New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area: population growth, jobs and income

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area gained 32,361 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.2%).

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area had an estimated 20,112,448 residents in 2025, up 0.6% (112,455 more people) since 2020.

Data as of 2025 · updated November 5, 2026

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Population

20,112,448

2025

+0.6% since 2020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025), 2025. Resident population, July 1 estimate.

Net domestic migration

−168,105

2025

−8.4 per 1,000 residents

−1,201,272 in total, 2021–2025

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025), 2025. People moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out.

Unemployment rate

4.8%

2025

+1.2 pts since 2019

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025. Annual average unemployment rate.

New homes permitted

44,444

2025

−23.3% since 2024

2.2 per 1,000 residents

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

Median household income

$99,155

2020–24

+21.0% since 2016–20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–24. American Community Survey 5-year estimate.

Private-sector employment

8,559,248

2023

+0.7% since 2018

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Paid employees of private employers in mid-March (County Business Patterns).

Net migration (IRS tax returns)

−181,613

2022–23

Source: IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data, 2022–23. People on tax returns moving in minus moving out, U.S. and abroad; the sum of the member counties (moves between them cancel out).

Population, migration, employment, permits, unemployment and income are the figures each agency publishes for the area itself (OMB Bulletin 23-01 delineation; ACS 2016-20 and CBP 2018 use the delineation of their year). IRS migration is the sum of the member counties.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 168,105 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 8,559,248 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +0.7% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.8% in 2025, 1.2 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 44,444 new homes in 2025, or 2.2 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $99,155 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +21.0% since 2016–20.

Population growth over five years ranks 6th of 6 New Jersey metro areas, 4th of 13 New York metro areas and 247th of 362 U.S. metro areas.

IRS tax-return data for 2022-2023 show a net loss of 181,613 people (the sum of its counties).

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How it ranks

Measure	Among U.S. metro areas
Population growth	247th of 362
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents	348th of 362
Private-sector job growth	240th of 352
Median household income	26th of 362
Lowest unemployment rate	285th of 362
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents	256th of 362

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment), against areas with a figure for the same period.

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Counties in this metro area

Essex County, NJ led the change: of the 112,455 residents the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area gained from 2020 to 2025 (the sum of its counties), it added 36,445 (32%), while Kings County, NY lost 68,296 residents.

The 22 counties of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area: Census population estimates
County	Role	Residents2025	Share of residents2025	Change2020–2025
Kings County, NY	Central	2,653,963	13.2%	−68,296 (−2.5%)
Queens County, NY	Central	2,358,182	11.7%	−27,359 (−1.1%)
New York County, NY	Central	1,664,862	8.3%	−22,171 (−1.3%)
Suffolk County, NY	Central	1,546,090	7.7%	+24,126 (+1.6%)
Bronx County, NY	Central	1,406,332	7.0%	−54,901 (−3.8%)
Nassau County, NY	Central	1,398,939	7.0%	+7,987 (+0.6%)
Westchester County, NY	Central	1,015,743	5.1%	+14,292 (+1.4%)
Bergen County, NJ	Central	977,026	4.9%	+23,178 (+2.4%)
Essex County, NJ	Central	896,379	4.5%	+36,445 (+4.2%)
Middlesex County, NJ	Central	883,335	4.4%	+22,087 (+2.6%)
Hudson County, NJ	Central	735,033	3.7%	+13,233 (+1.8%)
Ocean County, NJ	Central	673,746	3.3%	+35,603 (+5.6%)
Monmouth County, NJ	Central	651,035	3.2%	+8,650 (+1.3%)
Union County, NJ	Central	601,863	3.0%	+28,381 (+4.9%)
Passaic County, NJ	Central	531,624	2.6%	+8,468 (+1.6%)
Morris County, NJ	Central	524,251	2.6%	+16,040 (+3.2%)
Richmond County, NY	Central	501,290	2.5%	+6,168 (+1.2%)
Rockland County, NY	Central	357,397	1.8%	+19,968 (+5.9%)
Somerset County, NJ	Central	356,486	1.8%	+11,970 (+3.5%)
Sussex County, NJ	Outlying	148,063	0.7%	+4,186 (+2.9%)
Hunterdon County, NJ	Outlying	131,781	0.7%	+3,008 (+2.3%)
Putnam County, NY	Central	99,028	0.5%	+1,392 (+1.4%)

Census Bureau population estimates (July 1). Shares are of the member counties' total; a share of the change shows only when every county moved the same way. – means no figure for the common period.

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Questions

Is the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area growing?

Yes. Its population grew 0.6% between 2020 and 2025, about 112,455 more people (Census Bureau population estimates).

Which county in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area is growing fastest?

Rockland County, NY. Its population grew 5.9% between 2020 and 2025, the fastest of the 22 member counties (Census Bureau population estimates).

How many people moved to the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area?

On net, none in 2025: about 168,105 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area?

It averaged 4.8% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area?

About 20,112,448 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

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Sources and method

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