Hudson County, New Jersey

Hudson County population, land area and income

Hudson County had 736,185 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 46.2 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 21 in New Jersey by population and 21st by land area. That works out to 15,938.2 people per square mile, 165.6 times the US average of 96.3, and the 6th highest nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New Jersey has 475,515 residents; Hudson County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $88,469 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Hudson County's population changed since 2020

Hudson County gained 14,276 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.0%. That ranks 14th of 21 in New Jersey for growth. The median New Jersey county changed by +2.3%, and the state as a whole by +2.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Hudson County recorded 37,641 births and 19,084 deaths, a natural change of +18,557. Net international migration added +59,471 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -64,939. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 64,939 people.

Where Hudson County is

The Census internal point of Hudson County is at 40.731400, -74.078600. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades New Jersey's 21 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Hudson County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Hudson County

10 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hudson County, 656,640 people together, or 89% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hudson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jersey City with 302,824.

Counties bordering Hudson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Hudson County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Kings County, NY, with 2,617,631 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• NY

  Kings County, NY

  2,617,631 people

  9 mi SE

• NY

  New York County, NY

  1,660,664 people

  6 mi ENE

• Bergen County

  978,641 people

  16 mi N

• Essex County

  881,527 people

  10 mi WNW

• Union County

  594,160 people

  13 mi WSW

• NY

  Richmond County, NY

  498,212 people

  12 mi SSW

Distance to Trenton and the nearest big city

Trenton is 50.1 miles SW of Hudson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jersey City, NJ (population 302,824), 1.6 miles away.

Hudson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hudson County is 34017: state code 34 for New Jersey plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $88,469.