RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 21 SHOWN OF 21

Highest Medicaid coverage, New Jersey counties · 2020

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 (2020 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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01Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14829.3%–

02Passaic County, NJNJ531,62425.1%–

03Essex County, NJNJ896,37923.9%–

04Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65723.0%–

05Hudson County, NJNJ735,03323.0%–

06Camden County, NJNJ535,79922.4%–

07Salem County, NJNJ66,28021.1%–

08Ocean County, NJNJ673,74620.2%–

09Union County, NJNJ601,86318.3%–

10Mercer County, NJNJ399,28917.3%–

11Cape May County, NJNJ93,39016.0%–

12Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63814.9%–

13Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33513.6%–

14Warren County, NJNJ112,95312.7%–

15Burlington County, NJNJ481,43912.5%–

16Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03511.0%–

17Bergen County, NJNJ977,02610.9%–

18Sussex County, NJNJ148,06310.8%–

19Somerset County, NJNJ356,4868.6%–

20Morris County, NJNJ524,2517.8%–

21Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7817.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS