RANKING · 2024 ACS · 21 SHOWN OF 21

Most segregated, New Jersey counties

New Jersey counties ranked by the CensusEasy Segregation Score, the White vs non-White index of dissimilarity across census tracts (2024 ACS). Higher means residents are more sorted into separate neighborhoods. This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 36.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS 2020

01Essex County, NJNJ896,37960−3%

02Passaic County, NJNJ531,62459−1%

03Union County, NJNJ601,863540%

04Camden County, NJNJ535,79948−3%

05▲1Mercer County, NJNJ399,28944−5%

06▲2Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14842−2%

07▼2Salem County, NJNJ66,28042−14%

08▼1Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65742−10%

09▲2Hudson County, NJNJ735,03338+2%

10▲2Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335370%

11▼1Burlington County, NJNJ481,43936−11%

12▲1Somerset County, NJNJ356,48636−1%

13▼4Cape May County, NJNJ93,39035−16%

14Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03534−4%

15Bergen County, NJNJ977,02633−5%

16Morris County, NJNJ524,25131−5%

17▲1Ocean County, NJNJ673,74628−4%

18▲2Warren County, NJNJ112,95327+2%

19Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63825−9%

20▲1Sussex County, NJNJ148,06319−10%

21▼4Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78117−43%

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