Counties in New Jersey by real GDP growth

Name: Counties in New Jersey by real GDP growth, 2020
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Salem County had the highest real GDP growth of 21 counties in 2020, at 7.5%. Gloucester County had the lowest, at -8.1%. The median was -3.8% and the figure for New Jersey was -3.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest7.5Salem County

Lowest-8.1Gloucester County

Median-3.821 counties

New Jersey-3.2History

All counties, 2020

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%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Salem County	7.5	+5.9 pts
2	Mercer County	2.4	-8.5 pts
3	Burlington County	0.1	-1.5 pts
4	Ocean County	0	-2.1 pts
5	Somerset County	-1.3	-2.3 pts
6	Cape May County	-1.9	-0.9 pts
6	Morris County	-1.9	-2.7 pts
8	Monmouth County	-2	-3.7 pts
9	Middlesex County	-2.2	-2.3 pts
10	Bergen County	-3.8	-6.2 pts
10	Cumberland County	-3.8	-4.1 pts
12	Union County	-3.9	-4.3 pts
13	Hunterdon County	-4.7	-7.3 pts
14	Camden County	-4.9	-6.1 pts
15	Hudson County	-5.2	-6.8 pts
16	Sussex County	-5.3	-5.8 pts
17	Atlantic County	-5.7	-7.2 pts
18	Warren County	-6.9	-8.4 pts
19	Passaic County	-7.7	-8.4 pts
20	Essex County	-8	-10.3 pts
21	Gloucester County	-8.1	-12.3 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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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Salem County, with 7.5% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Gloucester County, with -8.1% in 2020.

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.