Poverty Rate in Essex County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.6%
Rank #1,884/3,222 · #19 in NJ
42th
Essex 14.6%
NJ 9.7% +50.7%
US 12.6% +16.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's poverty rate of 14.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Essex County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,881 | Waller County, TX | 14.6% |
| #1,882 | Ulster County, NY | 14.6% |
| #1,883 | Jackson County, CO | 14.6% |
| #1,884 | Essex County, NJ | 14.6% |
| #1,885 | Stephens County, TX | 14.6% |
| #1,886 | Crawford County, AR | 14.7% |
| #1,887 | Roger Mills County, OK | 14.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Essex County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 14.6%, ranking #1,884 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #19 of 21. This places it in the 42th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.