RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 21 SHOWN OF 21

Highest Medicare coverage, New Jersey counties · 2020

New Jersey counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 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 17.4%.

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01Cape May County, NJNJ93,39028.6%–

02Ocean County, NJNJ673,74623.9%–

03Salem County, NJNJ66,28021.9%–

04Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65720.1%–

05Warren County, NJNJ112,95319.6%–

06Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78119.2%–

07Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14819.1%–

08Burlington County, NJNJ481,43918.5%–

09Sussex County, NJNJ148,06318.4%–

10Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03518.4%–

11Camden County, NJNJ535,79917.4%–

12Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63817.4%–

13Bergen County, NJNJ977,02617.3%–

14Morris County, NJNJ524,25117.0%–

15Mercer County, NJNJ399,28916.4%–

16Somerset County, NJNJ356,48616.0%–

17Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33515.5%–

18Passaic County, NJNJ531,62415.2%–

19Union County, NJNJ601,86315.0%–

20Essex County, NJNJ896,37914.8%–

21Hudson County, NJNJ735,03312.3%–

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