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Lowest poverty rate, New Jersey counties

New Jersey counties with the lowest 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

01Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7814.0%+1.4 pts

02Morris County, NJNJ524,2514.9%+1.1 pts

03Somerset County, NJNJ356,4865.4%+1.6 pts

04Sussex County, NJNJ148,0635.5%+1.5 pts

05▲2Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0356.5%+0.2 pts

06▼1Burlington County, NJNJ481,4396.6%+1.9 pts

07▼1Bergen County, NJNJ977,0266.8%+1.8 pts

08Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6387.7%+1.5 pts

09Warren County, NJNJ112,9538.3%+2.9 pts

10Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3358.6%+2.0 pts

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

12▼1Union County, NJNJ601,8639.2%+0.8 pts

13▲1Mercer County, NJNJ399,28910.3%+1.6 pts

14▼2Ocean County, NJNJ673,74610.5%+3.5 pts

15Camden County, NJNJ535,79912.4%+2.0 pts

16▲1Salem County, NJNJ66,28012.7%+3.2 pts

17▲2Passaic County, NJNJ531,62413.0%+0.7 pts

18▼2Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65713.2%+2.7 pts

19▲1Essex County, NJNJ896,37914.6%−0.9 pts

20▼2Hudson County, NJNJ735,03314.9%−0.6 pts

21Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14815.6%+0.5 pts

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