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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 2017, at $105,400. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $54,200. The median was $94,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest105,400Hunterdon County
Lowest54,200Cumberland County
Median94,20021 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Atlantic County: 67,200 USDBergen County: 96,500 USDBurlington County: 83,200 USDCamden County: 83,200 USDCape May County: 73,400 USDCumberland County: 54,200 USDEssex County: 94,200 USDGloucester County: 83,200 USDHudson County: 63,100 USDHunterdon County: 105,400 USDMercer County: 95,400 USDMiddlesex County: 105,400 USDMonmouth County: 94,000 USDMorris County: 94,200 USDOcean County: 94,000 USDPassaic County: 96,500 USDSalem County: 83,200 USDSomerset County: 105,400 USDSussex County: 94,200 USDUnion County: 94,200 USDWarren County: 94,500 USD
  • Under 83K
  • 83K to 94K
  • 94K to 97K
  • 97K and over
USD, 2017. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Hunterdon County: 105,400 USDHunterdon County105,400Middlesex County: 105,400 USDMiddlesex County105,400Somerset County: 105,400 USDSomerset County105,400Bergen County: 96,500 USDBergen County96,500Passaic County: 96,500 USDPassaic County96,500Mercer County: 95,400 USDMercer County95,400Warren County: 94,500 USDWarren County94,500Essex County: 94,200 USDEssex County94,200Morris County: 94,200 USDMorris County94,200Sussex County: 94,200 USDSussex County94,200Union County: 94,200 USDUnion County94,200Monmouth County: 94,000 USDMonmouth County94,000Ocean County: 94,000 USDOcean County94,000Burlington County: 83,200 USDBurlington County83,200Camden County: 83,200 USDCamden County83,200Gloucester County: 83,200 USDGloucester County83,200Salem County: 83,200 USDSalem County83,200Cape May County: 73,400 USDCape May County73,400Atlantic County: 67,200 USDAtlantic County67,200Hudson County: 63,100 USDHudson County63,100Cumberland County: 54,200 USDCumberland County54,200Hunterdon County: 105,400 USDHunterdon County105,400Middlesex County: 105,400 USDMiddlesex County105,400Somerset County: 105,400 USDSomerset County105,400Bergen County: 96,500 USDBergen County96,500Passaic County: 96,500 USDPassaic County96,500Mercer County: 95,400 USDMercer County95,400Warren County: 94,500 USDWarren County94,500Essex County: 94,200 USDEssex County94,200Morris County: 94,200 USDMorris County94,200Sussex County: 94,200 USDSussex County94,200Union County: 94,200 USDUnion County94,200Monmouth County: 94,000 USDMonmouth County94,000Ocean County: 94,000 USDOcean County94,000Burlington County: 83,200 USDBurlington County83,200Camden County: 83,200 USDCamden County83,200Gloucester County: 83,200 USDGloucester County83,200Salem County: 83,200 USDSalem County83,200Cape May County: 73,400 USDCape May County73,400Atlantic County: 67,200 USDAtlantic County67,200Hudson County: 63,100 USDHudson County63,100Cumberland County: 54,200 USDCumberland County54,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Hunterdon County105,400+1.5%
1Middlesex County105,400+1.5%
1Somerset County105,400+1.5%
4Bergen County96,500+5.8%
4Passaic County96,500+5.8%
6Mercer County95,400+2.6%
7Warren County94,500+12.6%
8Essex County94,200+5%
8Morris County94,200+5%
8Sussex County94,200+5%
8Union County94,200+5%
12Monmouth County94,000+3.4%
12Ocean County94,000+3.4%
14Burlington County83,200+3.6%
14Camden County83,200+3.6%
14Gloucester County83,200+3.6%
14Salem County83,200+3.6%
18Cape May County73,400-9.2%
19Atlantic County67,200+8%
20Hudson County63,100+2.6%
21Cumberland County54,200-0.4%

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/il17/Section8-FY17.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. (2017). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 7 Apr. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $105,400 in 2017, 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 $54,200 in 2017.

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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