Poverty Rate in Ocean County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.5%
Rank #901/3,222 · #14 in NJ
72th
Ocean 10.5%
NJ 9.7% +8.1%
US 12.6% -16.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ocean County's poverty rate of 10.5% 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 Ocean County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #898 | Stafford County, KS | 10.5% |
| #899 | Elmore County, ID | 10.5% |
| #900 | Kenosha County, WI | 10.5% |
| #901 | Ocean County, NJ | 10.5% |
| #902 | Canyon County, ID | 10.5% |
| #903 | Livingston County, IL | 10.5% |
| #904 | Woodford County, KY | 10.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Ocean County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 10.5%, ranking #901 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #14 of 21. This places it in the 72th 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.