# Cities in New Jersey by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 117 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Atlantic City, NJ | 32.3 |
| 2 | New Brunswick, NJ | 32 |
| 3 | Camden, NJ | 30.2 |
| 4 | Bridgeton, NJ | 27.2 |
| 5 | Pleasantville, NJ | 25.1 |
| 6 | Newark, NJ | 23.4 |
| 7 | Union City, NJ | 23.1 |
| 8 | Passaic, NJ | 22.9 |
| 9 | Asbury Park, NJ | 22 |
| 10 | Trenton, NJ | 21.6 |
| 11 | Paterson, NJ | 21.3 |
| 12 | Lindenwold, NJ | 21.1 |
| 13 | Fairview, NJ | 20.8 |
| 14 | Phillipsburg, NJ | 20.2 |
| 15 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 20.2 |
| 16 | Gloucester City, NJ | 19.5 |
| 17 | West New York, NJ | 19.4 |
| 18 | Guttenberg, NJ | 19.2 |
| 19 | Burlington, NJ | 16.6 |
| 20 | East Orange, NJ | 16.4 |
| 21 | Elizabeth, NJ | 15.8 |
| 22 | Pine Hill, NJ | 15.7 |
| 23 | Jersey City, NJ | 15.6 |
| 24 | Long Branch, NJ | 15.5 |
| 25 | Plainfield, NJ | 15.5 |
| 26 | Lodi, NJ | 15.4 |
| 27 | Vineland, NJ | 14.6 |
| 28 | Bayonne, NJ | 14.4 |
| 29 | Freehold, NJ | 14.3 |
| 30 | Dover, NJ | 14.2 |
| 31 | Glassboro, NJ | 13.4 |
| 32 | Garfield, NJ | 13.4 |
| 33 | Woodbury, NJ | 13.2 |
| 34 | North Plainfield, NJ | 13.2 |
| 35 | South River, NJ | 12.5 |
| 36 | Kearny, NJ | 12.5 |
| 37 | Millville, NJ | 12.5 |
| 38 | Wallington, NJ | 12.2 |
| 39 | Hackensack, NJ | 12.1 |
| 40 | Ridgefield Park, NJ | 11.9 |
| 41 | Harrison, NJ | 11.8 |
| 42 | Manville, NJ | 11.7 |
| 43 | Elmwood Park, NJ | 11.6 |
| 44 | Middlesex, NJ | 11.3 |
| 45 | Bound Brook, NJ | 11.1 |
| 46 | Cliffside Park, NJ | 10.8 |
| 47 | Ocean City, NJ | 9.9 |
| 48 | Bellmawr, NJ | 9.6 |
| 49 | Hammonton, NJ | 9.6 |
| 50 | Linden, NJ | 9.6 |
| 51 | Collingswood, NJ | 9.5 |
| 52 | Rahway, NJ | 9.5 |
| 52 | Roselle, NJ | 9.5 |
| 54 | Hackettstown, NJ | 9.4 |
| 55 | Palisades Park, NJ | 9.4 |
| 56 | Englewood, NJ | 9.2 |
| 57 | Somers Point, NJ | 9.2 |
| 58 | Red Bank, NJ | 8.7 |
| 59 | Florham Park, NJ | 8.7 |
| 60 | Pompton Lakes, NJ | 8.5 |
| 61 | Carteret, NJ | 8.2 |
| 62 | Clifton, NJ | 7.9 |
| 63 | Morristown, NJ | 7.8 |
| 64 | Hoboken, NJ | 7.8 |
| 65 | Fort Lee, NJ | 7.8 |
| 66 | Edgewater, NJ | 7.7 |
| 67 | Highland Park, NJ | 7.5 |
| 68 | East Rutherford, NJ | 7.4 |
| 69 | Westwood, NJ | 7.1 |
| 70 | Bergenfield, NJ | 7.1 |
| 71 | Wood-Ridge, NJ | 6.9 |
| 72 | Tinton Falls, NJ | 6.8 |
| 73 | Dumont, NJ | 6.6 |
| 74 | Roselle Park, NJ | 6.6 |
| 75 | South Amboy, NJ | 6.5 |
| 76 | Little Ferry, NJ | 6.3 |
| 77 | Sayreville, NJ | 6.2 |
| 78 | Princeton, NJ | 6.1 |
| 79 | Fair Lawn, NJ | 6.1 |
| 80 | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | 6 |
| 81 | Wanaque, NJ | 5.9 |
| 82 | Somerville, NJ | 5.9 |
| 83 | Secaucus, NJ | 5.8 |
| 84 | Rutherford, NJ | 5.5 |
| 85 | Summit, NJ | 5.5 |
| 86 | Ridgefield, NJ | 5.1 |
| 87 | Paramus, NJ | 4.7 |
| 88 | Beachwood, NJ | 4.5 |
| 89 | Point Pleasant, NJ | 4.5 |
| 90 | Eatontown, NJ | 4.4 |
| 91 | River Edge, NJ | 4.4 |
| 92 | Ramsey, NJ | 4.3 |
| 93 | North Arlington, NJ | 4.3 |
| 94 | Ridgewood, NJ | 4.2 |
| 95 | Hopatcong, NJ | 4.2 |
| 95 | New Milford, NJ | 4.2 |
| 97 | Totowa, NJ | 4.1 |
| 98 | Hawthorne, NJ | 4.1 |
| 99 | Montvale, NJ | 4 |
| 100 | Maywood, NJ | 3.9 |
| 101 | Woodland Park, NJ | 3.8 |
| 102 | Metuchen, NJ | 3.6 |
| 103 | Tenafly, NJ | 3.5 |
| 104 | Franklin Lakes, NJ | 3.5 |
| 105 | Madison, NJ | 3.2 |
| 106 | Haddonfield, NJ | 3.2 |
| 107 | Oakland, NJ | 3.1 |
| 108 | South Plainfield, NJ | 3 |
| 109 | Lincoln Park, NJ | 2.9 |
| 110 | Ringwood, NJ | 2.5 |
| 111 | Hillsdale, NJ | 2.2 |
| 112 | Chatham, NJ | 2.2 |
| 113 | New Providence, NJ | 2.1 |
| 114 | Kinnelon, NJ | 2 |
| 115 | Westfield, NJ | 1.8 |
| 116 | Waldwick, NJ | 1.5 |
| 117 | Glen Rock, NJ | 1.3 |