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Counties in New Jersey by median household income

Hunterdon County had the highest median household income of 21 counties in 2023, at $139,453. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $64,499. The median was $99,596 and the figure for New Jersey was $101,050. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest139,453Hunterdon County
Lowest64,499Cumberland County
Median99,59621 counties
New Jersey101,050History

All counties, 2023

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Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 139,453 USD139,453Somerset CountySomerset County: 135,960 USD135,960Morris CountyMorris County: 134,929 USD134,929Bergen CountyBergen County: 123,715 USD123,715Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 122,727 USD122,727Sussex CountySussex County: 114,316 USD114,316Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 109,028 USD109,028Burlington CountyBurlington County: 105,271 USD105,271Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 102,807 USD102,807Union CountyUnion County: 100,117 USD100,117Warren CountyWarren County: 99,596 USD99,596Mercer CountyMercer County: 96,333 USD96,333Hudson CountyHudson County: 90,032 USD90,032Cape May CountyCape May County: 88,046 USD88,046Passaic CountyPassaic County: 87,137 USD87,137Ocean CountyOcean County: 86,411 USD86,411Camden CountyCamden County: 86,384 USD86,384Salem CountySalem County: 78,412 USD78,412Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 76,819 USD76,819Essex CountyEssex County: 76,712 USD76,712Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 64,499 USD64,499
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Hunterdon County139,453+4.4%
2Somerset County135,960+3%
3Morris County134,929+3.2%
4Bergen County123,715+4.2%
5Monmouth County122,727+3.5%
6Sussex County114,316+2.9%
7Middlesex County109,028+3.6%
8Burlington County105,271+2.6%
9Gloucester County102,807+3.1%
10Union County100,117+5.4%
11Warren County99,596+7.5%
12Mercer County96,333+3.9%
13Hudson County90,032+3.7%
14Cape May County88,046+5%
15Passaic County87,137+3.2%
16Ocean County86,411+4.9%
17Camden County86,384+5.3%
18Salem County78,412+6.9%
19Atlantic County76,819+5.1%
20Essex County76,712+4%
21Cumberland County64,499+3.5%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Hunterdon County, with $139,453 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Cumberland County, with $64,499 in 2023.

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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