Hudson County

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Hudson County, a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey, lies west of the lower Hudson River, and is Part of New Jersey's Gateway Region in the New York metropolitan area. Hudson County is the geographically smallest and most densely populated county in New Jersey and the sixth-most densely populated county in the United States. Various businesses and industries are headquartered or had their start in Hudson County.

Hudson County is a major port of entry for immigration to the United States and a major employment center at the approximate core of the New York City metropolitan region; and given its proximity to Manhattan, Hudson County has evolved a globally cosmopolitan ambience of its own, demonstrating a robust and growing demographic and cultural diversity with respect to metrics including nationality, religion, race, and domiciliary partnership.

Municipalities in Hudson County are:

  • Bayonne
  • East Newark
  • Guttenberg
  • Harrison
  • Hoboken
  • Jersey City
  • Kearny
  • North Bergen
  • Secaucus
  • Union City
  • Weehawken
  • West New York