Lowest poverty rate in New Jersey
New Jersey counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.
This page ranks the counties and cities of New Jersey by poverty rate — which have the lowest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Hunterdon County leads at 3.8%.
Among cities & places, Allamuchy leads at 0.0%.
Counties
| # | Name | Poverty rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunterdon County | 3.8% | |
| 2 | Morris County | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Sussex County | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Somerset County | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Monmouth County | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Bergen County | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Burlington County | 6.8% | |
| 8 | Gloucester County | 7.6% | |
| 9 | Warren County | 8.1% | |
| 10 | Middlesex County | 8.5% | |
| 11 | Cape May County | 8.7% | |
| 12 | Union County | 8.9% | |
| 13 | Ocean County | 10.4% | |
| 14 | Mercer County | 11.1% | |
| 15 | Camden County | 12.2% | |
| 16 | Salem County | 12.8% | |
| 17 | Atlantic County | 13.1% | |
| 18 | Passaic County | 13.7% | |
| 19 | Hudson County | 14.8% | |
| 20 | Essex County | 15.0% | |
| 21 | Cumberland County | 16.3% |
Cities & places
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