Census 1860

Late War Union Soldiers

High-Bounty Men in the Army of the Potomac

Occupation	CT	DE	ME	MA	NH	NJ	NY	PA	RI	VT
Census 1860 (3,585,319) New Jersey Occupations

Laborer	9.72	18.31	9.06	9.84	7.84	14.86	11.91	15.28	11.52	8.63
Farmer	18.97	20.18	31.37	9.94	29.97	14.24	19.08	20.14	10.76	38.84
Servant	7.95	6.82	6.47	8.24	5.49	10.25	11.63	9.06	7.69	9.43
Farm laborer	7.12	11.42	7.68	3.83	8.60	8.65	8.66	7.71	5.49	13.98
Carpenter	2.07	2.64	2.40	3.20	2.60	3.49	2.91	3.33	3.35	2.73
Clerk	2.41	1.55	1.31	3.41	1.15	2.80	3.71	2.15	2.79	0.87
Shoemaker	2.41	1.36	2.22	9.02	6.13	2.68	1.93	2.52	0.87	1.29
Apprentice	0.88	2.55	0.47	0.67	0.44	1.93	0.84	1.33	0.61	0.40
Blacksmith	1.49	1.17	1.34	1.06	1.32	1.58	1.33	1.67	1.02	1.31
Merchant	1.71	1.11	1.47	1.30	1.09	1.39	1.62	1.19	1.18	1.27
Tailoress	0.60	0.55	0.96	0.82	0.77	1.36	1.06	0.68	0.78	0.35
Tailor	0.63	0.44	0.37	0.88	0.34	1.19	1.43	1.05	0.62	0.29
Seamstress	1.10	0.96	1.15	0.93	0.90	1.05	1.41	1.36	0.53	0.43
Mason (brick and stone)	0.79	---	0.49	0.83	0.49	1.03	0.88	0.75	1.01	0.43
Teacher	1.61	0.83	2.52	1.41	2.23	0.98	1.39	1.26	1.18	1.94
Mariner	2.21	1.12	5.50	3.08	0.35	0.96	0.91	0.48	1.70	---
Factory hand	5.80	1.52	3.43	7.21	5.30	0.95	0.58	0.73	7.80	1.26
Painter - varnisher	1.13	0.60	0.60	1.26	0.87	0.89	0.95	0.57	1.16	0.58
Hatter	0.76	---	---	0.21	---	0.88	---	0.18	---	---
Housekeeper	---	0.72	---	0.90	1.05	0.73	---	0.31	0.59	0.43
Mantua maker	0.55	0.50	0.53	0.82	0.61	0.71	0.90	0.62	1.08	0.31
Boatman	---	---	---	---	---	0.68	0.69	0.61	---	---
Other	0.44	1.91	1.38	1.32	1.01	0.67	1.03	0.88	0.21	1.43
Laundress	0.50	0.94	---	0.33	---	0.57	0.65	0.48	0.58	0.11
Wheelwright	0.32	0.58	---	0.26	---	0.56	---	0.47	0.23	0.41
Railroadman	0.41	---	0.24	0.46	0.72	0.54	0.47	0.42	0.25	0.88
Butcher	0.39	0.45	---	0.29	---	0.53	0.64	0.38	0.39	0.15
Grocer	0.41	---	0.22	0.53	---	0.53	0.73	0.38	0.89	0.13
Machinist	1.66	0.63	0.46	1.52	1.07	0.48	0.66	0.73	2.55	0.48
Moulder	0.54	---	---	0.31	---	0.47	0.36	0.90	0.64	0.12
Jeweler	---	---	---	0.31	---	0.47	---	---	2.20	---
Miller	0.27	0.54	0.29	0.17	0.39	0.45	0.31	0.58	---	0.38
Gardener - nurseryman	0.30	---	---	0.27	---	0.44	0.37	0.23	0.35	---
Student	0.78	---	0.35	0.63	1.04	0.44	0.37	0.53	0.75	0.53
Teamster	0.32	---	0.37	0.99	0.38	0.43	0.30	0.35	1.02	0.34
Harness maker	0.34	---	0.19	0.22	0.26	0.43	0.23	---	0.16	0.27
Milliner	0.49	0.43	0.53	0.61	0.40	0.42	0.54	0.43	0.64	0.32
Coach maker	0.68	0.44	0.31	---	---	0.41	0.39	0.25	---	0.27
Civil - mechanical engineer	0.28	---	---	0.30	---	0.41	0.28	0.44	0.31	---
Weaver	1.15	0.74	0.22	1.31	2.76	0.41	0.25	0.81	6.88	---
Innkeeper	---	---	0.23	---	---	0.41	0.36	0.65	---	0.30
Oysterman	---	---	---	---	---	0.40	---	---	---	---
Clergyman	0.54	---	0.51	0.42	0.54	0.40	0.39	0.38	0.36	0.63
Physician	0.44	0.42	0.38	0.40	0.50	0.40	0.47	0.49	0.35	0.59
Waterman	---	0.61	---	---	---	0.37	---	---	---	---
Miner	---	---	---	---	---	0.37	---	2.09	---	0.11
Baker	---	---	---	0.29	---	0.35	0.41	0.31	---	---
Cabinet maker	0.28	---	---	0.45	0.28	0.31	0.48	0.45	0.22	0.21
Ship carpenter	0.26	0.58	0.96	0.43	---	0.31	0.24	0.13	---	---
Agent	0.36	---	---	0.26	---	0.29	0.29	0.24	0.26	0.10
Brick maker	0.23	---	0.28	---	---	0.28	---	0.30	---	---
Glass manufacturer	---	---	---	---	---	0.28	---	---	---	---
Tinsmith	0.34	---	---	0.25	---	0.27	0.27	0.26	0.25	0.21
Dealer	---	---	---	0.53	---	0.27	0.28	0.30	0.55	0.18
Storekeeper	---	---	---	---	---	0.26	---	0.19	---	---
Cooper	---	0.65	0.54	0.31	0.28	0.26	0.70	---	---	0.25
Carter	0.27	---	---	---	---	0.26	0.65	0.33	---	---
Driver	0.23	---	---	0.23	---	0.25	0.46	0.34	0.38	---
Fisherman	0.48	---	2.23	0.78	---	0.25	---	---	0.50	---
Lawyer	0.29	---	0.31	0.26	0.32	0.25	0.42	0.27	---	---
Cigar maker	0.27	---	---	---	---	0.24	0.46	0.27	0.27	---
Sawyer	---	---	---	---	---	0.23	0.25	0.29	---	0.28
Refectory keeper	---	---	---	---	---	0.23	---	0.20	---	---
Printer	0.22	---	---	0.44	---	0.22	0.42	0.34	0.24	0.11
Plater	---	---	---	---	---	0.21	---	---	---	---
Officer	---	---	0.27	0.25	---	0.20	0.31	0.24	0.27	---
Saddler	---	---	---	---	---	0.20	---	0.22	---	---
Currier	---	---	---	0.27	---	0.20	---	---	---	---
Hat binder	---	---	---	---	---	0.19	---	---	---	---
Stone - marble cutter	0.37	---	0.37	0.47	0.36	0.18	0.41	0.25	0.37	0.35
Nurse	---	---	---	---	---	0.18	---	0.13	0.24	---
Trunk maker	---	---	---	---	---	0.18	---	---	---	---
Trimmer	0.43	---	---	---	---	0.16	---	---	---	---
Boarding-house keeper	---	---	---	0.33	---	0.15	---	0.13	0.30	---
Ostler	---	---	---	---	---	0.15	---	0.17	---	0.12
Turner	---	---	---	---	---	0.15	---	---	---	---
Barkeeper	---	---	---	---	---	0.14	0.27	0.15	---	---
Wharfinger	---	---	---	---	---	0.00	---	---	---	---

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