N.J. Stat. § 40A:6-1: Classification of counties for legislative purposes

For legislative purposes, counties are classified as follows based upon their population as ascertained by the most recent federal decennial census:

a. First class--counties having a population of more than 550,000 and a population density of more than 3,000 persons per square mile;

b. Second class-- all other counties having a population of more than 200,000 except such counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean;

c. Third class--counties having a population of not less than 50,000 but not more than 200,000 except such counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean;

d. Fourth class--counties having a population of less than 50,000 except such counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean;

e. Fifth class--counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean having a population of more than 125,000;

f. Sixth class--counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean having a population of not more than 125,000.

L.1979, c.181, s.1; amended 1981, c.462, s.44; 2001,c.336.