New Jersey
New Jersey has $2.6B in tracked subsidies across 8684 beneficiary companies. 95 of these companies also donated to political campaigns (1% donor rate). County-level data available for 21 of 21 counties.
About these scores and findings: Scores, donor rates, and spike counts on this page are pattern-detection outputs computed from public records. They document correlations and timing patterns in the data; they are not findings of wrongdoing by any company, official, or agency.
Companies that donated to political committees affiliated with IDA-appointing officials received tax exemptions. This analysis documents a correlation between donations and exemptions; it does not establish that donations caused approvals.
County Overview
21 counties ranked by subsidy total. Click any county for full details.
Key Findings
- 95 of 8,684 subsidized companies (1.1%) made campaign donations — $12.5M total.
- $6.0M in donations flowed from beneficiaries to 1,812 political committees. Top recipient: Prosperity First Committee, Inc. ($150,000).
- $2.57B in total subsidies tracked across 8,684 beneficiary companies in New Jersey.
Political Committee Activity
Top recipient: Prosperity First Committee, Inc. ($150K — 100% beneficiary-funded)
All Counties
| County | Score | Total Subsidies | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson | 100.0 | $987.9M | 0 |
| Morris | 90.1 | $432.1M | 0 |
| Bergen | 70.7 | $53.1M | 0 |
| Essex | 59.5 | $644.9M | 0 |
| Camden | 56.0 | $242.9M | 0 |
| Middlesex | 52.3 | $213.8M | 0 |
| Somerset | 13.5 | $0.2M | 0 |
| Atlantic | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Burlington | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Cape May | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Gloucester | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Hunterdon | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Mercer | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Monmouth | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Ocean | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Passaic | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Salem | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Sussex | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Union | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Warren | 0.0 | — | 0 |
How we calculated this
State summaries aggregate county-level data from Good Jobs First subsidy records cross-referenced with state campaign finance databases. Donor rates reflect the percentage of subsidy recipients matched to campaign contributors. County scorecards use a composite weighted score (subsidy concentration 35%, donor overlap 30%, tax burden 20%, WARN notices 15%).