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Counties in New Jersey by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Ocean County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 21 counties in 2021, at 61%. Morris County had the lowest, at 42.1%. The median was 51.4% and the figure for New Jersey was 50.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61Ocean County
Lowest42.1Morris County
Median51.421 counties
New Jersey50.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Atlantic County: 58.5 %Bergen County: 47.7 %Burlington County: 49 %Camden County: 55.3 %Cape May County: 58.7 %Cumberland County: 60.9 %Essex County: 54.3 %Gloucester County: 53.3 %Hudson County: 45.1 %Hunterdon County: 45.4 %Mercer County: 50.4 %Middlesex County: 46.7 %Monmouth County: 52.5 %Morris County: 42.1 %Ocean County: 61 %Passaic County: 53.7 %Salem County: 60.2 %Somerset County: 47.2 %Sussex County: 51.4 %Union County: 50.6 %Warren County: 47.2 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Ocean County: 61 %Ocean County61Cumberland County: 60.9 %Cumberland County60.9Salem County: 60.2 %Salem County60.2Cape May County: 58.7 %Cape May County58.7Atlantic County: 58.5 %Atlantic County58.5Camden County: 55.3 %Camden County55.3Essex County: 54.3 %Essex County54.3Passaic County: 53.7 %Passaic County53.7Gloucester County: 53.3 %Gloucester County53.3Monmouth County: 52.5 %Monmouth County52.5Sussex County: 51.4 %Sussex County51.4Union County: 50.6 %Union County50.6Mercer County: 50.4 %Mercer County50.4Burlington County: 49 %Burlington County49Bergen County: 47.7 %Bergen County47.7Somerset County: 47.2 %Somerset County47.2Warren County: 47.2 %Warren County47.2Middlesex County: 46.7 %Middlesex County46.7Hunterdon County: 45.4 %Hunterdon County45.4Hudson County: 45.1 %Hudson County45.1Morris County: 42.1 %Morris County42.1Ocean County: 61 %Ocean County61Cumberland County: 60.9 %Cumberland County60.9Salem County: 60.2 %Salem County60.2Cape May County: 58.7 %Cape May County58.7Atlantic County: 58.5 %Atlantic County58.5Camden County: 55.3 %Camden County55.3Essex County: 54.3 %Essex County54.3Passaic County: 53.7 %Passaic County53.7Gloucester County: 53.3 %Gloucester County53.3Monmouth County: 52.5 %Monmouth County52.5Sussex County: 51.4 %Sussex County51.4Union County: 50.6 %Union County50.6Mercer County: 50.4 %Mercer County50.4Burlington County: 49 %Burlington County49Bergen County: 47.7 %Bergen County47.7Somerset County: 47.2 %Somerset County47.2Warren County: 47.2 %Warren County47.2Middlesex County: 46.7 %Middlesex County46.7Hunterdon County: 45.4 %Hunterdon County45.4Hudson County: 45.1 %Hudson County45.1Morris County: 42.1 %Morris County42.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Ocean County61
2Cumberland County60.9
3Salem County60.2
4Cape May County58.7
5Atlantic County58.5
6Camden County55.3
7Essex County54.3
8Passaic County53.7
9Gloucester County53.3
10Monmouth County52.5
11Sussex County51.4
12Union County50.6
13Mercer County50.4
14Burlington County49
15Bergen County47.7
16Somerset County47.2
17Warren County47.2
18Middlesex County46.7
19Hunterdon County45.4
20Hudson County45.1
21Morris County42.1

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Jersey by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Jersey by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Jersey by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Jersey by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Ocean County, with 61% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Morris County, with 42.1% in 2021.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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