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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 2020, at $101,624. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $43,930. The median was $65,023 and the figure for New Jersey was $70,476. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest101,624Somerset County
Lowest43,930Cumberland County
Median65,02321 counties
New Jersey70,476History

Map of counties, 2020

Atlantic County: 54,581 USDBergen County: 88,271 USDBurlington County: 65,023 USDCamden County: 56,738 USDCape May County: 68,033 USDCumberland County: 43,930 USDEssex County: 67,422 USDGloucester County: 58,629 USDHudson County: 64,928 USDHunterdon County: 91,908 USDMercer County: 71,627 USDMiddlesex County: 64,380 USDMonmouth County: 84,729 USDMorris County: 98,887 USDOcean County: 56,424 USDPassaic County: 53,930 USDSalem County: 51,957 USDSomerset County: 101,624 USDSussex County: 66,366 USDUnion County: 70,014 USDWarren County: 58,763 USD
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USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Somerset County: 101,624 USDSomerset County101,624Morris County: 98,887 USDMorris County98,887Hunterdon County: 91,908 USDHunterdon County91,908Bergen County: 88,271 USDBergen County88,271Monmouth County: 84,729 USDMonmouth County84,729Mercer County: 71,627 USDMercer County71,627Union County: 70,014 USDUnion County70,014Cape May County: 68,033 USDCape May County68,033Essex County: 67,422 USDEssex County67,422Sussex County: 66,366 USDSussex County66,366Burlington County: 65,023 USDBurlington County65,023Hudson County: 64,928 USDHudson County64,928Middlesex County: 64,380 USDMiddlesex County64,380Warren County: 58,763 USDWarren County58,763Gloucester County: 58,629 USDGloucester County58,629Camden County: 56,738 USDCamden County56,738Ocean County: 56,424 USDOcean County56,424Atlantic County: 54,581 USDAtlantic County54,581Passaic County: 53,930 USDPassaic County53,930Salem County: 51,957 USDSalem County51,957Cumberland County: 43,930 USDCumberland County43,930Somerset County: 101,624 USDSomerset County101,624Morris County: 98,887 USDMorris County98,887Hunterdon County: 91,908 USDHunterdon County91,908Bergen County: 88,271 USDBergen County88,271Monmouth County: 84,729 USDMonmouth County84,729Mercer County: 71,627 USDMercer County71,627Union County: 70,014 USDUnion County70,014Cape May County: 68,033 USDCape May County68,033Essex County: 67,422 USDEssex County67,422Sussex County: 66,366 USDSussex County66,366Burlington County: 65,023 USDBurlington County65,023Hudson County: 64,928 USDHudson County64,928Middlesex County: 64,380 USDMiddlesex County64,380Warren County: 58,763 USDWarren County58,763Gloucester County: 58,629 USDGloucester County58,629Camden County: 56,738 USDCamden County56,738Ocean County: 56,424 USDOcean County56,424Atlantic County: 54,581 USDAtlantic County54,581Passaic County: 53,930 USDPassaic County53,930Salem County: 51,957 USDSalem County51,957Cumberland County: 43,930 USDCumberland County43,930
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

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Somerset County101,624+2.7%
2Morris County98,887+2.2%
3Hunterdon County91,908+2.5%
4Bergen County88,271+1.6%
5Monmouth County84,729+3.9%
6Mercer County71,627+3%
7Union County70,014+2.9%
8Cape May County68,033+9.4%
9Essex County67,422+6.9%
10Sussex County66,366+5.3%
11Burlington County65,023+5.6%
12Hudson County64,928+1.2%
13Middlesex County64,380+5.7%
14Warren County58,763+5.6%
15Gloucester County58,629+6%
16Camden County56,738+6.2%
17Ocean County56,424+7%
18Atlantic County54,581+11%
19Passaic County53,930+7.8%
20Salem County51,957+7%
21Cumberland County43,930+9.7%

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Questions

Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Somerset County, with $101,624 in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Cumberland County, with $43,930 in 2020.

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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