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Counties in New Jersey by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Sussex County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 21 counties in 2023, at 84.9%. Hudson County had the lowest, at 31.2%. The median was 71.3% and the figure for New Jersey was 63.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest84.9Sussex County
Lowest31.2Hudson County
Median71.321 counties
New Jersey63.7History

All counties, 2023

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Sussex CountySussex County: 84.9 %84.9Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 84.8 %84.8Ocean CountyOcean County: 80.2 %80.2Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 79.4 %79.4Cape May CountyCape May County: 79.3 %79.3Burlington CountyBurlington County: 75.7 %75.7Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 75.4 %75.4Somerset CountySomerset County: 74.5 %74.5Warren CountyWarren County: 74.3 %74.3Morris CountyMorris County: 73.9 %73.9Salem CountySalem County: 71.3 %71.3Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 67.8 %67.8Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 65.6 %65.6Bergen CountyBergen County: 65.4 %65.4Camden CountyCamden County: 65 %65Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 63.5 %63.5Mercer CountyMercer County: 61.9 %61.9Union CountyUnion County: 57.6 %57.6Passaic CountyPassaic County: 52.8 %52.8Essex CountyEssex County: 44.5 %44.5Hudson CountyHudson County: 31.2 %31.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sussex County84.9+0.1 pts
2Hunterdon County84.8+0.3 pts
3Ocean County80.2+0.3 pts
4Gloucester County79.4-0.3 pts
5Cape May County79.3+0.8 pts
6Burlington County75.7-0.1 pts
7Monmouth County75.4-0.2 pts
8Somerset County74.5-0.9 pts
9Warren County74.3+1.5 pts
10Morris County73.9+0.1 pts
11Salem County71.3+0.7 pts
12Atlantic County67.8-0 pts
13Cumberland County65.6-0.5 pts
14Bergen County65.4+0.3 pts
15Camden County65-0.4 pts
16Middlesex County63.5-0.4 pts
17Mercer County61.9-0.9 pts
18Union County57.6-0.1 pts
19Passaic County52.8+0.4 pts
20Essex County44.5-0.1 pts
21Hudson County31.2-1.1 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Sussex County, with 84.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Hudson County, with 31.2% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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