The population of New Jersey is more than 8,791,000 and it is
the second wealthiest state in the United States.
Not exact matches
The United
States pays three times as much per citizen as the average of other
wealthy nations — far more than even the
second - highest spender, Switzerland, adding up to $ 3 trillion a year.
It's the
second -
wealthiest state by per capita income, the 11th most populous, the most densely populated,
second in solar power installations, has an annual record of $ 43.4 billion in tourism revenue, and has more scientists and engineers per square mile than any other place in the world.
New Jersey's
second - largest categorical program is Parity Remedy Aid, a court - ordered program that targets additional funds to the so - called Abbott districts — the plaintiffs in the Abbott v. Burke school finance lawsuit — to create more equity between them and the
state's
wealthier and academically more successful districts.
In a 2015 Washington Post report, it was
stated that for the
second year in a row, the school's students showed positive testing results, with their third - graders showing a 95 % passing rate in math, even outperforming the 84 % passing rate of third - grader peers from the «largely
wealthy, high - achieving Arlington school district».
A recent story in the Weston - Redding - Easton patch explained that Weston, Connecticut «is the
second wealthiest school district in the United
States.»
Dover, the
second wealthiest town, voted 58.7 to 41.3 for charters, the third highest pro-charter margin in the
state.
New Jersey is also a remarkably
wealthy state, boasting the
second - highest median income in the nation.
Naples is one of the
wealthiest cities in the United
States, with the sixth highest per capita income in America, and the
second highest proportion of millionaires per capita in the US.
Morris and Hunterdon, two of the
state's
wealthiest counties, ranked first and
second, while Atlantic and Cumberland counties placed 20th and 21st, respectively.
A recent survey of
wealthy homeowners in the United
States shows the affluent niche continues to pour money into top - of - the - line amenities,
second homes, and fancy remodeling projects.