In his election night remarks, Ocean County Commissioner-elect Frank Sadeghi, a civil engineer, told a packed crowd of fellow Republicans that the county could reach one million inhabitants by 2048.

The county’s population not only doubles during the summer tourism season as people flock to the Shore, but the county has also grown in population. According to the US census, the population in ...

US Census: A million people living in Ocean County by 2048? It’s ‘absolutely possible’ Also increasing more than 20 percent from 2012 to 2022 was Sea Bright.

Ocean County, which has a population of about 650,000, had about 10.73 million visitors in 2024, according to the New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourism titled "Economic Impact of Visitors in ...

Ocean County Commissioner Jack Kelly, co-liaison to the Finance Department, pictured behind the board’s dais at the county Administration Building in Toms River in 2023.

Mayor Daniel Rodrick insists Ocean County officials are exaggerating the homelessness issue and are making downtown unsafe in the process.

Census data has the current population of Ocean County at 655,735, making it already bigger than the state population of Vermont or Wyoming.

The latest census data reveals that Bergen County has retained its title as New Jersey's most populous county.

See the latest charts and maps of virus hospitalizations, cases, deaths, tests and vaccinations in Ocean County, New Jersey.