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Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2026

Hunterdon County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 21 counties in 2026, at $154,800. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $89,100. The median was $138,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest154,800Hunterdon County
Lowest89,100Cumberland County
Median138,40021 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Atlantic County: 97,500 USDBergen County: 139,100 USDBurlington County: 122,700 USDCamden County: 122,700 USDCape May County: 115,800 USDCumberland County: 89,100 USDEssex County: 138,400 USDGloucester County: 122,700 USDHudson County: 110,100 USDHunterdon County: 154,800 USDMercer County: 139,800 USDMiddlesex County: 154,800 USDMonmouth County: 140,600 USDMorris County: 138,400 USDOcean County: 140,600 USDPassaic County: 139,100 USDSalem County: 122,700 USDSomerset County: 154,800 USDSussex County: 138,400 USDUnion County: 138,400 USDWarren County: 127,900 USD
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  • 120K to 130K
  • 130K to 140K
  • 140K and over
USD, 2026. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2026

Hunterdon County: 154,800 USDHunterdon County154,800Middlesex County: 154,800 USDMiddlesex County154,800Somerset County: 154,800 USDSomerset County154,800Monmouth County: 140,600 USDMonmouth County140,600Ocean County: 140,600 USDOcean County140,600Mercer County: 139,800 USDMercer County139,800Bergen County: 139,100 USDBergen County139,100Passaic County: 139,100 USDPassaic County139,100Essex County: 138,400 USDEssex County138,400Morris County: 138,400 USDMorris County138,400Sussex County: 138,400 USDSussex County138,400Union County: 138,400 USDUnion County138,400Warren County: 127,900 USDWarren County127,900Burlington County: 122,700 USDBurlington County122,700Camden County: 122,700 USDCamden County122,700Gloucester County: 122,700 USDGloucester County122,700Salem County: 122,700 USDSalem County122,700Cape May County: 115,800 USDCape May County115,800Hudson County: 110,100 USDHudson County110,100Atlantic County: 97,500 USDAtlantic County97,500Cumberland County: 89,100 USDCumberland County89,100Hunterdon County: 154,800 USDHunterdon County154,800Middlesex County: 154,800 USDMiddlesex County154,800Somerset County: 154,800 USDSomerset County154,800Monmouth County: 140,600 USDMonmouth County140,600Ocean County: 140,600 USDOcean County140,600Mercer County: 139,800 USDMercer County139,800Bergen County: 139,100 USDBergen County139,100Passaic County: 139,100 USDPassaic County139,100Essex County: 138,400 USDEssex County138,400Morris County: 138,400 USDMorris County138,400Sussex County: 138,400 USDSussex County138,400Union County: 138,400 USDUnion County138,400Warren County: 127,900 USDWarren County127,900Burlington County: 122,700 USDBurlington County122,700Camden County: 122,700 USDCamden County122,700Gloucester County: 122,700 USDGloucester County122,700Salem County: 122,700 USDSalem County122,700Cape May County: 115,800 USDCape May County115,800Hudson County: 110,100 USDHudson County110,100Atlantic County: 97,500 USDAtlantic County97,500Cumberland County: 89,100 USDCumberland County89,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Hunterdon County154,800+0.9%
1Middlesex County154,800+0.9%
1Somerset County154,800+0.9%
4Monmouth County140,600+2.8%
4Ocean County140,600+2.8%
6Mercer County139,800+10.2%
7Bergen County139,100+1.5%
7Passaic County139,100+1.5%
9Essex County138,400+2.3%
9Morris County138,400+2.3%
9Sussex County138,400+2.3%
9Union County138,400+2.3%
13Warren County127,900-4.3%
14Burlington County122,700+2.8%
14Camden County122,700+2.8%
14Gloucester County122,700+2.8%
14Salem County122,700+2.8%
18Cape May County115,800-7.1%
19Hudson County110,100+2.4%
20Atlantic County97,500-0.8%
21Cumberland County89,100+3%

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About this ranking

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year.

More on how it is measured
  • HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments.
  • Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Hunterdon County, with $154,800 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Cumberland County, with $89,100 in 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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