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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 2023, at $142,900. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $76,100. The median was $124,300. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest142,900Hunterdon County
Lowest76,100Cumberland County
Median124,30021 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Atlantic County: 98,200 USDBergen County: 130,700 USDBurlington County: 114,400 USDCamden County: 114,400 USDCape May County: 103,700 USDCumberland County: 76,100 USDEssex County: 124,300 USDGloucester County: 114,400 USDHudson County: 100,900 USDHunterdon County: 142,900 USDMercer County: 129,200 USDMiddlesex County: 142,900 USDMonmouth County: 130,300 USDMorris County: 124,300 USDOcean County: 130,300 USDPassaic County: 130,700 USDSalem County: 114,400 USDSomerset County: 142,900 USDSussex County: 124,300 USDUnion County: 124,300 USDWarren County: 116,200 USD
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  • 110K to 120K
  • 120K to 130K
  • 130K and over
USD, 2023. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Hunterdon County: 142,900 USDHunterdon County142,900Middlesex County: 142,900 USDMiddlesex County142,900Somerset County: 142,900 USDSomerset County142,900Bergen County: 130,700 USDBergen County130,700Passaic County: 130,700 USDPassaic County130,700Monmouth County: 130,300 USDMonmouth County130,300Ocean County: 130,300 USDOcean County130,300Mercer County: 129,200 USDMercer County129,200Essex County: 124,300 USDEssex County124,300Morris County: 124,300 USDMorris County124,300Sussex County: 124,300 USDSussex County124,300Union County: 124,300 USDUnion County124,300Warren County: 116,200 USDWarren County116,200Burlington County: 114,400 USDBurlington County114,400Camden County: 114,400 USDCamden County114,400Gloucester County: 114,400 USDGloucester County114,400Salem County: 114,400 USDSalem County114,400Cape May County: 103,700 USDCape May County103,700Hudson County: 100,900 USDHudson County100,900Atlantic County: 98,200 USDAtlantic County98,200Cumberland County: 76,100 USDCumberland County76,100Hunterdon County: 142,900 USDHunterdon County142,900Middlesex County: 142,900 USDMiddlesex County142,900Somerset County: 142,900 USDSomerset County142,900Bergen County: 130,700 USDBergen County130,700Passaic County: 130,700 USDPassaic County130,700Monmouth County: 130,300 USDMonmouth County130,300Ocean County: 130,300 USDOcean County130,300Mercer County: 129,200 USDMercer County129,200Essex County: 124,300 USDEssex County124,300Morris County: 124,300 USDMorris County124,300Sussex County: 124,300 USDSussex County124,300Union County: 124,300 USDUnion County124,300Warren County: 116,200 USDWarren County116,200Burlington County: 114,400 USDBurlington County114,400Camden County: 114,400 USDCamden County114,400Gloucester County: 114,400 USDGloucester County114,400Salem County: 114,400 USDSalem County114,400Cape May County: 103,700 USDCape May County103,700Hudson County: 100,900 USDHudson County100,900Atlantic County: 98,200 USDAtlantic County98,200Cumberland County: 76,100 USDCumberland County76,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Hunterdon County142,900+5.4%
1Middlesex County142,900+5.4%
1Somerset County142,900+5.4%
4Bergen County130,700+2.3%
4Passaic County130,700+2.3%
6Monmouth County130,300+5.4%
6Ocean County130,300+5.4%
8Mercer County129,200+8.4%
9Essex County124,300+8.1%
9Morris County124,300+8.1%
9Sussex County124,300+8.1%
9Union County124,300+8.1%
13Warren County116,200-1.8%
14Burlington County114,400+8.5%
14Camden County114,400+8.5%
14Gloucester County114,400+8.5%
14Salem County114,400+8.5%
18Cape May County103,700+2.9%
19Hudson County100,900+7.6%
20Atlantic County98,200+16.6%
21Cumberland County76,100+5.3%

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/il23/Section8-FY23.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. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $142,900 in 2023, 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 $76,100 in 2023.

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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