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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 2019, at $121,581. Ocean County had the lowest, at $37,020. The median was $62,261 and the figure for New Jersey was $69,473. Source: BEA.

Highest121,581Somerset County
Lowest37,020Ocean County
Median62,26121 counties
New Jersey69,473History

All counties, 2019

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Somerset CountySomerset County: 121,581 USD121,581Morris CountyMorris County: 113,931 USD113,931Mercer CountyMercer County: 99,856 USD99,856Bergen CountyBergen County: 87,253 USD87,253Salem CountySalem County: 83,188 USD83,188Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 76,358 USD76,358Union CountyUnion County: 70,114 USD70,114Hudson CountyHudson County: 69,524 USD69,524Essex CountyEssex County: 67,840 USD67,840Burlington CountyBurlington County: 64,560 USD64,560Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 62,261 USD62,261Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 60,208 USD60,208Cape May CountyCape May County: 59,055 USD59,055Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 52,895 USD52,895Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 52,479 USD52,479Camden CountyCamden County: 50,956 USD50,956Passaic CountyPassaic County: 44,336 USD44,336Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 43,453 USD43,453Warren CountyWarren County: 39,637 USD39,637Sussex CountySussex County: 37,074 USD37,074Ocean CountyOcean County: 37,020 USD37,020
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Somerset County121,581+2.1%
2Morris County113,931+2.2%
3Mercer County99,856+12.4%
4Bergen County87,253+4.7%
5Salem County83,188+4.3%
6Middlesex County76,358+1.7%
7Union County70,114+0.9%
8Hudson County69,524+2.7%
9Essex County67,840+4%
10Burlington County64,560+3.2%
11Hunterdon County62,261+4.3%
12Monmouth County60,208+3.7%
13Cape May County59,055+1.4%
14Atlantic County52,895+3.7%
15Gloucester County52,479+3.9%
16Camden County50,956+3.2%
17Passaic County44,336+1.9%
18Cumberland County43,453+3.2%
19Warren County39,637+3.5%
20Sussex County37,074+2.8%
21Ocean County37,020+3.4%

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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 $121,581 in 2019, according to BEA.

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

Ocean County, with $37,020 in 2019.

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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