New Jersey Profile

State population

8,414,350

Child population 2,087,558
  White

62%

  African American   16%
  Hispanic 16%
  Asian   6%
Children below poverty 210,843 10%
Under 5 below poverty 62,895 11%
Births to unmarried women
  White 8,440 13%
  African American 12,565 66%
  Hispanic 11,778 52%
Single parent families   26%
 

 
 

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