NUMBERS: Here's Where The Illegals Are In NJ

By Matt Rooney, reposted with permission from Save Jersey:

New Jersey is probably about to become a Sanctuary State by statute, Save Jerseyans, but the state has been a de facto sanctuary jurisdiction for illegal aliens since November 2018. It’s been estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of individuals living in the Garden State without the legal right to be here.

The average estimate is in the 500,000 range. That’s a population roughly the size of Atlanta planted inside a state already buckling under the nation’s highest property taxes.

Where are the highest concentrations of illegals?

Of course no one knows for sure. That’s the point of a sanctuary state! But we have a fairly good idea. For example, according to data from institutions including the U.S. Census and Pew Research, somewhere between 25-30% of New Jersey’s illegal alien population is dispersed between just four cities:

Newark (Essex): approx. 35k–50k

Jersey City (Hudson): approx. 30k–45k

Paterson (Passaic): approx. 25k–40k

Elizabeth (Union): approx. 25k–35k

Unsurprisingly, three of the four cities (Newark, Jersey City and Paterson) were recently sued by the Trump Administration over their sanctuary policies.

What about your home county? Here’s the breakdown:

Tier	County	Estimated Range	Midpoint
1	Hudson	90k – 110k	100k
1	Bergen	70k – 90k	80k
1	Essex	60k – 80k	70k
1	Middlesex	50k – 70k	60k
2	Union	35k – 50k	42k
2	Passaic	30k – 45k	38k
2	Morris	20k – 30k	25k
2	Monmouth	15k – 25k	20k
3	Ocean	10k – 20k	15k
3	Somerset	10k – 20k	15k
3	Camden	10k – 15k	12k
4	Mercer	8k – 12k	10k
4	Burlington	5k – 10k	7k
4	Gloucester	3k – 7k	5k
4	Atlantic	3k – 7k	5k
4	Cumberland	3k – 6k	4k
5	Salem	1k – 3k	2k
5	Cape May	1k – 3k	2k
5	Sussex	1k – 3k	2k
5	Warren	1k – 3k	2k
5	Hunterdon	1k – 3k	2k