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Counties in New Jersey by per capita personal income

Somerset County had the highest per capita personal income of 21 counties in 2017, at $91,916. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $36,939. The median was $56,577 and the figure for New Jersey was $61,717. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest91,916Somerset County
Lowest36,939Cumberland County
Median56,57721 counties
New Jersey61,717History

Map of counties, 2017

Atlantic County: 44,387 USDBergen County: 78,611 USDBurlington County: 57,297 USDCamden County: 49,884 USDCape May County: 55,496 USDCumberland County: 36,939 USDEssex County: 58,707 USDGloucester County: 51,155 USDHudson County: 56,577 USDHunterdon County: 82,332 USDMercer County: 62,910 USDMiddlesex County: 55,528 USDMonmouth County: 73,117 USDMorris County: 90,256 USDOcean County: 48,476 USDPassaic County: 45,281 USDSalem County: 44,558 USDSomerset County: 91,916 USDSussex County: 57,565 USDUnion County: 61,956 USDWarren County: 51,452 USD
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USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Somerset County: 91,916 USDSomerset County91,916Morris County: 90,256 USDMorris County90,256Hunterdon County: 82,332 USDHunterdon County82,332Bergen County: 78,611 USDBergen County78,611Monmouth County: 73,117 USDMonmouth County73,117Mercer County: 62,910 USDMercer County62,910Union County: 61,956 USDUnion County61,956Essex County: 58,707 USDEssex County58,707Sussex County: 57,565 USDSussex County57,565Burlington County: 57,297 USDBurlington County57,297Hudson County: 56,577 USDHudson County56,577Middlesex County: 55,528 USDMiddlesex County55,528Cape May County: 55,496 USDCape May County55,496Warren County: 51,452 USDWarren County51,452Gloucester County: 51,155 USDGloucester County51,155Camden County: 49,884 USDCamden County49,884Ocean County: 48,476 USDOcean County48,476Passaic County: 45,281 USDPassaic County45,281Salem County: 44,558 USDSalem County44,558Atlantic County: 44,387 USDAtlantic County44,387Cumberland County: 36,939 USDCumberland County36,939Somerset County: 91,916 USDSomerset County91,916Morris County: 90,256 USDMorris County90,256Hunterdon County: 82,332 USDHunterdon County82,332Bergen County: 78,611 USDBergen County78,611Monmouth County: 73,117 USDMonmouth County73,117Mercer County: 62,910 USDMercer County62,910Union County: 61,956 USDUnion County61,956Essex County: 58,707 USDEssex County58,707Sussex County: 57,565 USDSussex County57,565Burlington County: 57,297 USDBurlington County57,297Hudson County: 56,577 USDHudson County56,577Middlesex County: 55,528 USDMiddlesex County55,528Cape May County: 55,496 USDCape May County55,496Warren County: 51,452 USDWarren County51,452Gloucester County: 51,155 USDGloucester County51,155Camden County: 49,884 USDCamden County49,884Ocean County: 48,476 USDOcean County48,476Passaic County: 45,281 USDPassaic County45,281Salem County: 44,558 USDSalem County44,558Atlantic County: 44,387 USDAtlantic County44,387Cumberland County: 36,939 USDCumberland County36,939
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

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Somerset County91,916+4.8%
2Morris County90,256+2.6%
3Hunterdon County82,332+1.6%
4Bergen County78,611+2.9%
5Monmouth County73,117+3.7%
6Mercer County62,910+2.5%
7Union County61,956+3.3%
8Essex County58,707+2.6%
9Sussex County57,565+3%
10Burlington County57,297+2.5%
11Hudson County56,577+6.3%
12Middlesex County55,528+2.8%
13Cape May County55,496+5.1%
14Warren County51,452+2.9%
15Gloucester County51,155+3.4%
16Camden County49,884+3.1%
17Ocean County48,476+2.9%
18Passaic County45,281+2.1%
19Salem County44,558+1.8%
20Atlantic County44,387+2.9%
21Cumberland County36,939+3.3%

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Somerset County, with $91,916 in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Cumberland County, with $36,939 in 2017.

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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