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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 2022, at 60%. Morris County had the lowest, at 43%. The median was 51.8% and the figure for New Jersey was 50.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60Ocean County
Lowest43Morris County
Median51.821 counties
New Jersey50.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Atlantic County: 57.9 %Bergen County: 48.7 %Burlington County: 49.8 %Camden County: 55.9 %Cape May County: 58.2 %Cumberland County: 59.5 %Essex County: 54.4 %Gloucester County: 52.1 %Hudson County: 45.2 %Hunterdon County: 46.4 %Mercer County: 50.7 %Middlesex County: 46.1 %Monmouth County: 52.2 %Morris County: 43 %Ocean County: 60 %Passaic County: 54.2 %Salem County: 58.6 %Somerset County: 46.9 %Sussex County: 51.8 %Union County: 51.4 %Warren County: 48.1 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Ocean County: 60 %Ocean County60Cumberland County: 59.5 %Cumberland County59.5Salem County: 58.6 %Salem County58.6Cape May County: 58.2 %Cape May County58.2Atlantic County: 57.9 %Atlantic County57.9Camden County: 55.9 %Camden County55.9Essex County: 54.4 %Essex County54.4Passaic County: 54.2 %Passaic County54.2Monmouth County: 52.2 %Monmouth County52.2Gloucester County: 52.1 %Gloucester County52.1Sussex County: 51.8 %Sussex County51.8Union County: 51.4 %Union County51.4Mercer County: 50.7 %Mercer County50.7Burlington County: 49.8 %Burlington County49.8Bergen County: 48.7 %Bergen County48.7Warren County: 48.1 %Warren County48.1Somerset County: 46.9 %Somerset County46.9Hunterdon County: 46.4 %Hunterdon County46.4Middlesex County: 46.1 %Middlesex County46.1Hudson County: 45.2 %Hudson County45.2Morris County: 43 %Morris County43Ocean County: 60 %Ocean County60Cumberland County: 59.5 %Cumberland County59.5Salem County: 58.6 %Salem County58.6Cape May County: 58.2 %Cape May County58.2Atlantic County: 57.9 %Atlantic County57.9Camden County: 55.9 %Camden County55.9Essex County: 54.4 %Essex County54.4Passaic County: 54.2 %Passaic County54.2Monmouth County: 52.2 %Monmouth County52.2Gloucester County: 52.1 %Gloucester County52.1Sussex County: 51.8 %Sussex County51.8Union County: 51.4 %Union County51.4Mercer County: 50.7 %Mercer County50.7Burlington County: 49.8 %Burlington County49.8Bergen County: 48.7 %Bergen County48.7Warren County: 48.1 %Warren County48.1Somerset County: 46.9 %Somerset County46.9Hunterdon County: 46.4 %Hunterdon County46.4Middlesex County: 46.1 %Middlesex County46.1Hudson County: 45.2 %Hudson County45.2Morris County: 43 %Morris County43
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ocean County60-1 pts
2Cumberland County59.5-1.4 pts
3Salem County58.6-1.6 pts
4Cape May County58.2-0.5 pts
5Atlantic County57.9-0.7 pts
6Camden County55.9+0.5 pts
7Essex County54.4+0.1 pts
8Passaic County54.2+0.5 pts
9Monmouth County52.2-0.3 pts
10Gloucester County52.1-1.3 pts
11Sussex County51.8+0.4 pts
12Union County51.4+0.7 pts
13Mercer County50.7+0.4 pts
14Burlington County49.8+0.8 pts
15Bergen County48.7+0.9 pts
16Warren County48.1+0.9 pts
17Somerset County46.9-0.3 pts
18Hunterdon County46.4+1 pts
19Middlesex County46.1-0.5 pts
20Hudson County45.2+0.1 pts
21Morris County43+0.9 pts

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-counties?period=2022.

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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-counties?period=2022 (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 60% in 2022, 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 43% 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 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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