Counties in New Jersey by households

Bergen County had the highest households of 21 counties in 2022, at 350,843. Salem County had the lowest, at 24,744. The median was 174,454 and the figure for New Jersey was 3.44 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest350,843Bergen County

Lowest24,744Salem County

Median174,45421 counties

New Jersey3,438,162History

Map of counties, 2022

Under 53K
53K to 130K
130K to 190K
190K to 250K
250K and over

count, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Bergen County	350,843	+0.6%
2	Essex County	312,942	+1.7%
3	Middlesex County	301,967	+0.8%
4	Hudson County	290,054	+2.6%
5	Monmouth County	248,117	+1%
6	Ocean County	239,466	+0.7%
7	Union County	199,996	+0.8%
8	Camden County	198,757	+0.9%
9	Morris County	189,607	+1.2%
10	Passaic County	177,209	+0.6%
11	Burlington County	174,454	+1.2%
12	Mercer County	139,549	+1.8%
13	Somerset County	127,566	+1.8%
14	Gloucester County	109,996	+0.6%
15	Atlantic County	106,640	+1.3%
16	Sussex County	56,348	+1.7%
17	Cumberland County	52,584	+1.4%
18	Hunterdon County	49,676	+1.4%
19	Warren County	44,370	+1.3%
20	Cape May County	43,277	+3.1%
21	Salem County	24,744	-0%

Other periods

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2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in New Jersey by households, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in New Jersey by households, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in New Jersey by households, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in New Jersey by households, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households): Counties in New Jersey by households, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest households?

Bergen County, with 350,843 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households?

Salem County, with 24,744 in 2022.

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: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.