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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 2020, at $119,500. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $67,700. The median was $104,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest119,500Hunterdon County
Lowest67,700Cumberland County
Median104,20021 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Atlantic County: 84,300 USDBergen County: 104,200 USDBurlington County: 96,600 USDCamden County: 96,600 USDCape May County: 85,800 USDCumberland County: 67,700 USDEssex County: 106,000 USDGloucester County: 96,600 USDHudson County: 76,900 USDHunterdon County: 119,500 USDMercer County: 108,700 USDMiddlesex County: 119,500 USDMonmouth County: 109,400 USDMorris County: 106,000 USDOcean County: 109,400 USDPassaic County: 104,200 USDSalem County: 96,600 USDSomerset County: 119,500 USDSussex County: 106,000 USDUnion County: 106,000 USDWarren County: 97,800 USD
  • Under 97K
  • 97K to 98K
  • 98K to 110K
  • 110K and over
USD, 2020. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2020

Hunterdon County: 119,500 USDHunterdon County119,500Middlesex County: 119,500 USDMiddlesex County119,500Somerset County: 119,500 USDSomerset County119,500Monmouth County: 109,400 USDMonmouth County109,400Ocean County: 109,400 USDOcean County109,400Mercer County: 108,700 USDMercer County108,700Essex County: 106,000 USDEssex County106,000Morris County: 106,000 USDMorris County106,000Sussex County: 106,000 USDSussex County106,000Union County: 106,000 USDUnion County106,000Bergen County: 104,200 USDBergen County104,200Passaic County: 104,200 USDPassaic County104,200Warren County: 97,800 USDWarren County97,800Burlington County: 96,600 USDBurlington County96,600Camden County: 96,600 USDCamden County96,600Gloucester County: 96,600 USDGloucester County96,600Salem County: 96,600 USDSalem County96,600Cape May County: 85,800 USDCape May County85,800Atlantic County: 84,300 USDAtlantic County84,300Hudson County: 76,900 USDHudson County76,900Cumberland County: 67,700 USDCumberland County67,700Hunterdon County: 119,500 USDHunterdon County119,500Middlesex County: 119,500 USDMiddlesex County119,500Somerset County: 119,500 USDSomerset County119,500Monmouth County: 109,400 USDMonmouth County109,400Ocean County: 109,400 USDOcean County109,400Mercer County: 108,700 USDMercer County108,700Essex County: 106,000 USDEssex County106,000Morris County: 106,000 USDMorris County106,000Sussex County: 106,000 USDSussex County106,000Union County: 106,000 USDUnion County106,000Bergen County: 104,200 USDBergen County104,200Passaic County: 104,200 USDPassaic County104,200Warren County: 97,800 USDWarren County97,800Burlington County: 96,600 USDBurlington County96,600Camden County: 96,600 USDCamden County96,600Gloucester County: 96,600 USDGloucester County96,600Salem County: 96,600 USDSalem County96,600Cape May County: 85,800 USDCape May County85,800Atlantic County: 84,300 USDAtlantic County84,300Hudson County: 76,900 USDHudson County76,900Cumberland County: 67,700 USDCumberland County67,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Hunterdon County119,500+1%
1Middlesex County119,500+1%
1Somerset County119,500+1%
4Monmouth County109,400+6.9%
4Ocean County109,400+6.9%
6Mercer County108,700+2.7%
7Essex County106,000+5.4%
7Morris County106,000+5.4%
7Sussex County106,000+5.4%
7Union County106,000+5.4%
11Bergen County104,200-2.3%
11Passaic County104,200-2.3%
13Warren County97,800-5.4%
14Burlington County96,600+7.2%
14Camden County96,600+7.2%
14Gloucester County96,600+7.2%
14Salem County96,600+7.2%
18Cape May County85,800+2.6%
19Atlantic County84,300+9.6%
20Hudson County76,900+8.9%
21Cumberland County67,700+5%

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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/il20/Section8-FY20.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. (2020). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $119,500 in 2020, 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 $67,700 in 2020.

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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