New Jersey (pop: 8,717,925), "The Garden State" , is the fourth smallest and most densely populated of the states. The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel and is bordered to the north by New York, the east by the Atlantic, the south by Delaware, and the west by Pennsylvania. Parts of New Jersey lie within the metropolitan areas of New York, Philadelphia, and the Delaware Valley.

North Jersey lies within New York City's general sphere of influence largely within the New York metropolitan area, in which reside many residents commuting to the city to work. The state capital is Trenton and the largest city is Newark.

Its agricultural outputs are nursery stock, horses, vegetables, fruits and nuts, seafood, and dairy products. In particular, cranberries and eggplant are two of the state's largest crops. New Jersey's major industries are agriculture, tourism, nursery products, electronics, manufacturing equipment, pharmacuticals, etc. This diversity enables New Jersey to weather volatility in the national economy and contributes to New Jersey's low unemployment rate.

• Newark
• Jersey City
• Paterson
• Elizabeth
• Edison Township
• Woodbridge Township
• Dover Township
• Hamilton Township
• Trenton
• Camden