Lakewood Township Has The Highest New Jersey Birth Rate as Jewish Community Flourishes

By FrumNews

Lakewood and its surrounding townships with large Jewish communities, once again had more births per household than any other in the great state of New Jersey.

According to newly released data by the New Jersey Department of Health and complied by Agudath Israel NJ Legislative Director, Rabbi Shlomo Schorr. 5,420 births were recorded in Lakewood Township, the highest in the state in 2024.

Nearby communities that had a boom in their Frum Jewish population also saw their birth rates up. Taking a closer look at the data, Ocean County—where Lakewood, Jackson, Toms River, Brick and Manchester townships are located—has the highest county birth rates in the entire state of New Jersey. Just ahead of Essex County (which includes the large city of Newark).

According to the New Jersey Department of Health, Lakewood had the most births in the state in 2024, with 5,420 children born, the fourth straight year with over 5,000 births.
Of the 101,357 babies born statewide, 5.3% were in Lakewood – where 49.5% of the population is under 18.

— Shlomo Schorr (@OneJerseySchorr) July 2, 2025

The change is undoubtedly due to the higher birth rates in the Jewish Communities, and it’s not just Lakewood. According to data from the New York City Department of Health, Boro Park and Williamsburg (South) had the highest birth rates in New York City. Crown Heights (South) and Flatbush also had high rates.