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Counties in New Jersey by real GDP growth

Mercer County had the highest real GDP growth of 21 counties in 2019, at 10.9%. Cape May County had the lowest, at -1%. The median was 1.5% and the figure for New Jersey was 1.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest10.9Mercer County
Lowest-1Cape May County
Median1.521 counties
New Jersey1.9History

All counties, 2019

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Mercer CountyMercer County: 10.9 %10.9Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 4.2 %4.2Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 2.6 %2.6Bergen CountyBergen County: 2.4 %2.4Essex CountyEssex County: 2.3 %2.3Ocean CountyOcean County: 2.1 %2.1Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 1.7 %1.7Burlington CountyBurlington County: 1.6 %1.6Hudson CountyHudson County: 1.6 %1.6Salem CountySalem County: 1.6 %1.6Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 1.5 %1.5Warren CountyWarren County: 1.5 %1.5Camden CountyCamden County: 1.2 %1.2Somerset CountySomerset County: 1 %1Morris CountyMorris County: 0.8 %0.8Passaic CountyPassaic County: 0.7 %0.7Sussex CountySussex County: 0.5 %0.5Union CountyUnion County: 0.4 %0.4Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 0.3 %0.3Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 0.1 %0.1Cape May CountyCape May County: -1 %-1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Mercer County10.9+7.5 pts
2Gloucester County4.2-3.8 pts
3Hunterdon County2.6+5.1 pts
4Bergen County2.4-0.2 pts
5Essex County2.3-0.7 pts
6Ocean County2.1+3.9 pts
7Monmouth County1.7-1.3 pts
8Burlington County1.6+0.6 pts
8Hudson County1.6-2.4 pts
8Salem County1.6+4.4 pts
11Atlantic County1.5+0.8 pts
11Warren County1.5+2.7 pts
13Camden County1.2-0.7 pts
14Somerset County1-3.7 pts
15Morris County0.8-2.6 pts
16Passaic County0.7-2.9 pts
17Sussex County0.5+0.1 pts
18Union County0.4-3.6 pts
19Cumberland County0.3-2.4 pts
20Middlesex County0.1-3.1 pts
21Cape May County-1-1.3 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Mercer County, with 10.9% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Cape May County, with -1% in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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