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Counties in New Jersey by median household income, 2024

Hunterdon County had the highest median household income of 21 counties in 2024, at $141,715. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $67,436. The median was $100,869 and the figure for New Jersey was $103,556. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest141,715Hunterdon County
Lowest67,436Cumberland County
Median100,86921 counties
New Jersey103,556History

All counties, 2024

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Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 141,715 USD141,715Somerset CountySomerset County: 140,374 USD140,374Morris CountyMorris County: 137,326 USD137,326Bergen CountyBergen County: 124,884 USD124,884Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 124,845 USD124,845Sussex CountySussex County: 116,186 USD116,186Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 111,549 USD111,549Burlington CountyBurlington County: 108,111 USD108,111Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 105,115 USD105,115Union CountyUnion County: 103,202 USD103,202Warren CountyWarren County: 100,869 USD100,869Mercer CountyMercer County: 100,645 USD100,645Hudson CountyHudson County: 91,795 USD91,795Cape May CountyCape May County: 91,128 USD91,128Ocean CountyOcean County: 89,863 USD89,863Camden CountyCamden County: 88,755 USD88,755Passaic CountyPassaic County: 87,522 USD87,522Essex CountyEssex County: 80,789 USD80,789Salem CountySalem County: 79,960 USD79,960Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 78,050 USD78,050Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 67,436 USD67,436
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Hunterdon County141,715+1.6%
2Somerset County140,374+3.2%
3Morris County137,326+1.8%
4Bergen County124,884+0.9%
5Monmouth County124,845+1.7%
6Sussex County116,186+1.6%
7Middlesex County111,549+2.3%
8Burlington County108,111+2.7%
9Gloucester County105,115+2.2%
10Union County103,202+3.1%
11Warren County100,869+1.3%
12Mercer County100,645+4.5%
13Hudson County91,795+2%
14Cape May County91,128+3.5%
15Ocean County89,863+4%
16Camden County88,755+2.7%
17Passaic County87,522+0.4%
18Essex County80,789+5.3%
19Salem County79,960+2%
20Atlantic County78,050+1.6%
21Cumberland County67,436+4.6%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Hunterdon County, with $141,715 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Cumberland County, with $67,436 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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