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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 2018, at $119,100. Ocean County had the lowest, at $35,806. The median was $59,691 and the figure for New Jersey was $67,173. Source: BEA.

Highest119,100Somerset County
Lowest35,806Ocean County
Median59,69121 counties
New Jersey67,173History

All counties, 2018

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Somerset CountySomerset County: 119,100 USD119,100Morris CountyMorris County: 111,516 USD111,516Mercer CountyMercer County: 88,871 USD88,871Bergen CountyBergen County: 83,342 USD83,342Salem CountySalem County: 79,747 USD79,747Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 75,117 USD75,117Union CountyUnion County: 69,503 USD69,503Hudson CountyHudson County: 67,729 USD67,729Essex CountyEssex County: 65,246 USD65,246Burlington CountyBurlington County: 62,530 USD62,530Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 59,691 USD59,691Cape May CountyCape May County: 58,239 USD58,239Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 58,060 USD58,060Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 51,007 USD51,007Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 50,521 USD50,521Camden CountyCamden County: 49,385 USD49,385Passaic CountyPassaic County: 43,509 USD43,509Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 42,112 USD42,112Warren CountyWarren County: 38,293 USD38,293Sussex CountySussex County: 36,068 USD36,068Ocean CountyOcean County: 35,806 USD35,806
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Somerset County119,100+5.5%
2Morris County111,516+5.2%
3Mercer County88,871+4.8%
4Bergen County83,342+4%
5Salem County79,747-0%
6Middlesex County75,117+4.7%
7Union County69,503+6.5%
8Hudson County67,729+6%
9Essex County65,246+3.6%
10Burlington County62,530+2.8%
11Hunterdon County59,691-1%
12Cape May County58,239+3.4%
13Monmouth County58,060+4.8%
14Atlantic County51,007+3.2%
15Gloucester County50,521+12%
16Camden County49,385+3.5%
17Passaic County43,509+6.2%
18Cumberland County42,112+4.7%
19Warren County38,293+0.2%
20Sussex County36,068+2.3%
21Ocean County35,806-1%

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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 $119,100 in 2018, according to BEA.

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

Ocean County, with $35,806 in 2018.

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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