Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the county seat of Cumberland County and is located on the Cohansey River near Delaware Bay in the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 27,263, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 1,914 from the 25,349 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,578 from the 22,771 counted in the 2000 census.