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

Cumberland County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 21 counties in 2024, at 15.6%. Hunterdon County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 8.7% and the figure for New Jersey was 9.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.6Cumberland County
Lowest4Hunterdon County
Median8.721 counties
New Jersey9.7History

Map of counties, 2024

Atlantic County: 13.2 %Bergen County: 6.8 %Burlington County: 6.7 %Camden County: 12.4 %Cape May County: 8.7 %Cumberland County: 15.6 %Essex County: 14.6 %Gloucester County: 7.7 %Hudson County: 14.9 %Hunterdon County: 4 %Mercer County: 10.3 %Middlesex County: 8.6 %Monmouth County: 6.5 %Morris County: 4.9 %Ocean County: 10.5 %Passaic County: 13 %Salem County: 12.7 %Somerset County: 5.4 %Sussex County: 5.5 %Union County: 9.2 %Warren County: 8.3 %
  • Under 6.5
  • 6.5 to 8.3
  • 8.3 to 10
  • 10 to 13
  • 13 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Cumberland County: 15.6 %Cumberland County15.6Hudson County: 14.9 %Hudson County14.9Essex County: 14.6 %Essex County14.6Atlantic County: 13.2 %Atlantic County13.2Passaic County: 13 %Passaic County13Salem County: 12.7 %Salem County12.7Camden County: 12.4 %Camden County12.4Ocean County: 10.5 %Ocean County10.5Mercer County: 10.3 %Mercer County10.3Union County: 9.2 %Union County9.2Cape May County: 8.7 %Cape May County8.7Middlesex County: 8.6 %Middlesex County8.6Warren County: 8.3 %Warren County8.3Gloucester County: 7.7 %Gloucester County7.7Bergen County: 6.8 %Bergen County6.8Burlington County: 6.7 %Burlington County6.7Monmouth County: 6.5 %Monmouth County6.5Sussex County: 5.5 %Sussex County5.5Somerset County: 5.4 %Somerset County5.4Morris County: 4.9 %Morris County4.9Hunterdon County: 4 %Hunterdon County4Cumberland County: 15.6 %Cumberland County15.6Hudson County: 14.9 %Hudson County14.9Essex County: 14.6 %Essex County14.6Atlantic County: 13.2 %Atlantic County13.2Passaic County: 13 %Passaic County13Salem County: 12.7 %Salem County12.7Camden County: 12.4 %Camden County12.4Ocean County: 10.5 %Ocean County10.5Mercer County: 10.3 %Mercer County10.3Union County: 9.2 %Union County9.2Cape May County: 8.7 %Cape May County8.7Middlesex County: 8.6 %Middlesex County8.6Warren County: 8.3 %Warren County8.3Gloucester County: 7.7 %Gloucester County7.7Bergen County: 6.8 %Bergen County6.8Burlington County: 6.7 %Burlington County6.7Monmouth County: 6.5 %Monmouth County6.5Sussex County: 5.5 %Sussex County5.5Somerset County: 5.4 %Somerset County5.4Morris County: 4.9 %Morris County4.9Hunterdon County: 4 %Hunterdon County4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Cumberland County15.6-0.7 pts
2Hudson County14.9+0.1 pts
3Essex County14.6-0.4 pts
4Atlantic County13.2+0.1 pts
5Passaic County13-0.7 pts
6Salem County12.7-0.1 pts
7Camden County12.4+0.3 pts
8Ocean County10.5+0.1 pts
9Mercer County10.3-0.8 pts
10Union County9.2+0.3 pts
11Cape May County8.70 pts
12Middlesex County8.6+0.1 pts
13Warren County8.3+0.2 pts
14Gloucester County7.7+0.1 pts
15Bergen County6.8+0.1 pts
16Burlington County6.7-0.1 pts
17Monmouth County6.5+0.1 pts
18Sussex County5.5+0.1 pts
19Somerset County5.4-0.1 pts
20Morris County4.9-0.2 pts
21Hunterdon County4+0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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. 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 (Counties in New Jersey by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

MLA 9

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, Counties in New Jersey by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-jersey-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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. Counties in New Jersey by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-jersey-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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, Counties in New Jersey by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-jersey-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Cumberland County, with 15.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hunterdon County, with 4% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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