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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 2022, at $135,600. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $72,300. The median was $115,000. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest135,600Hunterdon County
Lowest72,300Cumberland County
Median115,00021 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Atlantic County: 84,200 USDBergen County: 127,700 USDBurlington County: 105,400 USDCamden County: 105,400 USDCape May County: 100,800 USDCumberland County: 72,300 USDEssex County: 115,000 USDGloucester County: 105,400 USDHudson County: 93,800 USDHunterdon County: 135,600 USDMercer County: 119,200 USDMiddlesex County: 135,600 USDMonmouth County: 123,600 USDMorris County: 115,000 USDOcean County: 123,600 USDPassaic County: 127,700 USDSalem County: 105,400 USDSomerset County: 135,600 USDSussex County: 115,000 USDUnion County: 115,000 USDWarren County: 118,300 USD
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  • 110K to 120K
  • 120K to 130K
  • 130K and over
USD, 2022. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Hunterdon County: 135,600 USDHunterdon County135,600Middlesex County: 135,600 USDMiddlesex County135,600Somerset County: 135,600 USDSomerset County135,600Bergen County: 127,700 USDBergen County127,700Passaic County: 127,700 USDPassaic County127,700Monmouth County: 123,600 USDMonmouth County123,600Ocean County: 123,600 USDOcean County123,600Mercer County: 119,200 USDMercer County119,200Warren County: 118,300 USDWarren County118,300Essex County: 115,000 USDEssex County115,000Morris County: 115,000 USDMorris County115,000Sussex County: 115,000 USDSussex County115,000Union County: 115,000 USDUnion County115,000Burlington County: 105,400 USDBurlington County105,400Camden County: 105,400 USDCamden County105,400Gloucester County: 105,400 USDGloucester County105,400Salem County: 105,400 USDSalem County105,400Cape May County: 100,800 USDCape May County100,800Hudson County: 93,800 USDHudson County93,800Atlantic County: 84,200 USDAtlantic County84,200Cumberland County: 72,300 USDCumberland County72,300Hunterdon County: 135,600 USDHunterdon County135,600Middlesex County: 135,600 USDMiddlesex County135,600Somerset County: 135,600 USDSomerset County135,600Bergen County: 127,700 USDBergen County127,700Passaic County: 127,700 USDPassaic County127,700Monmouth County: 123,600 USDMonmouth County123,600Ocean County: 123,600 USDOcean County123,600Mercer County: 119,200 USDMercer County119,200Warren County: 118,300 USDWarren County118,300Essex County: 115,000 USDEssex County115,000Morris County: 115,000 USDMorris County115,000Sussex County: 115,000 USDSussex County115,000Union County: 115,000 USDUnion County115,000Burlington County: 105,400 USDBurlington County105,400Camden County: 105,400 USDCamden County105,400Gloucester County: 105,400 USDGloucester County105,400Salem County: 105,400 USDSalem County105,400Cape May County: 100,800 USDCape May County100,800Hudson County: 93,800 USDHudson County93,800Atlantic County: 84,200 USDAtlantic County84,200Cumberland County: 72,300 USDCumberland County72,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Hunterdon County135,600+10.1%
1Middlesex County135,600+10.1%
1Somerset County135,600+10.1%
4Bergen County127,700+12.8%
4Passaic County127,700+12.8%
6Monmouth County123,600+13.5%
6Ocean County123,600+13.5%
8Mercer County119,200+11.6%
9Warren County118,300+6.6%
10Essex County115,000+7.1%
10Morris County115,000+7.1%
10Sussex County115,000+7.1%
10Union County115,000+7.1%
14Burlington County105,400+11.5%
14Camden County105,400+11.5%
14Gloucester County105,400+11.5%
14Salem County105,400+11.5%
18Cape May County100,800+18.7%
19Hudson County93,800+10.7%
20Atlantic County84,200+1.3%
21Cumberland County72,300+7.3%

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/il22/Section8-FY22.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. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $135,600 in 2022, 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 $72,300 in 2022.

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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