Total Population in Essex County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
863,002
Rank #71/3,222 · #3 in NJ
98th
Essex 863,002
NJ 9,343,809 -90.8%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's total population of 863,002 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Essex County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #68 | El Paso County, TX | 870,779 |
| #69 | Worcester County, MA | 867,788 |
| #70 | Montgomery County, PA | 867,573 |
| #71 | Essex County, NJ | 863,002 |
| #72 | Baltimore County, MD | 850,796 |
| #73 | Snohomish County, WA | 844,430 |
| #74 | Ventura County, CA | 837,469 |
About Total Population
Essex County, New Jersey has a total population of 863,002, ranking #71 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.7% below the national value of 330M. Within New Jersey, it ranks #3 of 21. This places it in the 98th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.