Poverty Rate in Morris County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.9%
Rank #36/3,222 · #2 in NJ
99th
Morris 4.9%
NJ 9.7% -49.4%
US 12.6% -61.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Morris County's poverty rate of 4.9% 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 Morris County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #33 | Rockingham County, NH | 4.8% |
| #34 | Howard County, NE | 4.8% |
| #35 | Summit County, UT | 4.9% |
| #36 | Morris County, NJ | 4.9% |
| #37 | Park County, CO | 5.0% |
| #38 | Slope County, ND | 5.0% |
| #39 | Union County, OH | 5.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Morris County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 4.9%, ranking #36 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 61.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #2 of 21. This places it in the 99th 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.