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Everything about money
Public money in one place: federal spending by state, district and county, each state's own spending where it publishes it, and campaign money. Pick a level or a state. You do not need to know your district.
Every county in New Jersey
Federal money spent in each county (fiscal year 2026), so you can compare without knowing your district.
| County | Federal awards ▼ | People | Per resident | U.S. House districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen County | $6.7 billion | 962,316 | $6,933 | NJ-05, NJ-09 |
| Burlington County | $6.6 billion | 467,805 | $14,027 | NJ-03 |
| Essex County | $6.2 billion | 863,002 | $7,133 | NJ-11, NJ-10, NJ-08 |
| Hudson County | $5.1 billion | 718,323 | $7,090 | NJ-08, NJ-09, NJ-10 |
| Monmouth County | $5.0 billion | 645,353 | $7,821 | NJ-04, NJ-03, NJ-06 |
| Middlesex County | $5.0 billion | 871,290 | $5,716 | NJ-12, NJ-06 |
| Ocean County | $4.8 billion | 654,362 | $7,315 | NJ-04, NJ-02 |
| Mercer County | $4.5 billion | 385,864 | $11,717 | NJ-12, NJ-03 |
| Morris County | $3.7 billion | 514,528 | $7,203 | NJ-11, NJ-07 |
| Camden County | $3.6 billion | 527,257 | $6,782 | NJ-01 |
| Passaic County | $2.9 billion | 521,012 | $5,496 | NJ-05, NJ-09, NJ-11 |
| Union County | $2.7 billion | 579,290 | $4,594 | NJ-07, NJ-10, NJ-08, NJ-12 |
| Somerset County | $2.4 billion | 349,846 | $6,751 | NJ-07, NJ-12 |
| Atlantic County | $2.3 billion | 276,270 | $8,184 | NJ-02 |
| Gloucester County | $1.9 billion | 306,954 | $6,286 | NJ-02, NJ-01 |
| Cape May County | $1.4 billion | 94,941 | $14,305 | NJ-02 |
| Sussex County | $1.0 billion | 145,807 | $6,873 | NJ-05, NJ-07 |
| Cumberland County | $941.0 million | 153,305 | $6,138 | NJ-02 |
| Hunterdon County | $913.2 million | 130,160 | $7,016 | NJ-07 |
| Warren County | $767.4 million | 110,849 | $6,923 | NJ-07 |
| Salem County | $496.2 million | 65,275 | $7,602 | NJ-02 |
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City, county, school district and other local government finances
756 local governments in New Jersey in the Census 2024 finance file (annual survey: a sample of local governments; for every government pick a Census of Governments year such as 2022).
| Government | Type | County | People | Taxes | Direct spending ▼ | Debt at year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWARK CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM | School district | Essex | - | $138.3 million | $1.8 billion | $128.4 million |
| BERGEN COUNTY | County | Bergen | 952,997 | $490.4 million | $1.4 billion | $1.3 billion |
| PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Passaic | - | $73.2 million | $884.4 million | $22.9 million |
| JERSEY CITY CITY | City or town | Hudson | 286,670 | $408.6 million | $862.5 million | $519.5 million |
| ESSEX COUNTY | County | Essex | 849,477 | $454.0 million | $859.8 million | $731.9 million |
| ELIZABETH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Union | - | $59.8 million | $857.3 million | $0 |
| NEWARK CITY | City or town | Essex | 305,344 | $275.8 million | $825.0 million | $317.2 million |
| TRENTON CITY | City or town | Mercer | 89,661 | $89.2 million | $724.4 million | $71.9 million |
| MIDDLESEX COUNTY | County | Middlesex | 861,418 | $461.3 million | $723.5 million | $679.7 million |
| HUDSON COUNTY | County | Hudson | 703,366 | $417.6 million | $707.2 million | $1.1 billion |
| MONMOUTH COUNTY | County | Monmouth | 644,098 | $323.5 million | $669.5 million | $1.3 billion |
| PASSAIC COUNTY | County | Passaic | 513,936 | $347.6 million | $612.1 million | $392.1 million |
| EDISON TOWNSHIP | Township | Middlesex | 107,361 | $244.2 million | $603.0 million | $127.1 million |
| MORRIS COUNTY | County | Morris | 511,151 | $274.6 million | $596.7 million | $354.9 million |
| UNION COUNTY | County | Union | 569,815 | $374.4 million | $547.4 million | $417.2 million |
| CAMDEN COUNTY | County | Camden | 524,907 | $316.6 million | $520.7 million | $197.3 million |
| OCEAN COUNTY | County | Ocean | 655,735 | $428.7 million | $512.1 million | $472.5 million |
| UNION CITY CITY | City or town | Hudson | 65,366 | $45.9 million | $510.7 million | $81.9 million |
| MERCER COUNTY | County | Mercer | 380,688 | $283.9 million | $505.8 million | $807.6 million |
| EAST ORANGE CITY | City or town | Essex | 68,446 | $103.2 million | $463.5 million | $109.0 million |
| PERTH AMBOY SCH DIST | School district | Middlesex | - | $26.1 million | $444.8 million | $0 |
| NEW BRUNSWICK CITY | City or town | Middlesex | 55,998 | $89.5 million | $444.2 million | $499.9 million |
| PASSAIC CITY SCH DIST | School district | Passaic | - | $17.2 million | $420.6 million | $0 |
| BAYONNE CITY | City or town | Hudson | 69,527 | $90.7 million | $409.0 million | $142.6 million |
| SOMERSET COUNTY | County | Somerset | 346,875 | $220.9 million | $404.8 million | $396.3 million |
| CLIFTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Passaic | - | $148.2 million | $391.0 million | $161.1 million |
| BURLINGTON COUNTY | County | Burlington | 466,103 | $175.5 million | $388.5 million | $348.0 million |
| LAKEWOOD PUBLIC SCH DIST | School district | Ocean | - | $112.1 million | $384.0 million | $23.2 million |
| WOODBRIDGE TWP SCH DIST | School district | Middlesex | - | $203.7 million | $374.5 million | $169.2 million |
| PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE DISTRICT | Special district | Essex | - | $0 | $373.9 million | $179.8 million |
| ATLANTIC COUNTY | County | Atlantic | 275,638 | $172.8 million | $371.2 million | $266.6 million |
| ELIZABETH CITY | City or town | Union | 134,283 | $209.4 million | $365.7 million | $174.8 million |
| GLOUCESTER COUNTY | County | Gloucester | 306,601 | $183.8 million | $363.8 million | $282.2 million |
| PLAINFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Union | - | $27.1 million | $355.8 million | $6.1 million |
| CHERRY HILL SCHOOL DIST | School district | Camden | - | $201.0 million | $350.3 million | $288.8 million |
| DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY | Special district | Camden | - | $0 | $349.1 million | $1.0 billion |
| IRVINGTON TOWNSHIP | Township | Essex | 59,977 | $83.9 million | $344.6 million | $0 |
| TOMS RIVER REGIONAL SCH DIST | School district | Ocean | - | $186.9 million | $321.5 million | $154.8 million |
| HAMILTON TWP SCH DIST | School district | Mercer | - | $128.3 million | $301.4 million | $51.8 million |
| CAPE MAY COUNTY | County | Cape May | 95,634 | $185.4 million | $298.9 million | $255.1 million |
| PATERSON CITY | City or town | Passaic | 156,661 | $171.4 million | $295.1 million | $81.6 million |
| MONTCLAIR TOWNSHIP | Township | Essex | 39,821 | $140.2 million | $285.2 million | $55.4 million |
| ORANGE CITY TOWNSHIP | Township | Essex | 33,678 | $59.0 million | $283.7 million | $31.0 million |
| WEST NEW YORK TOWN | City or town | Hudson | 51,981 | $43.7 million | $279.4 million | $27.8 million |
| MIDDLETOWN TWP SCH DIST | School district | Monmouth | - | $161.1 million | $263.7 million | $26.8 million |
| VINELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Cumberland | - | $29.8 million | $257.3 million | $0 |
| WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO REG SCH DIST | School district | Mercer | - | $181.8 million | $250.0 million | $109.9 million |
| ATLANTIC CITY SCH DISTRICT | School district | Atlantic | - | $78.0 million | $248.9 million | $43.6 million |
| EAST BRUNSWICK TWP SCH DIST | School district | Middlesex | - | $144.3 million | $246.4 million | $53.1 million |
| WEST ORANGE TOWN SCH DIST | School district | Essex | - | $156.5 million | $241.2 million | $27.0 million |
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Tap a column name to sort. Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation.
Local checkbooks (individual payments) and city council votes: not collected yet for most places. Suggest a local source.
Sources and coverage
- Federal spending: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury): award obligations by state, county and congressional district for fiscal year 2026, by place of performance. It does not include most federal salaries, Social Security checks or interest on the debt.
- States' own spending: each state's open data portal, summed by agency, where published (now: Alabama, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming). Other states: not collected yet.
- Campaign money: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC and bulk files). Outside spending by super PACs and party committees is not included.
- Local: federal money by county only; city and county budgets are not collected yet.
- Every number links to its source. See the data status page for when each was collected.