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Middlesex County

2022 Population: 861,418
County Seat: New Brunswick

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Jobs

654

This represents the number of local jobs supported by arts and culture organizations. These jobs include those who work for arts organizations, the artists employed by them, and the many local businesses supported by these groups and their audiences (restaurants, hotels, designers, printers, retail shops, etc.).

Source: Arts & Economic Prosperity 6: The Economic and Social Impact Study of Nonprofit Arts and Culture
Organizations and Their Audiences in the State of New Jersey (FY2022/23).

The arts sector drives more than $532 million to NJ's state's economy.

Economic Impact

$47,361,951

Total economic impact considers spending by nonprofit arts organizations and related spending by their patrons (dining, lodging, transportation, retail, etc.) in the local economy. This spending — $41.1 million by nonprofit arts and culture organizations and an additional $6.3 million in event-related spending by their audiences — generated $8 million in local, state, and federal government revenue.

Source: Arts & Economic Prosperity 6: The Economic and Social Impact Study of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences in the State of New Jersey (FY2022/23).

The arts bring 5.5 mil people to NJ communities.

Attendance

234,645

This represents the annual number of attendees to a nonprofit arts or cultural event. Of these attendees, 53.9% were residents (i.e., live within the State of New Jersey) and 46.1% were non-locals (i.e., live outside of the state).

Non-local attendees spent an average of 20% more than local attendees ($29.38 vs. $24.49, respectively) as a result of their attendance to nonprofit arts and culture events in the State of New Jersey.

Source: Arts & Economic Prosperity 6: The Economic and Social Impact Study of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences in the State of New Jersey (FY2022/23).

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AEP6 National Study Findings AEP6 NJ Study Findings Toolkit County Arts Agency Federal Arts Grants State Arts Grants

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Source: Arts & Economic Prosperity 6: The Economic and Social Impact Study of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences in the State of New Jersey (FY2022/23).

Source: Arts & Economic Prosperity 6: The Economic and Social Impact Study of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences in the State of New Jersey (FY2022/23).

Source: Arts & Economic Prosperity 6: The Economic and Social Impact Study of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences in the State of New Jersey (FY2022/23).

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Source: Arts & Economic Prosperity 6: The Economic and Social Impact Study of Nonprofit Arts and Culture
Organizations and Their Audiences in the State of New Jersey (FY2022/23).