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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 2016, at $103,800. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $54,400. The median was $89,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest103,800Hunterdon County
Lowest54,400Cumberland County
Median89,70021 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Atlantic County: 62,200 USDBergen County: 91,200 USDBurlington County: 80,300 USDCamden County: 80,300 USDCape May County: 80,800 USDCumberland County: 54,400 USDEssex County: 89,700 USDGloucester County: 80,300 USDHudson County: 61,500 USDHunterdon County: 103,800 USDMercer County: 93,000 USDMiddlesex County: 103,800 USDMonmouth County: 90,900 USDMorris County: 89,700 USDOcean County: 90,900 USDPassaic County: 91,200 USDSalem County: 80,300 USDSomerset County: 103,800 USDSussex County: 89,700 USDUnion County: 89,700 USDWarren County: 83,900 USD
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  • 80K to 84K
  • 84K to 90K
  • 90K to 91K
  • 91K and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Hunterdon County: 103,800 USDHunterdon County103,800Middlesex County: 103,800 USDMiddlesex County103,800Somerset County: 103,800 USDSomerset County103,800Mercer County: 93,000 USDMercer County93,000Bergen County: 91,200 USDBergen County91,200Passaic County: 91,200 USDPassaic County91,200Monmouth County: 90,900 USDMonmouth County90,900Ocean County: 90,900 USDOcean County90,900Essex County: 89,700 USDEssex County89,700Morris County: 89,700 USDMorris County89,700Sussex County: 89,700 USDSussex County89,700Union County: 89,700 USDUnion County89,700Warren County: 83,900 USDWarren County83,900Cape May County: 80,800 USDCape May County80,800Burlington County: 80,300 USDBurlington County80,300Camden County: 80,300 USDCamden County80,300Gloucester County: 80,300 USDGloucester County80,300Salem County: 80,300 USDSalem County80,300Atlantic County: 62,200 USDAtlantic County62,200Hudson County: 61,500 USDHudson County61,500Cumberland County: 54,400 USDCumberland County54,400Hunterdon County: 103,800 USDHunterdon County103,800Middlesex County: 103,800 USDMiddlesex County103,800Somerset County: 103,800 USDSomerset County103,800Mercer County: 93,000 USDMercer County93,000Bergen County: 91,200 USDBergen County91,200Passaic County: 91,200 USDPassaic County91,200Monmouth County: 90,900 USDMonmouth County90,900Ocean County: 90,900 USDOcean County90,900Essex County: 89,700 USDEssex County89,700Morris County: 89,700 USDMorris County89,700Sussex County: 89,700 USDSussex County89,700Union County: 89,700 USDUnion County89,700Warren County: 83,900 USDWarren County83,900Cape May County: 80,800 USDCape May County80,800Burlington County: 80,300 USDBurlington County80,300Camden County: 80,300 USDCamden County80,300Gloucester County: 80,300 USDGloucester County80,300Salem County: 80,300 USDSalem County80,300Atlantic County: 62,200 USDAtlantic County62,200Hudson County: 61,500 USDHudson County61,500Cumberland County: 54,400 USDCumberland County54,400
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Hunterdon County103,800-0.1%
1Middlesex County103,800-0.1%
1Somerset County103,800-0.1%
4Mercer County93,000-4.1%
5Bergen County91,200-2.7%
5Passaic County91,200-2.7%
7Monmouth County90,900-0.9%
7Ocean County90,900-0.9%
9Essex County89,700-2%
9Morris County89,700-2%
9Sussex County89,700-2%
9Union County89,700-2%
13Warren County83,900-4%
14Cape May County80,800+7.4%
15Burlington County80,300-1%
15Camden County80,300-1%
15Gloucester County80,300-1%
15Salem County80,300-1%
19Atlantic County62,200-7.6%
20Hudson County61,500-3.3%
21Cumberland County54,400-9.9%

Other periods

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/il16/Section8-FY16.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. (2016). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.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), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 Mar. 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $103,800 in 2016, 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 $54,400 in 2016.

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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