Atlantic County Population & Projections
Source: www.nj.gov/labor
Data current as of February 2009. Click here to download a copy of the Southern Regional Community Atlantic County Fact Book.
POPULATION
From 1970 to 2007, Atlantic County ranked 7th among New Jersey’s 21 counties for population growth. The county’s 54.6 percent population increase was more than two and one half times the state’s rate of 21.2 percent.
While greater than statewide population gains were recorded each decade, and so far in the new millennium, the county’s population grew fastest in the 1980s (15.6%) – more than three times faster than the state overall (5.0%).
Although whites accounted for 11,978 or 66.2 percent of Atlantic County’s population growth from 2000 to 2007, their proportion of the county’s total population declined slightly to 73.8 percent.
Asians accounted for 4,381 or 24.2 percent of the county’s population growth during this period. Overall, the number of Asians increased by 33.0 percent from 2000 to 2007, the largest percentage of any racial category.
Combined, the three mainland townships of Egg Harbor, Galloway and Hamilton have accounted for 72.3 percent of the county’s total population increase since 1970.
After declining during the 1970s and 1980s, Atlantic City’s population posted an increase of 2,500 or 6.7 percent during the 1990s. The city’s 2006 population estimate declined by -559 from its Census 2000 level.
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
Atlantic County’s population is projected to grow by 18,500 from 2006 to 2016. The county’s projected rate of growth (6.9%) is greater than the state’s (4.6%) and ranks 6th among New Jersey’s 21 counties.
Due to the aging of the baby boomer generation (those born between 1946 and 1964), the county’s 45-to-64-year-old age cohort is projected to realize the largest numerical (+8,800) increase from 2006 to 2016. The 65+ age category is projected to have the greatest percentage increase (22.5 %) during the 10-year period.
Although whites are projected to account for nearly two thirds (65.9%) of the county’s population growth from 2006 to 2016, the “other” and “multiracial” categories are projected to grow the fastest at 26.4 percent and 26.2 percent respectively.
Data provided by Southern Regional Community Atlantic County Fact Book. The Pleasantville Uraban Enterprise Zone does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information. Use at your own discretion.
