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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 2024, at $146,200. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $75,800. The median was $129,500. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest146,200Hunterdon County
Lowest75,800Cumberland County
Median129,50021 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Atlantic County: 100,500 USDBergen County: 129,500 USDBurlington County: 114,700 USDCamden County: 114,700 USDCape May County: 111,700 USDCumberland County: 75,800 USDEssex County: 130,300 USDGloucester County: 114,700 USDHudson County: 100,200 USDHunterdon County: 146,200 USDMercer County: 125,900 USDMiddlesex County: 146,200 USDMonmouth County: 130,600 USDMorris County: 130,300 USDOcean County: 130,600 USDPassaic County: 129,500 USDSalem County: 114,700 USDSomerset County: 146,200 USDSussex County: 130,300 USDUnion County: 130,300 USDWarren County: 115,100 USD
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  • 110K to 120K
  • 120K to 130K
  • 130K and over
USD, 2024. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Hunterdon County: 146,200 USDHunterdon County146,200Middlesex County: 146,200 USDMiddlesex County146,200Somerset County: 146,200 USDSomerset County146,200Monmouth County: 130,600 USDMonmouth County130,600Ocean County: 130,600 USDOcean County130,600Essex County: 130,300 USDEssex County130,300Morris County: 130,300 USDMorris County130,300Sussex County: 130,300 USDSussex County130,300Union County: 130,300 USDUnion County130,300Bergen County: 129,500 USDBergen County129,500Passaic County: 129,500 USDPassaic County129,500Mercer County: 125,900 USDMercer County125,900Warren County: 115,100 USDWarren County115,100Burlington County: 114,700 USDBurlington County114,700Camden County: 114,700 USDCamden County114,700Gloucester County: 114,700 USDGloucester County114,700Salem County: 114,700 USDSalem County114,700Cape May County: 111,700 USDCape May County111,700Atlantic County: 100,500 USDAtlantic County100,500Hudson County: 100,200 USDHudson County100,200Cumberland County: 75,800 USDCumberland County75,800Hunterdon County: 146,200 USDHunterdon County146,200Middlesex County: 146,200 USDMiddlesex County146,200Somerset County: 146,200 USDSomerset County146,200Monmouth County: 130,600 USDMonmouth County130,600Ocean County: 130,600 USDOcean County130,600Essex County: 130,300 USDEssex County130,300Morris County: 130,300 USDMorris County130,300Sussex County: 130,300 USDSussex County130,300Union County: 130,300 USDUnion County130,300Bergen County: 129,500 USDBergen County129,500Passaic County: 129,500 USDPassaic County129,500Mercer County: 125,900 USDMercer County125,900Warren County: 115,100 USDWarren County115,100Burlington County: 114,700 USDBurlington County114,700Camden County: 114,700 USDCamden County114,700Gloucester County: 114,700 USDGloucester County114,700Salem County: 114,700 USDSalem County114,700Cape May County: 111,700 USDCape May County111,700Atlantic County: 100,500 USDAtlantic County100,500Hudson County: 100,200 USDHudson County100,200Cumberland County: 75,800 USDCumberland County75,800
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Hunterdon County146,200+2.3%
1Middlesex County146,200+2.3%
1Somerset County146,200+2.3%
4Monmouth County130,600+0.2%
4Ocean County130,600+0.2%
6Essex County130,300+4.8%
6Morris County130,300+4.8%
6Sussex County130,300+4.8%
6Union County130,300+4.8%
10Bergen County129,500-0.9%
10Passaic County129,500-0.9%
12Mercer County125,900-2.6%
13Warren County115,100-0.9%
14Burlington County114,700+0.3%
14Camden County114,700+0.3%
14Gloucester County114,700+0.3%
14Salem County114,700+0.3%
18Cape May County111,700+7.7%
19Atlantic County100,500+2.3%
20Hudson County100,200-0.7%
21Cumberland County75,800-0.4%

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/il24/Section8-FY24.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. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $146,200 in 2024, 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 $75,800 in 2024.

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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