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Highest homeownership rate, New Jersey counties

New Jersey counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78185.1%+1.5 pts

02Sussex County, NJNJ148,06383.7%+1.0 pts

03Ocean County, NJNJ673,74680.7%−2.5 pts

04Cape May County, NJNJ93,39080.3%+6.1 pts

05Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63880.1%+0.2 pts

06Burlington County, NJNJ481,43976.1%−1.3 pts

07Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03575.6%+0.9 pts

08Warren County, NJNJ112,95375.1%+2.4 pts

09Somerset County, NJNJ356,48674.3%−2.9 pts

10Morris County, NJNJ524,25174.3%−1.7 pts

11Salem County, NJNJ66,28071.0%−2.0 pts

12Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65768.7%+2.4 pts

13Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14866.5%−1.4 pts

14Bergen County, NJNJ977,02665.3%−1.9 pts

15Camden County, NJNJ535,79964.7%−5.3 pts

16Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33563.6%−3.1 pts

17Mercer County, NJNJ399,28962.2%−4.9 pts

18Union County, NJNJ601,86357.4%−4.2 pts

19Passaic County, NJNJ531,62453.1%−2.6 pts

20Essex County, NJNJ896,37944.9%−0.7 pts

21Hudson County, NJNJ735,03330.7%+0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES