{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-6-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:6-1","heading":"Classification of counties for legislative purposes","body":"For legislative purposes, counties are classified as follows based upon their population as ascertained by the most recent  federal decennial census:\na.\tFirst class--counties having a population of more than 550,000 and a population density of more than 3,000 persons per square mile;\nb.\tSecond class-- all other counties having a population of more than 200,000 except such counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean;\nc.\tThird 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;\nd.\tFourth class--counties having a population of less than 50,000 except such counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean;\ne.\tFifth class--counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean having a population of more than 125,000;\nf.\tSixth class--counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean having a population of not more than 125,000.\nL.1979, c.181, s.1; amended 1981, c.462, s.44; 2001,c.336.","path":["TITLE 40A MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"13e1ed1eda41f047f14235604a3552192ee33fde282198db8e293d9429f53d60","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-5a-32","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-6-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}