Census Bureau population estimates say eight of New Jersey's 21 counties shrank between April 2020 and July 2021, with quiet rural areas seeing unusual gains.
The oft-mentioned goal of fully vaccinating 4.7 million New Jersey adults is based on the 2010 Census. The population has grown almost 500,000 since then.
New Jersey is in court fighting a plan to subtract estimates of immigrants not legally in the U.S. from the totals used to apportion the House after the census.
Academics from five universities are recommending ways to improve how New Jersey redraws the boundaries of its 40 legislative districts after the census.