Counties in New Jersey by households

Bergen County had the highest households of 21 counties in 2023, at 353,307. Salem County had the lowest, at 24,881. The median was 176,046 and the figure for New Jersey was 3.48 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest353,307Bergen County

Lowest24,881Salem County

Median176,04621 counties

New Jersey3,478,355History

Map of counties, 2023

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

count, 2023. 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, 2023

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	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Bergen County	353,307	+0.7%
2	Essex County	317,473	+1.4%
3	Middlesex County	305,610	+1.2%
4	Hudson County	295,552	+1.9%
5	Monmouth County	250,195	+0.8%
6	Ocean County	241,521	+0.9%
7	Union County	201,663	+0.8%
8	Camden County	200,569	+0.9%
9	Morris County	191,840	+1.2%
10	Passaic County	177,964	+0.4%
11	Burlington County	176,046	+0.9%
12	Mercer County	141,464	+1.4%
13	Somerset County	129,459	+1.5%
14	Gloucester County	111,796	+1.6%
15	Atlantic County	108,712	+1.9%
16	Sussex County	57,328	+1.7%
17	Cumberland County	53,341	+1.4%
18	Hunterdon County	50,322	+1.3%
19	Warren County	44,943	+1.3%
20	Cape May County	44,369	+2.5%
21	Salem County	24,881	+0.6%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in New Jersey by households, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in New Jersey by households, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in New Jersey by households, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest households?

Bergen County, with 353,307 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households?

Salem County, with 24,881 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: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.