# Counties in New Jersey by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 21 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-jersey-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hudson County | 20.8 |
| 2 | Passaic County | 18.4 |
| 3 | Salem County | 18.2 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 17.7 |
| 5 | Essex County | 16.6 |
| 6 | Camden County | 16.5 |
| 7 | Atlantic County | 14.4 |
| 8 | Mercer County | 13.3 |
| 9 | Cape May County | 13.2 |
| 10 | Ocean County | 12.2 |
| 10 | Union County | 12.2 |
| 12 | Warren County | 10.2 |
| 13 | Middlesex County | 9.5 |
| 14 | Gloucester County | 7.7 |
| 15 | Monmouth County | 7.6 |
| 16 | Bergen County | 7.3 |
| 17 | Somerset County | 5.6 |
| 17 | Sussex County | 5.6 |
| 19 | Burlington County | 5.5 |
| 20 | Morris County | 4.3 |
| 21 | Hunterdon County | 3.7 |