Data / Rankings / Poverty rate (US official measure) / Counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey by poverty rate

Cumberland County had the highest poverty rate of 21 counties in 2018, at 15.2%. Hunterdon County had the lowest, at 4.4%. The median was 8.2% and the figure for New Jersey was 9.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15.2Cumberland County
Lowest4.4Hunterdon County
Median8.221 counties
New Jersey9.5History

All counties, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 15.2 %15.2Essex CountyEssex County: 14.9 %14.9Hudson CountyHudson County: 14.3 %14.3Passaic CountyPassaic County: 13.6 %13.6Camden CountyCamden County: 12.9 %12.9Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 12.8 %12.8Salem CountySalem County: 11.2 %11.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 10.9 %10.9Cape May CountyCape May County: 10.3 %10.3Ocean CountyOcean County: 9.7 %9.7Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 8.2 %8.2Union CountyUnion County: 7.8 %7.8Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 7.6 %7.6Bergen CountyBergen County: 6.8 %6.8Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 6.7 %6.7Warren CountyWarren County: 6.7 %6.7Burlington CountyBurlington County: 6.2 %6.2Sussex CountySussex County: 5.2 %5.2Somerset CountySomerset County: 4.9 %4.9Morris CountyMorris County: 4.7 %4.7Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 4.4 %4.4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Cumberland County15.2-3.2 pts
2Essex County14.9-0.8 pts
3Hudson County14.3+0.2 pts
4Passaic County13.6-2.9 pts
5Camden County12.9+1.2 pts
6Atlantic County12.8-1.6 pts
7Salem County11.2-2.1 pts
8Mercer County10.9-0.5 pts
9Cape May County10.3-0.1 pts
10Ocean County9.7-0.5 pts
11Middlesex County8.2-0.3 pts
12Union County7.8-1.5 pts
13Gloucester County7.6+0.9 pts
14Bergen County6.8+0.2 pts
15Monmouth County6.7-0.6 pts
15Warren County6.7-0.7 pts
17Burlington County6.2-0.3 pts
18Sussex County5.2-0.1 pts
19Somerset County4.9-0.4 pts
20Morris County4.7-0.2 pts
21Hunterdon County4.4+0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in New Jersey by poverty rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"poverty_rate","level":"province","within":"New Jersey","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=poverty_rate&level=province&within=New%20Jersey&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Cumberland County, with 15.2% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Hunterdon County, with 4.4% in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Poverty rate (US official measure): other rankings

Counties in New Jersey: more rankings