In the early 17th century, the Dutch and the Swedes made the first European settlements. New Jersey was inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, with historical tribes such as the Lenape along the coast. state by median household income as of 2014. New Jersey lies entirely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia and is the second-wealthiest U.S. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state, but the 11th-most populous and the most densely populated of the 50 United States. It is bordered on the north and east by New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania, and on the southwest by Delaware. New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. The New Jersey Botanical Garden at Skylands in Ringwood State Park, Passaic and Bergen Counties
