Richest & Poorest Counties in New Jersey

Name: New Jersey County Income Rankings
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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New Jersey has 21 counties. The wealthiest county by median household income is Hunterdon County at $141,715 , while the lowest-income county is Cumberland County at $67,436 . The statewide median household income is $103,556, compared to the national median of $75,149.

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Counties Zip Codes

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New Jersey — Median Household Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

67K 88K 92K 105K 125K 142K

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New Jersey — Median Home Value by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

221K 310K 378K 463K 540K 623K

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New Jersey — Per Capita Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

33K 45K 49K 54K 64K 72K

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New Jersey — Poverty Rate by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

4% 6% 8% 10% 13% 16%

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Richest Counties in New Jersey

Top 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Hunterdon County	$141,715	$517,200	$72,227	4.0%
2	Somerset County	$140,374	$552,100	$72,193	5.4%
3	Morris County	$137,326	$582,500	$71,044	4.9%
4	Bergen County	$124,884	$623,000	$63,735	6.8%
5	Monmouth County	$124,845	$606,100	$66,696	6.5%
6	Sussex County	$116,186	$369,400	$57,252	5.5%
7	Middlesex County	$111,549	$462,900	$50,601	8.6%
8	Burlington County	$108,111	$354,000	$53,829	6.6%
9	Gloucester County	$105,115	$310,400	$48,631	7.7%
10	Union County	$103,202	$529,200	$52,874	9.2%

Poorest Counties in New Jersey

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
21	Cumberland County	$67,436	$221,400	$32,721	15.6%
20	Atlantic County	$78,050	$295,000	$41,637	13.2%
19	Salem County	$79,960	$239,500	$40,283	12.7%
18	Essex County	$80,789	$524,100	$49,449	14.6%
17	Passaic County	$87,522	$459,500	$40,703	13.0%
16	Camden County	$88,755	$287,100	$45,500	12.4%
15	Ocean County	$89,863	$398,400	$44,947	10.5%
14	Cape May County	$91,128	$434,600	$55,694	8.7%
13	Hudson County	$91,795	$539,700	$56,130	14.9%
12	Mercer County	$100,645	$377,700	$53,765	10.3%

All 21 Counties Ranked

Every county in New Jersey ranked by median household income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Hunterdon County	$141,715	$517,200	$72,227	4.0%
2	Somerset County	$140,374	$552,100	$72,193	5.4%
3	Morris County	$137,326	$582,500	$71,044	4.9%
4	Bergen County	$124,884	$623,000	$63,735	6.8%
5	Monmouth County	$124,845	$606,100	$66,696	6.5%
6	Sussex County	$116,186	$369,400	$57,252	5.5%
7	Middlesex County	$111,549	$462,900	$50,601	8.6%
8	Burlington County	$108,111	$354,000	$53,829	6.6%
9	Gloucester County	$105,115	$310,400	$48,631	7.7%
10	Union County	$103,202	$529,200	$52,874	9.2%
11	Warren County	$100,869	$346,500	$48,600	8.3%
12	Mercer County	$100,645	$377,700	$53,765	10.3%
13	Hudson County	$91,795	$539,700	$56,130	14.9%
14	Cape May County	$91,128	$434,600	$55,694	8.7%
15	Ocean County	$89,863	$398,400	$44,947	10.5%
16	Camden County	$88,755	$287,100	$45,500	12.4%
17	Passaic County	$87,522	$459,500	$40,703	13.0%
18	Essex County	$80,789	$524,100	$49,449	14.6%
19	Salem County	$79,960	$239,500	$40,283	12.7%
20	Atlantic County	$78,050	$295,000	$41,637	13.2%
21	Cumberland County	$67,436	$221,400	$32,721	15.6%

Richest Counties in New Jersey

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Bergen County	$124,884	$623,000	$63,735	6.8%
2	Monmouth County	$124,845	$606,100	$66,696	6.5%
3	Morris County	$137,326	$582,500	$71,044	4.9%
4	Somerset County	$140,374	$552,100	$72,193	5.4%
5	Hudson County	$91,795	$539,700	$56,130	14.9%
6	Union County	$103,202	$529,200	$52,874	9.2%
7	Essex County	$80,789	$524,100	$49,449	14.6%
8	Hunterdon County	$141,715	$517,200	$72,227	4.0%
9	Middlesex County	$111,549	$462,900	$50,601	8.6%
10	Passaic County	$87,522	$459,500	$40,703	13.0%

Poorest Counties in New Jersey

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
21	Cumberland County	$67,436	$221,400	$32,721	15.6%
20	Salem County	$79,960	$239,500	$40,283	12.7%
19	Camden County	$88,755	$287,100	$45,500	12.4%
18	Atlantic County	$78,050	$295,000	$41,637	13.2%
17	Gloucester County	$105,115	$310,400	$48,631	7.7%
16	Warren County	$100,869	$346,500	$48,600	8.3%
15	Burlington County	$108,111	$354,000	$53,829	6.6%
14	Sussex County	$116,186	$369,400	$57,252	5.5%
13	Mercer County	$100,645	$377,700	$53,765	10.3%
12	Ocean County	$89,863	$398,400	$44,947	10.5%

All 21 Counties Ranked

Every county in New Jersey ranked by median home value. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Bergen County	$124,884	$623,000	$63,735	6.8%
2	Monmouth County	$124,845	$606,100	$66,696	6.5%
3	Morris County	$137,326	$582,500	$71,044	4.9%
4	Somerset County	$140,374	$552,100	$72,193	5.4%
5	Hudson County	$91,795	$539,700	$56,130	14.9%
6	Union County	$103,202	$529,200	$52,874	9.2%
7	Essex County	$80,789	$524,100	$49,449	14.6%
8	Hunterdon County	$141,715	$517,200	$72,227	4.0%
9	Middlesex County	$111,549	$462,900	$50,601	8.6%
10	Passaic County	$87,522	$459,500	$40,703	13.0%
11	Cape May County	$91,128	$434,600	$55,694	8.7%
12	Ocean County	$89,863	$398,400	$44,947	10.5%
13	Mercer County	$100,645	$377,700	$53,765	10.3%
14	Sussex County	$116,186	$369,400	$57,252	5.5%
15	Burlington County	$108,111	$354,000	$53,829	6.6%
16	Warren County	$100,869	$346,500	$48,600	8.3%
17	Gloucester County	$105,115	$310,400	$48,631	7.7%
18	Atlantic County	$78,050	$295,000	$41,637	13.2%
19	Camden County	$88,755	$287,100	$45,500	12.4%
20	Salem County	$79,960	$239,500	$40,283	12.7%
21	Cumberland County	$67,436	$221,400	$32,721	15.6%

Richest Counties in New Jersey

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Hunterdon County	$141,715	$517,200	$72,227	4.0%
2	Somerset County	$140,374	$552,100	$72,193	5.4%
3	Morris County	$137,326	$582,500	$71,044	4.9%
4	Monmouth County	$124,845	$606,100	$66,696	6.5%
5	Bergen County	$124,884	$623,000	$63,735	6.8%
6	Sussex County	$116,186	$369,400	$57,252	5.5%
7	Hudson County	$91,795	$539,700	$56,130	14.9%
8	Cape May County	$91,128	$434,600	$55,694	8.7%
9	Burlington County	$108,111	$354,000	$53,829	6.6%
10	Mercer County	$100,645	$377,700	$53,765	10.3%

Poorest Counties in New Jersey

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
21	Cumberland County	$67,436	$221,400	$32,721	15.6%
20	Salem County	$79,960	$239,500	$40,283	12.7%
19	Passaic County	$87,522	$459,500	$40,703	13.0%
18	Atlantic County	$78,050	$295,000	$41,637	13.2%
17	Ocean County	$89,863	$398,400	$44,947	10.5%
16	Camden County	$88,755	$287,100	$45,500	12.4%
15	Warren County	$100,869	$346,500	$48,600	8.3%
14	Gloucester County	$105,115	$310,400	$48,631	7.7%
13	Essex County	$80,789	$524,100	$49,449	14.6%
12	Middlesex County	$111,549	$462,900	$50,601	8.6%

All 21 Counties Ranked

Every county in New Jersey ranked by per capita income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Hunterdon County	$141,715	$517,200	$72,227	4.0%
2	Somerset County	$140,374	$552,100	$72,193	5.4%
3	Morris County	$137,326	$582,500	$71,044	4.9%
4	Monmouth County	$124,845	$606,100	$66,696	6.5%
5	Bergen County	$124,884	$623,000	$63,735	6.8%
6	Sussex County	$116,186	$369,400	$57,252	5.5%
7	Hudson County	$91,795	$539,700	$56,130	14.9%
8	Cape May County	$91,128	$434,600	$55,694	8.7%
9	Burlington County	$108,111	$354,000	$53,829	6.6%
10	Mercer County	$100,645	$377,700	$53,765	10.3%
11	Union County	$103,202	$529,200	$52,874	9.2%
12	Middlesex County	$111,549	$462,900	$50,601	8.6%
13	Essex County	$80,789	$524,100	$49,449	14.6%
14	Gloucester County	$105,115	$310,400	$48,631	7.7%
15	Warren County	$100,869	$346,500	$48,600	8.3%
16	Camden County	$88,755	$287,100	$45,500	12.4%
17	Ocean County	$89,863	$398,400	$44,947	10.5%
18	Atlantic County	$78,050	$295,000	$41,637	13.2%
19	Passaic County	$87,522	$459,500	$40,703	13.0%
20	Salem County	$79,960	$239,500	$40,283	12.7%
21	Cumberland County	$67,436	$221,400	$32,721	15.6%

Richest Counties in New Jersey

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Hunterdon County	$141,715	$517,200	$72,227	4.0%
2	Morris County	$137,326	$582,500	$71,044	4.9%
3	Somerset County	$140,374	$552,100	$72,193	5.4%
4	Sussex County	$116,186	$369,400	$57,252	5.5%
5	Monmouth County	$124,845	$606,100	$66,696	6.5%
6	Burlington County	$108,111	$354,000	$53,829	6.6%
7	Bergen County	$124,884	$623,000	$63,735	6.8%
8	Gloucester County	$105,115	$310,400	$48,631	7.7%
9	Warren County	$100,869	$346,500	$48,600	8.3%
10	Middlesex County	$111,549	$462,900	$50,601	8.6%

Poorest Counties in New Jersey

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
21	Cumberland County	$67,436	$221,400	$32,721	15.6%
20	Hudson County	$91,795	$539,700	$56,130	14.9%
19	Essex County	$80,789	$524,100	$49,449	14.6%
18	Atlantic County	$78,050	$295,000	$41,637	13.2%
17	Passaic County	$87,522	$459,500	$40,703	13.0%
16	Salem County	$79,960	$239,500	$40,283	12.7%
15	Camden County	$88,755	$287,100	$45,500	12.4%
14	Ocean County	$89,863	$398,400	$44,947	10.5%
13	Mercer County	$100,645	$377,700	$53,765	10.3%
12	Union County	$103,202	$529,200	$52,874	9.2%

All 21 Counties Ranked

Every county in New Jersey ranked by poverty rate. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Hunterdon County	$141,715	$517,200	$72,227	4.0%
2	Morris County	$137,326	$582,500	$71,044	4.9%
3	Somerset County	$140,374	$552,100	$72,193	5.4%
4	Sussex County	$116,186	$369,400	$57,252	5.5%
5	Monmouth County	$124,845	$606,100	$66,696	6.5%
6	Burlington County	$108,111	$354,000	$53,829	6.6%
7	Bergen County	$124,884	$623,000	$63,735	6.8%
8	Gloucester County	$105,115	$310,400	$48,631	7.7%
9	Warren County	$100,869	$346,500	$48,600	8.3%
10	Middlesex County	$111,549	$462,900	$50,601	8.6%
11	Cape May County	$91,128	$434,600	$55,694	8.7%
12	Union County	$103,202	$529,200	$52,874	9.2%
13	Mercer County	$100,645	$377,700	$53,765	10.3%
14	Ocean County	$89,863	$398,400	$44,947	10.5%
15	Camden County	$88,755	$287,100	$45,500	12.4%
16	Salem County	$79,960	$239,500	$40,283	12.7%
17	Passaic County	$87,522	$459,500	$40,703	13.0%
18	Atlantic County	$78,050	$295,000	$41,637	13.2%
19	Essex County	$80,789	$524,100	$49,449	14.6%
20	Hudson County	$91,795	$539,700	$56,130	14.9%
21	Cumberland County	$67,436	$221,400	$32,721	15.6%

About This Data

All figures are estimates from the American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates, published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Values are subject to sampling variability and margin of error.

Rankings are within New Jersey only and may differ from national rankings. For more information, see our methodology.