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

Hunterdon County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 21 counties in 2015, at $103,900. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $60,400. The median was $91,500. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest103,900Hunterdon County
Lowest60,400Cumberland County
Median91,50021 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Atlantic County: 67,300 USDBergen County: 93,700 USDBurlington County: 81,100 USDCamden County: 81,100 USDCape May County: 75,200 USDCumberland County: 60,400 USDEssex County: 91,500 USDGloucester County: 81,100 USDHudson County: 63,600 USDHunterdon County: 103,900 USDMercer County: 97,000 USDMiddlesex County: 103,900 USDMonmouth County: 91,700 USDMorris County: 91,500 USDOcean County: 91,700 USDPassaic County: 93,700 USDSalem County: 81,100 USDSomerset County: 103,900 USDSussex County: 91,500 USDUnion County: 91,500 USDWarren County: 87,400 USD
  • Under 81K
  • 81K to 87K
  • 87K to 92K
  • 92K to 94K
  • 94K and over
USD, 2015. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Hunterdon County: 103,900 USDHunterdon County103,900Middlesex County: 103,900 USDMiddlesex County103,900Somerset County: 103,900 USDSomerset County103,900Mercer County: 97,000 USDMercer County97,000Bergen County: 93,700 USDBergen County93,700Passaic County: 93,700 USDPassaic County93,700Monmouth County: 91,700 USDMonmouth County91,700Ocean County: 91,700 USDOcean County91,700Essex County: 91,500 USDEssex County91,500Morris County: 91,500 USDMorris County91,500Sussex County: 91,500 USDSussex County91,500Union County: 91,500 USDUnion County91,500Warren County: 87,400 USDWarren County87,400Burlington County: 81,100 USDBurlington County81,100Camden County: 81,100 USDCamden County81,100Gloucester County: 81,100 USDGloucester County81,100Salem County: 81,100 USDSalem County81,100Cape May County: 75,200 USDCape May County75,200Atlantic County: 67,300 USDAtlantic County67,300Hudson County: 63,600 USDHudson County63,600Cumberland County: 60,400 USDCumberland County60,400Hunterdon County: 103,900 USDHunterdon County103,900Middlesex County: 103,900 USDMiddlesex County103,900Somerset County: 103,900 USDSomerset County103,900Mercer County: 97,000 USDMercer County97,000Bergen County: 93,700 USDBergen County93,700Passaic County: 93,700 USDPassaic County93,700Monmouth County: 91,700 USDMonmouth County91,700Ocean County: 91,700 USDOcean County91,700Essex County: 91,500 USDEssex County91,500Morris County: 91,500 USDMorris County91,500Sussex County: 91,500 USDSussex County91,500Union County: 91,500 USDUnion County91,500Warren County: 87,400 USDWarren County87,400Burlington County: 81,100 USDBurlington County81,100Camden County: 81,100 USDCamden County81,100Gloucester County: 81,100 USDGloucester County81,100Salem County: 81,100 USDSalem County81,100Cape May County: 75,200 USDCape May County75,200Atlantic County: 67,300 USDAtlantic County67,300Hudson County: 63,600 USDHudson County63,600Cumberland County: 60,400 USDCumberland County60,400
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Hunterdon County103,900+3.4%
1Middlesex County103,900+3.4%
1Somerset County103,900+3.4%
4Mercer County97,000+1.1%
5Bergen County93,700+7.1%
5Passaic County93,700+7.1%
7Monmouth County91,700+6.5%
7Ocean County91,700+6.5%
9Essex County91,500+4.3%
9Morris County91,500+4.3%
9Sussex County91,500+4.3%
9Union County91,500+4.3%
13Warren County87,400+5.4%
14Burlington County81,100+2.9%
14Camden County81,100+2.9%
14Gloucester County81,100+2.9%
14Salem County81,100+2.9%
18Cape May County75,200+2.3%
19Atlantic County67,300-1.2%
20Hudson County63,600+0.5%
21Cumberland County60,400+1.2%

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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/il15/Section8_Rev.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. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.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), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $103,900 in 2015, 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 $60,400 in 2015.

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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