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Counties in New Jersey by per capita personal income

Morris County had the highest per capita personal income of 21 counties in 2016, at $87,984. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $35,756. The median was $53,999 and the figure for New Jersey was $59,791. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest87,984Morris County
Lowest35,756Cumberland County
Median53,99921 counties
New Jersey59,791History

Map of counties, 2016

Atlantic County: 43,138 USDBergen County: 76,367 USDBurlington County: 55,904 USDCamden County: 48,405 USDCape May County: 52,828 USDCumberland County: 35,756 USDEssex County: 57,228 USDGloucester County: 49,487 USDHudson County: 53,243 USDHunterdon County: 81,056 USDMercer County: 61,387 USDMiddlesex County: 53,999 USDMonmouth County: 70,493 USDMorris County: 87,984 USDOcean County: 47,110 USDPassaic County: 44,343 USDSalem County: 43,762 USDSomerset County: 87,683 USDSussex County: 55,872 USDUnion County: 59,979 USDWarren County: 50,021 USD
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USD, 2016. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Morris County: 87,984 USDMorris County87,984Somerset County: 87,683 USDSomerset County87,683Hunterdon County: 81,056 USDHunterdon County81,056Bergen County: 76,367 USDBergen County76,367Monmouth County: 70,493 USDMonmouth County70,493Mercer County: 61,387 USDMercer County61,387Union County: 59,979 USDUnion County59,979Essex County: 57,228 USDEssex County57,228Burlington County: 55,904 USDBurlington County55,904Sussex County: 55,872 USDSussex County55,872Middlesex County: 53,999 USDMiddlesex County53,999Hudson County: 53,243 USDHudson County53,243Cape May County: 52,828 USDCape May County52,828Warren County: 50,021 USDWarren County50,021Gloucester County: 49,487 USDGloucester County49,487Camden County: 48,405 USDCamden County48,405Ocean County: 47,110 USDOcean County47,110Passaic County: 44,343 USDPassaic County44,343Salem County: 43,762 USDSalem County43,762Atlantic County: 43,138 USDAtlantic County43,138Cumberland County: 35,756 USDCumberland County35,756Morris County: 87,984 USDMorris County87,984Somerset County: 87,683 USDSomerset County87,683Hunterdon County: 81,056 USDHunterdon County81,056Bergen County: 76,367 USDBergen County76,367Monmouth County: 70,493 USDMonmouth County70,493Mercer County: 61,387 USDMercer County61,387Union County: 59,979 USDUnion County59,979Essex County: 57,228 USDEssex County57,228Burlington County: 55,904 USDBurlington County55,904Sussex County: 55,872 USDSussex County55,872Middlesex County: 53,999 USDMiddlesex County53,999Hudson County: 53,243 USDHudson County53,243Cape May County: 52,828 USDCape May County52,828Warren County: 50,021 USDWarren County50,021Gloucester County: 49,487 USDGloucester County49,487Camden County: 48,405 USDCamden County48,405Ocean County: 47,110 USDOcean County47,110Passaic County: 44,343 USDPassaic County44,343Salem County: 43,762 USDSalem County43,762Atlantic County: 43,138 USDAtlantic County43,138Cumberland County: 35,756 USDCumberland County35,756
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Morris County87,984+3%
2Somerset County87,683+3%
3Hunterdon County81,056+3.1%
4Bergen County76,367+1.8%
5Monmouth County70,493+2.9%
6Mercer County61,387+1.8%
7Union County59,979+2.3%
8Essex County57,228+1.7%
9Burlington County55,904+2.7%
10Sussex County55,872+2.5%
11Middlesex County53,999+2.3%
12Hudson County53,243+2.6%
13Cape May County52,828+3%
14Warren County50,021+1.2%
15Gloucester County49,487+2%
16Camden County48,405+3.4%
17Ocean County47,110+3.1%
18Passaic County44,343+0.9%
19Salem County43,762+0.7%
20Atlantic County43,138+1.4%
21Cumberland County35,756+1.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in New Jersey by per capita personal income, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in New Jersey by per capita personal income, 2016. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2016. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in New Jersey by per capita personal income, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in New Jersey by per capita personal income, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/new-jersey-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Morris County, with $87,984 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Cumberland County, with $35,756 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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