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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 2023, at 59.3%. Morris County had the lowest, at 44.2%. The median was 51.6% and the figure for New Jersey was 50.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.3Ocean County
Lowest44.2Morris County
Median51.621 counties
New Jersey50.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Atlantic County: 55.1 %Bergen County: 49.7 %Burlington County: 51.2 %Camden County: 54.5 %Cape May County: 55.7 %Cumberland County: 56.8 %Essex County: 54.6 %Gloucester County: 51.6 %Hudson County: 45.7 %Hunterdon County: 45.3 %Mercer County: 50.7 %Middlesex County: 46.4 %Monmouth County: 52.9 %Morris County: 44.2 %Ocean County: 59.3 %Passaic County: 55.1 %Salem County: 56.9 %Somerset County: 47.8 %Sussex County: 52.4 %Union County: 50.6 %Warren County: 47.6 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Ocean County: 59.3 %Ocean County59.3Salem County: 56.9 %Salem County56.9Cumberland County: 56.8 %Cumberland County56.8Cape May County: 55.7 %Cape May County55.7Atlantic County: 55.1 %Atlantic County55.1Passaic County: 55.1 %Passaic County55.1Essex County: 54.6 %Essex County54.6Camden County: 54.5 %Camden County54.5Monmouth County: 52.9 %Monmouth County52.9Sussex County: 52.4 %Sussex County52.4Gloucester County: 51.6 %Gloucester County51.6Burlington County: 51.2 %Burlington County51.2Mercer County: 50.7 %Mercer County50.7Union County: 50.6 %Union County50.6Bergen County: 49.7 %Bergen County49.7Somerset County: 47.8 %Somerset County47.8Warren County: 47.6 %Warren County47.6Middlesex County: 46.4 %Middlesex County46.4Hudson County: 45.7 %Hudson County45.7Hunterdon County: 45.3 %Hunterdon County45.3Morris County: 44.2 %Morris County44.2Ocean County: 59.3 %Ocean County59.3Salem County: 56.9 %Salem County56.9Cumberland County: 56.8 %Cumberland County56.8Cape May County: 55.7 %Cape May County55.7Atlantic County: 55.1 %Atlantic County55.1Passaic County: 55.1 %Passaic County55.1Essex County: 54.6 %Essex County54.6Camden County: 54.5 %Camden County54.5Monmouth County: 52.9 %Monmouth County52.9Sussex County: 52.4 %Sussex County52.4Gloucester County: 51.6 %Gloucester County51.6Burlington County: 51.2 %Burlington County51.2Mercer County: 50.7 %Mercer County50.7Union County: 50.6 %Union County50.6Bergen County: 49.7 %Bergen County49.7Somerset County: 47.8 %Somerset County47.8Warren County: 47.6 %Warren County47.6Middlesex County: 46.4 %Middlesex County46.4Hudson County: 45.7 %Hudson County45.7Hunterdon County: 45.3 %Hunterdon County45.3Morris County: 44.2 %Morris County44.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Ocean County59.3-0.7 pts
2Salem County56.9-1.6 pts
3Cumberland County56.8-2.7 pts
4Cape May County55.7-2.5 pts
5Atlantic County55.1-2.7 pts
6Passaic County55.1+0.8 pts
7Essex County54.6+0.2 pts
8Camden County54.5-1.4 pts
9Monmouth County52.9+0.7 pts
10Sussex County52.4+0.6 pts
11Gloucester County51.6-0.4 pts
12Burlington County51.2+1.4 pts
13Mercer County50.7-0.1 pts
14Union County50.6-0.8 pts
15Bergen County49.7+1 pts
16Somerset County47.8+0.9 pts
17Warren County47.6-0.5 pts
18Middlesex County46.4+0.2 pts
19Hudson County45.7+0.5 pts
20Hunterdon County45.3-1.1 pts
21Morris County44.2+1.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-counties?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-counties?period=2023 (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 59.3% in 2023, 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 44.2% in 2023.

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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