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Counties in New Jersey by residents who moved from another state in the past year

Cape May County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 21 counties in 2021, at 3.7%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 1.5% and the figure for New Jersey was 1.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3.7Cape May County
Lowest0.9Cumberland County
Median1.521 counties
New Jersey1.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Atlantic County: 1.3 %Bergen County: 1.8 %Burlington County: 2.3 %Camden County: 2 %Cape May County: 3.7 %Cumberland County: 0.9 %Essex County: 1.8 %Gloucester County: 1.5 %Hudson County: 2.9 %Hunterdon County: 1.4 %Mercer County: 2.5 %Middlesex County: 2.1 %Monmouth County: 1.5 %Morris County: 1.3 %Ocean County: 1.5 %Passaic County: 0.9 %Salem County: 1.4 %Somerset County: 1.6 %Sussex County: 1.2 %Union County: 1.5 %Warren County: 1.3 %
  • Under 1.3
  • 1.3 to 1.4
  • 1.4 to 1.6
  • 1.6 to 2.1
  • 2.1 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Cape May County: 3.7 %Cape May County3.7Hudson County: 2.9 %Hudson County2.9Mercer County: 2.5 %Mercer County2.5Burlington County: 2.3 %Burlington County2.3Middlesex County: 2.1 %Middlesex County2.1Camden County: 2 %Camden County2Bergen County: 1.8 %Bergen County1.8Essex County: 1.8 %Essex County1.8Somerset County: 1.6 %Somerset County1.6Union County: 1.5 %Union County1.5Gloucester County: 1.5 %Gloucester County1.5Monmouth County: 1.5 %Monmouth County1.5Ocean County: 1.5 %Ocean County1.5Salem County: 1.4 %Salem County1.4Hunterdon County: 1.4 %Hunterdon County1.4Atlantic County: 1.3 %Atlantic County1.3Warren County: 1.3 %Warren County1.3Morris County: 1.3 %Morris County1.3Sussex County: 1.2 %Sussex County1.2Passaic County: 0.9 %Passaic County0.9Cumberland County: 0.9 %Cumberland County0.9Cape May County: 3.7 %Cape May County3.7Hudson County: 2.9 %Hudson County2.9Mercer County: 2.5 %Mercer County2.5Burlington County: 2.3 %Burlington County2.3Middlesex County: 2.1 %Middlesex County2.1Camden County: 2 %Camden County2Bergen County: 1.8 %Bergen County1.8Essex County: 1.8 %Essex County1.8Somerset County: 1.6 %Somerset County1.6Union County: 1.5 %Union County1.5Gloucester County: 1.5 %Gloucester County1.5Monmouth County: 1.5 %Monmouth County1.5Ocean County: 1.5 %Ocean County1.5Salem County: 1.4 %Salem County1.4Hunterdon County: 1.4 %Hunterdon County1.4Atlantic County: 1.3 %Atlantic County1.3Warren County: 1.3 %Warren County1.3Morris County: 1.3 %Morris County1.3Sussex County: 1.2 %Sussex County1.2Passaic County: 0.9 %Passaic County0.9Cumberland County: 0.9 %Cumberland County0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Cape May County3.7
2Hudson County2.9
3Mercer County2.5
4Burlington County2.3
5Middlesex County2.1
6Camden County2
7Bergen County1.8
7Essex County1.8
9Somerset County1.6
10Union County1.5
11Gloucester County1.5
12Monmouth County1.5
13Ocean County1.5
14Salem County1.4
15Hunterdon County1.4
16Atlantic County1.3
16Warren County1.3
18Morris County1.3
19Sussex County1.2
20Passaic County0.9
21Cumberland County0.9

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Jersey by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Jersey by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/new-jersey-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Jersey by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/new-jersey-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Jersey by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/new-jersey-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Cape May County, with 3.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Cumberland County, with 0.9% 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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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