Poverty Rate in Gloucester County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.7%
Rank #319/3,222 · #8 in NJ
90th
Gloucester 7.7%
NJ 9.7% -20.7%
US 12.6% -38.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Gloucester County's poverty rate of 7.7% 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 Gloucester County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #316 | Fluvanna County, VA | 7.7% |
| #317 | Summit County, CO | 7.7% |
| #318 | Island County, WA | 7.7% |
| #319 | Gloucester County, NJ | 7.7% |
| #320 | Clackamas County, OR | 7.7% |
| #321 | Green County, WI | 7.7% |
| #322 | Boise County, ID | 7.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Gloucester County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 7.7%, ranking #319 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 38.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #8 of 21. This places it in the 90th 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.