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Highest poverty rate, New Jersey counties

New Jersey counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 8.7%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14815.6%+0.5 pts

02▲2Hudson County, NJNJ735,03314.9%−0.6 pts

03▼1Essex County, NJNJ896,37914.6%−0.9 pts

04▲2Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65713.2%+2.7 pts

05▼2Passaic County, NJNJ531,62413.0%+0.7 pts

06▼1Salem County, NJNJ66,28012.7%+3.2 pts

07Camden County, NJNJ535,79912.4%+2.0 pts

08▲2Ocean County, NJNJ673,74610.5%+3.5 pts

09▼1Mercer County, NJNJ399,28910.3%+1.6 pts

10▲1Union County, NJNJ601,8639.2%+0.8 pts

11▼2Cape May County, NJNJ93,3908.7%+0.1 pts

12Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3358.6%+2.0 pts

13Warren County, NJNJ112,9538.3%+2.9 pts

14Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6387.7%+1.5 pts

15▲1Bergen County, NJNJ977,0266.8%+1.8 pts

16▲1Burlington County, NJNJ481,4396.6%+1.9 pts

17▼2Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0356.5%+0.2 pts

18Sussex County, NJNJ148,0635.5%+1.5 pts

19Somerset County, NJNJ356,4865.4%+1.6 pts

20Morris County, NJNJ524,2514.9%+1.1 pts

21Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7814.0%+1.4 pts

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