Poverty Rate in Mercer County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.3%
Rank #855/3,222 · #13 in NJ
73th
Mercer 10.3%
NJ 9.7% +5.8%
US 12.6% -18.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mercer County's poverty rate of 10.3% 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 Mercer County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #852 | Lancaster County, VA | 10.3% |
| #853 | Westmoreland County, PA | 10.3% |
| #854 | Fayette County, TN | 10.3% |
| #855 | Mercer County, NJ | 10.3% |
| #856 | San Diego County, CA | 10.3% |
| #857 | Moniteau County, MO | 10.3% |
| #858 | Capitol Planning Region, CT | 10.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Mercer County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 10.3%, ranking #855 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #13 of 21. This places it in the 73th 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.