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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 2018, at $96,191. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $37,800. The median was $59,148 and the figure for New Jersey was $64,213. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest96,191Somerset County
Lowest37,800Cumberland County
Median59,14821 counties
New Jersey64,213History

Map of counties, 2018

Atlantic County: 46,186 USDBergen County: 82,731 USDBurlington County: 59,148 USDCamden County: 51,612 USDCape May County: 58,051 USDCumberland County: 37,800 USDEssex County: 59,322 USDGloucester County: 53,038 USDHudson County: 60,588 USDHunterdon County: 85,139 USDMercer County: 65,618 USDMiddlesex County: 57,997 USDMonmouth County: 76,307 USDMorris County: 93,695 USDOcean County: 49,705 USDPassaic County: 47,128 USDSalem County: 45,832 USDSomerset County: 96,191 USDSussex County: 59,870 USDUnion County: 64,530 USDWarren County: 53,122 USD
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USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Somerset County: 96,191 USDSomerset County96,191Morris County: 93,695 USDMorris County93,695Hunterdon County: 85,139 USDHunterdon County85,139Bergen County: 82,731 USDBergen County82,731Monmouth County: 76,307 USDMonmouth County76,307Mercer County: 65,618 USDMercer County65,618Union County: 64,530 USDUnion County64,530Hudson County: 60,588 USDHudson County60,588Sussex County: 59,870 USDSussex County59,870Essex County: 59,322 USDEssex County59,322Burlington County: 59,148 USDBurlington County59,148Cape May County: 58,051 USDCape May County58,051Middlesex County: 57,997 USDMiddlesex County57,997Warren County: 53,122 USDWarren County53,122Gloucester County: 53,038 USDGloucester County53,038Camden County: 51,612 USDCamden County51,612Ocean County: 49,705 USDOcean County49,705Passaic County: 47,128 USDPassaic County47,128Atlantic County: 46,186 USDAtlantic County46,186Salem County: 45,832 USDSalem County45,832Cumberland County: 37,800 USDCumberland County37,800Somerset County: 96,191 USDSomerset County96,191Morris County: 93,695 USDMorris County93,695Hunterdon County: 85,139 USDHunterdon County85,139Bergen County: 82,731 USDBergen County82,731Monmouth County: 76,307 USDMonmouth County76,307Mercer County: 65,618 USDMercer County65,618Union County: 64,530 USDUnion County64,530Hudson County: 60,588 USDHudson County60,588Sussex County: 59,870 USDSussex County59,870Essex County: 59,322 USDEssex County59,322Burlington County: 59,148 USDBurlington County59,148Cape May County: 58,051 USDCape May County58,051Middlesex County: 57,997 USDMiddlesex County57,997Warren County: 53,122 USDWarren County53,122Gloucester County: 53,038 USDGloucester County53,038Camden County: 51,612 USDCamden County51,612Ocean County: 49,705 USDOcean County49,705Passaic County: 47,128 USDPassaic County47,128Atlantic County: 46,186 USDAtlantic County46,186Salem County: 45,832 USDSalem County45,832Cumberland County: 37,800 USDCumberland County37,800
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

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Somerset County96,191+4.7%
2Morris County93,695+3.8%
3Hunterdon County85,139+3.4%
4Bergen County82,731+5.2%
5Monmouth County76,307+4.4%
6Mercer County65,618+4.3%
7Union County64,530+4.2%
8Hudson County60,588+7.1%
9Sussex County59,870+4%
10Essex County59,322+1%
11Burlington County59,148+3.2%
12Cape May County58,051+4.6%
13Middlesex County57,997+4.4%
14Warren County53,122+3.2%
15Gloucester County53,038+3.7%
16Camden County51,612+3.5%
17Ocean County49,705+2.5%
18Passaic County47,128+4.1%
19Atlantic County46,186+4.1%
20Salem County45,832+2.9%
21Cumberland County37,800+2.3%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Somerset County, with $96,191 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Cumberland County, with $37,800 in 2018.

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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