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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 2021, at $123,200. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $67,400. The median was $107,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest123,200Hunterdon County
Lowest67,400Cumberland County
Median107,40021 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Atlantic County: 83,100 USDBergen County: 113,200 USDBurlington County: 94,500 USDCamden County: 94,500 USDCape May County: 84,900 USDCumberland County: 67,400 USDEssex County: 107,400 USDGloucester County: 94,500 USDHudson County: 84,700 USDHunterdon County: 123,200 USDMercer County: 106,800 USDMiddlesex County: 123,200 USDMonmouth County: 108,900 USDMorris County: 107,400 USDOcean County: 108,900 USDPassaic County: 113,200 USDSalem County: 94,500 USDSomerset County: 123,200 USDSussex County: 107,400 USDUnion County: 107,400 USDWarren County: 111,000 USD
  • Under 95K
  • 95K to 110K
  • 110K and over
USD, 2021. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Hunterdon County: 123,200 USDHunterdon County123,200Middlesex County: 123,200 USDMiddlesex County123,200Somerset County: 123,200 USDSomerset County123,200Bergen County: 113,200 USDBergen County113,200Passaic County: 113,200 USDPassaic County113,200Warren County: 111,000 USDWarren County111,000Monmouth County: 108,900 USDMonmouth County108,900Ocean County: 108,900 USDOcean County108,900Essex County: 107,400 USDEssex County107,400Morris County: 107,400 USDMorris County107,400Sussex County: 107,400 USDSussex County107,400Union County: 107,400 USDUnion County107,400Mercer County: 106,800 USDMercer County106,800Burlington County: 94,500 USDBurlington County94,500Camden County: 94,500 USDCamden County94,500Gloucester County: 94,500 USDGloucester County94,500Salem County: 94,500 USDSalem County94,500Cape May County: 84,900 USDCape May County84,900Hudson County: 84,700 USDHudson County84,700Atlantic County: 83,100 USDAtlantic County83,100Cumberland County: 67,400 USDCumberland County67,400Hunterdon County: 123,200 USDHunterdon County123,200Middlesex County: 123,200 USDMiddlesex County123,200Somerset County: 123,200 USDSomerset County123,200Bergen County: 113,200 USDBergen County113,200Passaic County: 113,200 USDPassaic County113,200Warren County: 111,000 USDWarren County111,000Monmouth County: 108,900 USDMonmouth County108,900Ocean County: 108,900 USDOcean County108,900Essex County: 107,400 USDEssex County107,400Morris County: 107,400 USDMorris County107,400Sussex County: 107,400 USDSussex County107,400Union County: 107,400 USDUnion County107,400Mercer County: 106,800 USDMercer County106,800Burlington County: 94,500 USDBurlington County94,500Camden County: 94,500 USDCamden County94,500Gloucester County: 94,500 USDGloucester County94,500Salem County: 94,500 USDSalem County94,500Cape May County: 84,900 USDCape May County84,900Hudson County: 84,700 USDHudson County84,700Atlantic County: 83,100 USDAtlantic County83,100Cumberland County: 67,400 USDCumberland County67,400
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Hunterdon County123,200+3.1%
1Middlesex County123,200+3.1%
1Somerset County123,200+3.1%
4Bergen County113,200+8.6%
4Passaic County113,200+8.6%
6Warren County111,000+13.5%
7Monmouth County108,900-0.5%
7Ocean County108,900-0.5%
9Essex County107,400+1.3%
9Morris County107,400+1.3%
9Sussex County107,400+1.3%
9Union County107,400+1.3%
13Mercer County106,800-1.7%
14Burlington County94,500-2.2%
14Camden County94,500-2.2%
14Gloucester County94,500-2.2%
14Salem County94,500-2.2%
18Cape May County84,900-1%
19Hudson County84,700+10.1%
20Atlantic County83,100-1.4%
21Cumberland County67,400-0.4%

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/il21/Section8-FY21.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. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $123,200 in 2021, 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 $67,400 in 2021.

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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