County Commons · New Jersey
New Jersey: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 21 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
9,500,851 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.5% since 2020) · 21 counties
The state's money — New Jersey state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $100.3 billion and spent $94 billion · $9,891 per resident. It owed $58.7 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Education$35.61 · $31.9 billion
Public welfare$31.80 · $28.5 billion
Other and unallocable$10.55 · $9.5 billion
Highways$4.76 · $4.3 billion
Governmental administration$4.13 · $3.7 billion
Hospitals$3.27 · $2.9 billion
Health$2.82 · $2.5 billion
Interest on general debt$2.77 · $2.5 billion
Correction$1.91 · $1.7 billion
Police protection$1.38 · $1.2 billion
Natural resources$0.74 · $659.3 million
Parks and recreation$0.27 · $243.1 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $89.6 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$51.7 billion
Individual income tax$18.5 billion
General sales tax$14.7 billion
Corporate income tax$8.7 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$6 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$2.3 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$1.4 billion
Property tax (state share)$5.1 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$31.2 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$8.9 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$7.7 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$18.1 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.