Ranking of New Jersey Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Two Or More Races racial group in New Jersey was 13.12%. Among all New Jersey counties, the Two Or More Races racial group had the highest poverty rate in Passaic County (24.28%), followed by Atlantic County (20.87%), and Salem County (18.22%). On the other hand, the Two Or More Races racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Hunterdon County (2.25%), Sussex County (4.05%), and Somerset County (5.37%).
The chart below shows the top 10 New Jersey counties where the Two Or More Races racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Jersey counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in New Jersey.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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1 | Passaic County | 24.28 |
2 | Atlantic County | 20.87 |
3 | Salem County | 18.22 |
4 | Camden County | 17.75 |
5 | Essex County | 16.60 |
6 | Mercer County | 15.14 |
7 | Cape May County | 14.78 |
8 | Hudson County | 14.66 |
9 | Warren County | 13.93 |
10 | Cumberland County | 12.04 |
11 | Gloucester County | 10.77 |
12 | Middlesex County | 10.69 |
13 | Ocean County | 10.38 |
14 | Burlington County | 10.27 |
15 | Monmouth County | 9.26 |
16 | Union County | 8.61 |
17 | Morris County | 8.40 |
18 | Bergen County | 8.38 |
19 | Somerset County | 5.37 |
20 | Sussex County | 4.05 |
21 | Hunterdon County | 2.25 |