RANKING · 2024 ACS · 21 SHOWN OF 21

Highest Medicare coverage, New Jersey counties

New Jersey counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 18.4%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01Cape May County, NJNJ93,39031.6%+3.0 pts

02Ocean County, NJNJ673,74623.4%−0.5 pts

03Salem County, NJNJ66,28021.8%−0.1 pts

04Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65721.3%+1.2 pts

05▲1Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78120.5%+1.3 pts

06▼1Warren County, NJNJ112,95320.2%+0.6 pts

07▲2Sussex County, NJNJ148,06319.9%+1.5 pts

08Burlington County, NJNJ481,43919.2%+0.7 pts

09▲1Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03519.0%+0.6 pts

10▼3Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14818.7%−0.4 pts

11▲1Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63818.4%+1.0 pts

12▼1Camden County, NJNJ535,79917.9%+0.5 pts

13Bergen County, NJNJ977,02617.8%+0.5 pts

14Morris County, NJNJ524,25117.8%+0.8 pts

15Mercer County, NJNJ399,28916.4%0.0 pts

16Somerset County, NJNJ356,48616.4%+0.4 pts

17▲1Passaic County, NJNJ531,62416.1%+0.9 pts

18▼1Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33516.1%+0.6 pts

19Union County, NJNJ601,86315.1%+0.1 pts

20Essex County, NJNJ896,37914.9%+0.1 pts

21Hudson County, NJNJ735,03313.0%+0.7 pts

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