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Highest homeownership rate, New Jersey counties · 2000

New Jersey counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2000 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 1990

01Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78183.6%+3.1 pts

02Ocean County, NJNJ673,74683.2%+0.3 pts

03Sussex County, NJNJ148,06382.7%+0.4 pts

04Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63879.9%+1.6 pts

05Burlington County, NJNJ481,43977.4%+2.1 pts

06Somerset County, NJNJ356,48677.2%+1.7 pts

07Morris County, NJNJ524,25176.0%+2.0 pts

08Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03574.6%+1.9 pts

09Cape May County, NJNJ93,39074.2%+2.3 pts

10Salem County, NJNJ66,28073.0%+0.7 pts

11Warren County, NJNJ112,95372.7%+3.2 pts

12Camden County, NJNJ535,79970.0%+0.3 pts

13Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14867.9%−0.6 pts

14Bergen County, NJNJ977,02667.2%−0.7 pts

15Mercer County, NJNJ399,28967.0%+0.5 pts

16Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33566.7%−0.7 pts

17Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65766.4%+1.7 pts

18Union County, NJNJ601,86361.6%−0.9 pts

19Passaic County, NJNJ531,62455.6%−0.2 pts

20Essex County, NJNJ896,37945.6%+0.3 pts

21Hudson County, NJNJ735,03330.7%−1.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS