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

Cumberland County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 21 counties in 2022, at 15.5%. Hunterdon County had the lowest, at 3.7%. The median was 8.9% and the figure for New Jersey was 9.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.5Cumberland County
Lowest3.7Hunterdon County
Median8.921 counties
New Jersey9.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Atlantic County: 13 %Bergen County: 6.8 %Burlington County: 6.6 %Camden County: 12.4 %Cape May County: 9 %Cumberland County: 15.5 %Essex County: 15 %Gloucester County: 7.5 %Hudson County: 14.2 %Hunterdon County: 3.7 %Mercer County: 11.2 %Middlesex County: 8.4 %Monmouth County: 6.4 %Morris County: 5 %Ocean County: 10.5 %Passaic County: 13.5 %Salem County: 13 %Somerset County: 5.3 %Sussex County: 5.5 %Union County: 8.9 %Warren County: 7.7 %
  • Under 6.4
  • 6.4 to 7.7
  • 7.7 to 10
  • 10 to 13
  • 13 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Cumberland County: 15.5 %Cumberland County15.5Essex County: 15 %Essex County15Hudson County: 14.2 %Hudson County14.2Passaic County: 13.5 %Passaic County13.5Atlantic County: 13 %Atlantic County13Salem County: 13 %Salem County13Camden County: 12.4 %Camden County12.4Mercer County: 11.2 %Mercer County11.2Ocean County: 10.5 %Ocean County10.5Cape May County: 9 %Cape May County9Union County: 8.9 %Union County8.9Middlesex County: 8.4 %Middlesex County8.4Warren County: 7.7 %Warren County7.7Gloucester County: 7.5 %Gloucester County7.5Bergen County: 6.8 %Bergen County6.8Burlington County: 6.6 %Burlington County6.6Monmouth County: 6.4 %Monmouth County6.4Sussex County: 5.5 %Sussex County5.5Somerset County: 5.3 %Somerset County5.3Morris County: 5 %Morris County5Hunterdon County: 3.7 %Hunterdon County3.7Cumberland County: 15.5 %Cumberland County15.5Essex County: 15 %Essex County15Hudson County: 14.2 %Hudson County14.2Passaic County: 13.5 %Passaic County13.5Atlantic County: 13 %Atlantic County13Salem County: 13 %Salem County13Camden County: 12.4 %Camden County12.4Mercer County: 11.2 %Mercer County11.2Ocean County: 10.5 %Ocean County10.5Cape May County: 9 %Cape May County9Union County: 8.9 %Union County8.9Middlesex County: 8.4 %Middlesex County8.4Warren County: 7.7 %Warren County7.7Gloucester County: 7.5 %Gloucester County7.5Bergen County: 6.8 %Bergen County6.8Burlington County: 6.6 %Burlington County6.6Monmouth County: 6.4 %Monmouth County6.4Sussex County: 5.5 %Sussex County5.5Somerset County: 5.3 %Somerset County5.3Morris County: 5 %Morris County5Hunterdon County: 3.7 %Hunterdon County3.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cumberland County15.5-0.2 pts
2Essex County15-0.2 pts
3Hudson County14.2-0.2 pts
4Passaic County13.5-1.1 pts
5Atlantic County13-1 pts
5Salem County13-0 pts
7Camden County12.4+0.2 pts
8Mercer County11.2-0.2 pts
9Ocean County10.50 pts
10Cape May County9-0.3 pts
11Union County8.9+0.3 pts
12Middlesex County8.4-0 pts
13Warren County7.7-0 pts
14Gloucester County7.5+0.3 pts
15Bergen County6.8+0.2 pts
16Burlington County6.6+0.3 pts
17Monmouth County6.4-0.2 pts
18Sussex County5.5+0.4 pts
19Somerset County5.3+0.2 pts
20Morris County5-0 pts
21Hunterdon County3.7-0 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-jersey-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-jersey-counties?period=2022.

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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-jersey-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cumberland County, with 15.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hunterdon County, with 3.7% in 2022.

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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