
• Capital: Trenton.
• Highest Point: 1,803 feet at High Point. See SummitPost’s High Point page.
• Lowest Point: Sea Level at the Atlantic Ocean.
• Government website: State of New Jersey.
• Official Tourism website: New Jersey Tourism.
• Still not enough? See Wikipedia’s New Jersey page.

Sources:

(1) Wikipedia: List of U.S. states and territories by area. Land area only.
(2) Wikipedia: List of states and territories of the United States by population. Estimated population on July 1, 2019.