RANKING · 2024 ACS · 21 SHOWN OF 21

Most rooted, New Jersey counties

New Jersey counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 90.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cumberland County, NJ, up 9 places to #6.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01Sussex County, NJNJ148,06392.2%−0.2 pts

02▲2Passaic County, NJNJ531,62492.0%+0.8 pts

03▲7Ocean County, NJNJ673,74692.0%+1.8 pts

04▲4Warren County, NJNJ112,95391.9%+1.6 pts

05▲1Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03591.6%+0.7 pts

06▲9Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14891.4%+2.5 pts

07▼2Bergen County, NJNJ977,02691.2%+0.1 pts

08▼6Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78191.2%−0.3 pts

09▼6Morris County, NJNJ524,25191.1%−0.2 pts

10▼1Somerset County, NJNJ356,48690.9%+0.6 pts

11▼4Union County, NJNJ601,86390.5%−0.1 pts

12▼1Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63890.5%+0.4 pts

13▲1Salem County, NJNJ66,28090.5%+1.3 pts

14▲6Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65790.1%+3.7 pts

15▲2Camden County, NJNJ535,79990.1%+2.0 pts

16▼3Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33589.6%+0.4 pts

17▼1Burlington County, NJNJ481,43989.6%+1.1 pts

18▼6Essex County, NJNJ896,37989.3%−0.3 pts

19▼1Cape May County, NJNJ93,39089.1%+1.0 pts

20▲1Mercer County, NJNJ399,28988.0%+1.7 pts

21▼2Hudson County, NJNJ735,03388.0%+0.4 pts

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