New Jersey Government Information

Identifies the scope and nature of the nation's state and local government sector; provides authoritative benchmark figures of public finance and public employment; classifies local government organizations, powers, and activities; and measures federal, state, and local fiscal relationships.

Data on fatal accidents, crime, and carjackings, including the full text of Uniform Crime Reports from 1998 forward.

A collection of research guides for data resources and services.

Data on school enrollments, graduates, dropouts, staff, state aid, and more. Some historical data back to 1997 is included. Find NJ School Report Card and NJ Statewide Assessment Reports.

Includes election results and voter counts beginning with 1998, voter resources, candidate resources, and other information.

Includes a free database of information on campaign contributions in state politics.

The most up-to-date information available about New Jersey's workers, wages, jobs and careers, employment and industries, trends and projections, economy and demographics, and more.

A comprehensive set of data on current issues in 20 policy areas including: business, diversity, economic conditions, education, elections, health, housing, labor, population, transportation, and more.

Official annual reports on the health of New Jersey covering these years.

Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, these enhanced versions of the NJ school report cards seek to: "focus attention on metrics that are indicative of college and career readiness; benchmark a school’s performance against other peer schools that are educating similar students, against statewide outcomes, and against state targets to illuminate and build upon a school’s strengths and identify areas for improvement; and improve educational outcomes for students by providing both longitudinal and growth data."

Hydrologic data and information on New Jersey's water resources; includes water-level, streamflow, and water-quality data. Reports can be selected by county.

Provides access to public health datasets (including birth and death data) and information on the health status of New Jerseyans.

The Center for Responsive Politics tracks the money behind the candidates in all current Presidential, Congressional, and local elections. Provides information including the total amount raised, top contributors, a searchable database, and more. This site is the New Jersey specific page, but data is available for all states and territories.

Information on current elections and elected officials for Federal and State governments. Includes biographies, campaign finance figures, voting records, etc.

Basic statistical information on the people, business, and geography of the state and counties of New Jersey, with links to additional data sets.

Data on demographics, health, and health related issues.

"Provides users with access to interactive, customizable and up-to-date comparative performance measurement data for 50 states in six key areas: fiscal and economic, public safety and justice, energy and environment, transportation, health and human services, and education."

Data and analytical tools for NJ state revenue, expenditures, payroll, and debt, with related resources.