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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 2025, at $153,400. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $86,500. The median was $135,300. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest153,400Hunterdon County
Lowest86,500Cumberland County
Median135,30021 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Atlantic County: 98,300 USDBergen County: 137,100 USDBurlington County: 119,400 USDCamden County: 119,400 USDCape May County: 124,600 USDCumberland County: 86,500 USDEssex County: 135,300 USDGloucester County: 119,400 USDHudson County: 107,500 USDHunterdon County: 153,400 USDMercer County: 126,900 USDMiddlesex County: 153,400 USDMonmouth County: 136,800 USDMorris County: 135,300 USDOcean County: 136,800 USDPassaic County: 137,100 USDSalem County: 119,400 USDSomerset County: 153,400 USDSussex County: 135,300 USDUnion County: 135,300 USDWarren County: 133,700 USD
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  • 120K to 130K
  • 130K to 140K
  • 140K and over
USD, 2025. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Hunterdon County: 153,400 USDHunterdon County153,400Middlesex County: 153,400 USDMiddlesex County153,400Somerset County: 153,400 USDSomerset County153,400Bergen County: 137,100 USDBergen County137,100Passaic County: 137,100 USDPassaic County137,100Monmouth County: 136,800 USDMonmouth County136,800Ocean County: 136,800 USDOcean County136,800Essex County: 135,300 USDEssex County135,300Morris County: 135,300 USDMorris County135,300Sussex County: 135,300 USDSussex County135,300Union County: 135,300 USDUnion County135,300Warren County: 133,700 USDWarren County133,700Mercer County: 126,900 USDMercer County126,900Cape May County: 124,600 USDCape May County124,600Burlington County: 119,400 USDBurlington County119,400Camden County: 119,400 USDCamden County119,400Gloucester County: 119,400 USDGloucester County119,400Salem County: 119,400 USDSalem County119,400Hudson County: 107,500 USDHudson County107,500Atlantic County: 98,300 USDAtlantic County98,300Cumberland County: 86,500 USDCumberland County86,500Hunterdon County: 153,400 USDHunterdon County153,400Middlesex County: 153,400 USDMiddlesex County153,400Somerset County: 153,400 USDSomerset County153,400Bergen County: 137,100 USDBergen County137,100Passaic County: 137,100 USDPassaic County137,100Monmouth County: 136,800 USDMonmouth County136,800Ocean County: 136,800 USDOcean County136,800Essex County: 135,300 USDEssex County135,300Morris County: 135,300 USDMorris County135,300Sussex County: 135,300 USDSussex County135,300Union County: 135,300 USDUnion County135,300Warren County: 133,700 USDWarren County133,700Mercer County: 126,900 USDMercer County126,900Cape May County: 124,600 USDCape May County124,600Burlington County: 119,400 USDBurlington County119,400Camden County: 119,400 USDCamden County119,400Gloucester County: 119,400 USDGloucester County119,400Salem County: 119,400 USDSalem County119,400Hudson County: 107,500 USDHudson County107,500Atlantic County: 98,300 USDAtlantic County98,300Cumberland County: 86,500 USDCumberland County86,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Hunterdon County153,400+4.9%
1Middlesex County153,400+4.9%
1Somerset County153,400+4.9%
4Bergen County137,100+5.9%
4Passaic County137,100+5.9%
6Monmouth County136,800+4.7%
6Ocean County136,800+4.7%
8Essex County135,300+3.8%
8Morris County135,300+3.8%
8Sussex County135,300+3.8%
8Union County135,300+3.8%
12Warren County133,700+16.2%
13Mercer County126,900+0.8%
14Cape May County124,600+11.5%
15Burlington County119,400+4.1%
15Camden County119,400+4.1%
15Gloucester County119,400+4.1%
15Salem County119,400+4.1%
19Hudson County107,500+7.3%
20Atlantic County98,300-2.2%
21Cumberland County86,500+14.1%

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/il25/Section8-FY25.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. (2025). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2025.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in New Jersey by area median family income (HUD), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $153,400 in 2025, 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 $86,500 in 2025.

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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