RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 21 SHOWN OF 21

Most owner cost-burdened, New Jersey counties · 2010

New Jersey counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2010 ACS). This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 40.3%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS –

01Passaic County, NJNJ531,62448.1%–

02Hudson County, NJNJ735,03347.3%–

03Essex County, NJNJ896,37946.7%–

04Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65745.4%–

05Union County, NJNJ601,86344.1%–

06Bergen County, NJNJ977,02643.2%–

07Sussex County, NJNJ148,06341.7%–

08Ocean County, NJNJ673,74641.5%–

09Cape May County, NJNJ93,39040.7%–

10Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03540.6%–

11Warren County, NJNJ112,95340.3%–

12Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33538.9%–

13Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78138.6%–

14Camden County, NJNJ535,79938.4%–

15Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63837.7%–

16Somerset County, NJNJ356,48637.7%–

17Morris County, NJNJ524,25136.8%–

18Burlington County, NJNJ481,43936.3%–

19Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14835.6%–

20Mercer County, NJNJ399,28935.1%–

21Salem County, NJNJ66,28032.8%–

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