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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 2021, at $129,068. Sussex County had the lowest, at $38,733. The median was $66,630 and the figure for New Jersey was $74,949. Source: BEA.

Highest129,068Somerset County
Lowest38,733Sussex County
Median66,63021 counties
New Jersey74,949History

All counties, 2021

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Somerset CountySomerset County: 129,068 USD129,068Morris CountyMorris County: 122,854 USD122,854Mercer CountyMercer County: 117,804 USD117,804Salem CountySalem County: 98,592 USD98,592Bergen CountyBergen County: 92,935 USD92,935Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 84,239 USD84,239Hudson CountyHudson County: 76,349 USD76,349Union CountyUnion County: 72,304 USD72,304Burlington CountyBurlington County: 71,676 USD71,676Essex CountyEssex County: 69,528 USD69,528Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 66,630 USD66,630Cape May CountyCape May County: 66,177 USD66,177Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 64,386 USD64,386Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 57,094 USD57,094Camden CountyCamden County: 54,260 USD54,260Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 52,645 USD52,645Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 48,170 USD48,170Passaic CountyPassaic County: 46,520 USD46,520Warren CountyWarren County: 40,629 USD40,629Ocean CountyOcean County: 39,996 USD39,996Sussex CountySussex County: 38,733 USD38,733
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Somerset County129,068+6.6%
2Morris County122,854+8.6%
3Mercer County117,804+13.2%
4Salem County98,592+10.6%
5Bergen County92,935+8.5%
6Middlesex County84,239+11.2%
7Hudson County76,349+13.6%
8Union County72,304+6.8%
9Burlington County71,676+8.9%
10Essex County69,528+9.8%
11Monmouth County66,630+10.3%
12Cape May County66,177+10.8%
13Hunterdon County64,386+5.9%
14Atlantic County57,094+13.2%
15Camden County54,260+9.4%
16Gloucester County52,645+11%
17Cumberland County48,170+10.9%
18Passaic County46,520+12.3%
19Warren County40,629+7.9%
20Ocean County39,996+6.3%
21Sussex County38,733+6.8%

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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 $129,068 in 2021, according to BEA.

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

Sussex County, with $38,733 in 2021.

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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