Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in New Jersey with household income of less than $40k was 22.89%. Among all New Jersey counties, Cumberland County had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (35.92%), followed by Essex County (31.93%), and Atlantic County (31.74%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Hunterdon County (13.87%), Morris County (14.01%), and Somerset County (14.87%).
The chart below shows the top 10 New Jersey counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Jersey counties.
You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland County | 35.92 |
| 2 | Essex County | 31.93 |
| 3 | Atlantic County | 31.74 |
| 4 | Salem County | 30.48 |
| 5 | Camden County | 28.47 |
| 6 | Passaic County | 27.43 |
| 7 | Hudson County | 27.27 |
| 8 | Cape May County | 26.22 |
| 9 | Ocean County | 25.76 |
| 10 | Mercer County | 24.82 |
| 11 | Union County | 21.73 |
| 12 | Warren County | 21.70 |
| 13 | Gloucester County | 19.47 |
| 14 | Middlesex County | 19.34 |
| 15 | Monmouth County | 18.46 |
| 16 | Bergen County | 18.34 |
| 17 | Burlington County | 17.48 |
| 18 | Sussex County | 16.21 |
| 19 | Somerset County | 14.87 |
| 20 | Morris County | 14.01 |
| 21 | Hunterdon County | 13.87 |