RANKING · 2024 ACS · 21 SHOWN OF 21

Highest Medicaid coverage, New Jersey counties

New Jersey counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 16.0%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14830.0%+0.7 pts

02Passaic County, NJNJ531,62428.4%+3.3 pts

03Essex County, NJNJ896,37924.4%+0.5 pts

04▲3Salem County, NJNJ66,28024.3%+3.2 pts

05▲3Ocean County, NJNJ673,74623.8%+3.6 pts

06▼2Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65723.6%+0.6 pts

07▼2Hudson County, NJNJ735,03323.4%+0.4 pts

08▼2Camden County, NJNJ535,79923.0%+0.6 pts

09Union County, NJNJ601,86318.9%+0.6 pts

10Mercer County, NJNJ399,28918.1%+0.8 pts

11▲1Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63816.0%+1.1 pts

12▲1Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33515.8%+2.2 pts

13▼2Cape May County, NJNJ93,39014.6%−1.4 pts

14Warren County, NJNJ112,95313.9%+1.2 pts

15Burlington County, NJNJ481,43913.6%+1.1 pts

16▲1Bergen County, NJNJ977,02612.8%+1.9 pts

17▲1Sussex County, NJNJ148,06311.8%+1.0 pts

18▼2Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03511.4%+0.4 pts

19Somerset County, NJNJ356,4869.6%+1.0 pts

20Morris County, NJNJ524,2518.2%+0.4 pts

21Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7817.3%+0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES