Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in New Jersey

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#21. Hudson County

- Population: 710,478
- Born in New Jersey: 248,303 (34.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 134,915 (19.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 24,753 (3.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 302,507 (42.6% of population)

#20. Bergen County

- Population: 954,717
- Born in New Jersey: 397,044 (41.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 236,964 (24.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 20,622 (2.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 300,087 (31.4% of population)

#19. Middlesex County

- Population: 861,535
- Born in New Jersey: 379,046 (44.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 164,265 (19.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 19,625 (2.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 298,599 (34.7% of population)

#18. Union County

- Population: 572,549
- Born in New Jersey: 268,239 (46.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 99,643 (17.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 16,585 (2.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 188,082 (32.8% of population)

#17. Essex County

- Population: 854,130
- Born in New Jersey: 404,546 (47.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 171,395 (20.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 27,783 (3.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 250,406 (29.3% of population)

#16. Mercer County

- Population: 383,286
- Born in New Jersey: 190,102 (49.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 82,706 (21.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 12,112 (3.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 98,366 (25.7% of population)

#15. Cape May County

- Population: 95,236
- Born in New Jersey: 47,611 (50.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 41,424 (43.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,654 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,547 (4.8% of population)

#14. Passaic County

- Population: 518,289
- Born in New Jersey: 261,755 (50.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 67,769 (13.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 18,709 (3.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 170,056 (32.8% of population)

#13. Somerset County

- Population: 346,203
- Born in New Jersey: 175,460 (50.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 69,547 (20.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 6,037 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 95,159 (27.5% of population)

#12. Burlington County

- Population: 464,226
- Born in New Jersey: 248,626 (53.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 153,672 (33.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 11,804 (2.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 50,124 (10.8% of population)

#11. Camden County

- Population: 524,042
- Born in New Jersey: 283,401 (54.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 160,130 (30.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 16,489 (3.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 64,022 (12.2% of population)

#10. Atlantic County

- Population: 274,704
- Born in New Jersey: 156,842 (57.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 64,733 (23.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 8,787 (3.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 44,342 (16.1% of population)

#9. Monmouth County

- Population: 643,615
- Born in New Jersey: 368,602 (57.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 178,091 (27.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 9,557 (1.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 87,365 (13.6% of population)

#8. Morris County

- Population: 510,375
- Born in New Jersey: 293,490 (57.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 108,492 (21.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 8,171 (1.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 100,222 (19.6% of population)

#7. Gloucester County

- Population: 304,504
- Born in New Jersey: 183,286 (60.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 98,860 (32.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 4,813 (1.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 17,545 (5.8% of population)

#6. Hunterdon County

- Population: 129,448
- Born in New Jersey: 80,368 (62.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 33,186 (25.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,450 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 14,444 (11.2% of population)

#5. Warren County

- Population: 110,238
- Born in New Jersey: 70,071 (63.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 27,209 (24.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,557 (1.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 11,401 (10.3% of population)

#4. Salem County

- Population: 64,973
- Born in New Jersey: 41,720 (64.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 19,634 (30.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,647 (2.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,972 (3.0% of population)

#3. Ocean County

- Population: 646,434
- Born in New Jersey: 429,295 (66.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 153,675 (23.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 12,000 (1.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 51,464 (8.0% of population)

#2. Cumberland County

- Population: 152,915
- Born in New Jersey: 102,008 (66.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 22,767 (14.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 9,617 (6.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 18,523 (12.1% of population)

#1. Sussex County

- Population: 145,117
- Born in New Jersey: 99,241 (68.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 31,415 (21.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,939 (1.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 12,522 (8.6% of population)

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