New Jersey is a state located in the northeastern United States. New Jersey is the fourth smallest state by area but the 11th most populous, with 8,882,190 residents as of 2019. It is bordered on the north and east by New York State, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania, and on the southwest by Delaware. New Jersey lies entirely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia; it is also the second-wealthiest U.S. state by median h...