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Highest homeownership rate, New Jersey counties · 2020

New Jersey counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2020 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, NJNJ131,78182.4%−1.3 pts

02Sussex County, NJNJ148,06381.7%−1.0 pts

03Ocean County, NJNJ673,74677.6%−5.6 pts

04Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63877.3%−2.6 pts

05Cape May County, NJNJ93,39075.8%+1.5 pts

06Burlington County, NJNJ481,43973.8%−3.6 pts

07Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03572.8%−1.8 pts

08Somerset County, NJNJ356,48672.3%−4.9 pts

09Morris County, NJNJ524,25172.2%−3.8 pts

10Warren County, NJNJ112,95371.1%−1.6 pts

11Salem County, NJNJ66,28069.6%−3.3 pts

12Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65764.6%−1.8 pts

13Camden County, NJNJ535,79963.4%−6.6 pts

14Bergen County, NJNJ977,02663.1%−4.1 pts

15Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14862.7%−5.2 pts

16Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33561.8%−5.0 pts

17Mercer County, NJNJ399,28959.5%−7.6 pts

18Union County, NJNJ601,86356.4%−5.1 pts

19Passaic County, NJNJ531,62451.0%−4.6 pts

20Essex County, NJNJ896,37940.6%−5.0 pts

21Hudson County, NJNJ735,03327.6%−3.1 pts

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