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Counties in New Jersey by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Somerset County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 21 counties in 2016, at $112,096. Sussex County had the lowest, at $35,296. The median was $58,351 and the figure for New Jersey was $63,432. Source: BEA.

Highest112,096Somerset County
Lowest35,296Sussex County
Median58,35121 counties
New Jersey63,432History

All counties, 2016

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Somerset CountySomerset County: 112,096 USD112,096Morris CountyMorris County: 105,177 USD105,177Mercer CountyMercer County: 83,687 USD83,687Bergen CountyBergen County: 78,637 USD78,637Salem CountySalem County: 77,017 USD77,017Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 71,485 USD71,485Union CountyUnion County: 65,757 USD65,757Essex CountyEssex County: 62,701 USD62,701Hudson CountyHudson County: 60,772 USD60,772Burlington CountyBurlington County: 59,117 USD59,117Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 58,351 USD58,351Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 54,694 USD54,694Cape May CountyCape May County: 53,553 USD53,553Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 49,650 USD49,650Camden CountyCamden County: 46,100 USD46,100Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 44,593 USD44,593Passaic CountyPassaic County: 41,520 USD41,520Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 40,355 USD40,355Warren CountyWarren County: 38,339 USD38,339Ocean CountyOcean County: 35,448 USD35,448Sussex CountySussex County: 35,296 USD35,296
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Somerset County112,096+3.4%
2Morris County105,177+1.7%
3Mercer County83,687+4.8%
4Bergen County78,637+1.7%
5Salem County77,017-10.1%
6Middlesex County71,485+3.1%
7Union County65,757+1%
8Essex County62,701+1%
9Hudson County60,772+0.7%
10Burlington County59,117+2.2%
11Hunterdon County58,351+2.6%
12Monmouth County54,694+2.3%
13Cape May County53,553+1.8%
14Atlantic County49,650-0.9%
15Camden County46,100+3.5%
16Gloucester County44,593-3.1%
17Passaic County41,520-0.2%
18Cumberland County40,355+4.5%
19Warren County38,339-2.7%
20Ocean County35,448+2%
21Sussex County35,296+6.5%

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About this ranking

Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.

United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.

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.

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Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Somerset County, with $112,096 in 2016, according to BEA.

Which county has the lowest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Sussex County, with $35,296 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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