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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 2018, at $107,900. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $62,400. The median was $95,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest107,900Hunterdon County
Lowest62,400Cumberland County
Median95,40021 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Atlantic County: 71,600 USDBergen County: 102,300 USDBurlington County: 87,400 USDCamden County: 87,400 USDCape May County: 78,700 USDCumberland County: 62,400 USDEssex County: 95,400 USDGloucester County: 87,400 USDHudson County: 66,500 USDHunterdon County: 107,900 USDMercer County: 98,900 USDMiddlesex County: 107,900 USDMonmouth County: 99,300 USDMorris County: 95,400 USDOcean County: 99,300 USDPassaic County: 102,300 USDSalem County: 87,400 USDSomerset County: 107,900 USDSussex County: 95,400 USDUnion County: 95,400 USDWarren County: 94,800 USD
  • Under 87K
  • 87K to 95K
  • 95K to 100K
  • 100K and over
USD, 2018. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Hunterdon County: 107,900 USDHunterdon County107,900Middlesex County: 107,900 USDMiddlesex County107,900Somerset County: 107,900 USDSomerset County107,900Bergen County: 102,300 USDBergen County102,300Passaic County: 102,300 USDPassaic County102,300Monmouth County: 99,300 USDMonmouth County99,300Ocean County: 99,300 USDOcean County99,300Mercer County: 98,900 USDMercer County98,900Essex County: 95,400 USDEssex County95,400Morris County: 95,400 USDMorris County95,400Sussex County: 95,400 USDSussex County95,400Union County: 95,400 USDUnion County95,400Warren County: 94,800 USDWarren County94,800Burlington County: 87,400 USDBurlington County87,400Camden County: 87,400 USDCamden County87,400Gloucester County: 87,400 USDGloucester County87,400Salem County: 87,400 USDSalem County87,400Cape May County: 78,700 USDCape May County78,700Atlantic County: 71,600 USDAtlantic County71,600Hudson County: 66,500 USDHudson County66,500Cumberland County: 62,400 USDCumberland County62,400Hunterdon County: 107,900 USDHunterdon County107,900Middlesex County: 107,900 USDMiddlesex County107,900Somerset County: 107,900 USDSomerset County107,900Bergen County: 102,300 USDBergen County102,300Passaic County: 102,300 USDPassaic County102,300Monmouth County: 99,300 USDMonmouth County99,300Ocean County: 99,300 USDOcean County99,300Mercer County: 98,900 USDMercer County98,900Essex County: 95,400 USDEssex County95,400Morris County: 95,400 USDMorris County95,400Sussex County: 95,400 USDSussex County95,400Union County: 95,400 USDUnion County95,400Warren County: 94,800 USDWarren County94,800Burlington County: 87,400 USDBurlington County87,400Camden County: 87,400 USDCamden County87,400Gloucester County: 87,400 USDGloucester County87,400Salem County: 87,400 USDSalem County87,400Cape May County: 78,700 USDCape May County78,700Atlantic County: 71,600 USDAtlantic County71,600Hudson County: 66,500 USDHudson County66,500Cumberland County: 62,400 USDCumberland County62,400
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Hunterdon County107,900+2.4%
1Middlesex County107,900+2.4%
1Somerset County107,900+2.4%
4Bergen County102,300+6%
4Passaic County102,300+6%
6Monmouth County99,300+5.6%
6Ocean County99,300+5.6%
8Mercer County98,900+3.7%
9Essex County95,400+1.3%
9Morris County95,400+1.3%
9Sussex County95,400+1.3%
9Union County95,400+1.3%
13Warren County94,800+0.3%
14Burlington County87,400+5%
14Camden County87,400+5%
14Gloucester County87,400+5%
14Salem County87,400+5%
18Cape May County78,700+7.2%
19Atlantic County71,600+6.5%
20Hudson County66,500+5.4%
21Cumberland County62,400+15.1%

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/il18/Section8-FY18.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. (2018). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.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), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 27 Mar. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $107,900 in 2018, 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 $62,400 in 2018.

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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