Poverty Rate in Somerset County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.4%
Rank #70/3,222 · #3 in NJ
98th
Somerset 5.4%
NJ 9.7% -44.7%
US 12.6% -57.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Somerset County's poverty rate of 5.4% 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 Somerset County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #67 | Elbert County, CO | 5.3% |
| #68 | Lyon County, IA | 5.3% |
| #69 | Hendricks County, IN | 5.3% |
| #70 | Somerset County, NJ | 5.4% |
| #71 | Johnson County, KS | 5.4% |
| #72 | Kendall County, IL | 5.4% |
| #73 | Nassau County, NY | 5.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Somerset County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 5.4%, ranking #70 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 57.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #3 of 21. This places it in the 98th 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.