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New Jersey vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area: New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²). New Brunswick's land area is 3.8 times (275%) larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water. New Brunswick's total area is 3.2 times (223%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length: New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km). New Brunswick's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km). New Brunswick's east-west width is 2.0 times (105%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m). Mount Carleton is 882 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Jersey vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population: New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026). New Jersey's population is 11.0 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density: New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4. New Jersey's population density is 41.1 times higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city: New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470. Newark's population is 4.0 times (299%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area: New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 126.4 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History: New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 80 years.
New Jersey vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP: New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion. New Jersey's economic output is 24.0 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita: New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088. New Jersey's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (117%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
New Jersey official website · New Brunswick official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.