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Counties in New Jersey by median household income

Morris County had the highest median household income of 21 counties in 2021, at $123,727. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $58,397. The median was $85,687 and the figure for New Jersey was $89,703. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest123,727Morris County
Lowest58,397Cumberland County
Median85,68721 counties
New Jersey89,703History

All counties, 2021

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Morris CountyMorris County: 123,727 USD123,727Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 123,373 USD123,373Somerset CountySomerset County: 121,695 USD121,695Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 110,356 USD110,356Bergen CountyBergen County: 109,497 USD109,497Sussex CountySussex County: 101,645 USD101,645Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 96,883 USD96,883Burlington CountyBurlington County: 95,935 USD95,935Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 93,208 USD93,208Union CountyUnion County: 87,369 USD87,369Mercer CountyMercer County: 85,687 USD85,687Warren CountyWarren County: 85,163 USD85,163Hudson CountyHudson County: 79,795 USD79,795Passaic CountyPassaic County: 78,386 USD78,386Ocean CountyOcean County: 76,644 USD76,644Cape May CountyCape May County: 76,237 USD76,237Camden CountyCamden County: 75,485 USD75,485Salem CountySalem County: 67,898 USD67,898Essex CountyEssex County: 67,826 USD67,826Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 66,473 USD66,473Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 58,397 USD58,397
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Morris County123,727
2Hunterdon County123,373
3Somerset County121,695
4Monmouth County110,356
5Bergen County109,497
6Sussex County101,645
7Middlesex County96,883
8Burlington County95,935
9Gloucester County93,208
10Union County87,369
11Mercer County85,687
12Warren County85,163
13Hudson County79,795
14Passaic County78,386
15Ocean County76,644
16Cape May County76,237
17Camden County75,485
18Salem County67,898
19Essex County67,826
20Atlantic County66,473
21Cumberland County58,397

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Morris County, with $123,727 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Cumberland County, with $58,397 in 2021.

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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