Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 17, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for New Jersey was 9.76%. Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Atlantic City city had the highest poverty rate (37.01%), followed by New Brunswick city (35.28%), and Bridgeton city (35.06%). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest poverty rate: New Providence borough (0.97%), Blackwells Mills CDP (1.4%), and Ramsey borough (1.44%).
The chart below shows the top 10 New Jersey cities and places with a population of 10K+ with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Jersey cities and places with a population of 10K+.
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Related Topics: New Jersey ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Atlantic City city | 37.01 |
| 2 | New Brunswick city | 35.28 |
| 3 | Bridgeton city | 35.06 |
| 4 | Camden city | 33.63 |
| 5 | Lakewood CDP | 27.69 |
| 5 | Trenton city | 27.69 |
| 6 | Newark city | 25.78 |
| 7 | Passaic city | 25.32 |
| 8 | Paterson city | 25.07 |
| 9 | Pleasantville city | 24.45 |
| 10 | Long Branch city | 21.37 |
| 11 | Perth Amboy city | 20.79 |
| 12 | Asbury Park city | 20.53 |
| 13 | Glassboro borough | 20.09 |
| 14 | Union City city | 19.98 |
| 15 | West New York town | 19.94 |
| 16 | East Orange city | 18.01 |
| 17 | Freehold borough | 17.57 |
| 18 | Harrison town | 17.18 |
| 19 | Plainfield city | 17.12 |
| 20 | Phillipsburg town | 16.61 |
| 21 | Lindenwold borough | 16.50 |
| 22 | Jersey City city | 16.14 |
| 23 | Fairview borough | 14.93 |
| 24 | Woodbury city | 14.80 |
| 25 | Guttenberg town | 14.77 |
| 26 | Garfield city | 14.73 |
| 27 | Elizabeth city | 14.71 |
| 28 | Red Bank borough | 13.36 |
| 29 | Millville city | 13.17 |
| 30 | Pine Hill borough | 12.91 |
| 31 | Vineland city | 12.65 |
| 32 | Echelon CDP | 12.61 |
| 33 | South River borough | 12.44 |
| 34 | Hackensack city | 12.42 |
| 35 | Dover town | 12.35 |
| 36 | Browns Mills CDP | 12.20 |
| 37 | Englewood city | 11.97 |
| 38 | North Plainfield borough | 11.95 |
| 39 | Palisades Park borough | 11.91 |
| 40 | Collingswood borough | 11.81 |
| 41 | Somers Point city | 11.65 |
| 42 | Woodland Park borough | 11.64 |
| 43 | Avenel CDP | 11.60 |
| 44 | Pennsville CDP | 11.54 |
| 45 | Gloucester City city | 11.21 |
| 46 | Bayonne city | 11.13 |
| 47 | Bellmawr borough | 10.82 |
| 48 | Lodi borough | 10.81 |
| 49 | Morristown town | 10.72 |
| 50 | Hammonton town | 10.66 |
| 51 | Cliffside Park borough | 10.47 |
| 52 | Ridgefield Park village | 10.27 |
| 53 | Sicklerville CDP | 10.23 |
| 54 | Kearny town | 10.16 |
| 55 | North Arlington borough | 10.15 |
| 56 | Elmwood Park borough | 9.85 |
| 57 | Fort Lee borough | 9.35 |
| 58 | Manville borough | 9.33 |
| 59 | Wallington borough | 9.17 |
| 60 | Tinton Falls borough | 9.09 |
| 61 | Ocean City city | 8.76 |
| 62 | Clifton city | 8.75 |
| 63 | Holiday City-Berkeley CDP | 8.65 |
| 64 | Carteret borough | 8.63 |
| 65 | Pompton Lakes borough | 8.54 |
| 65 | Rahway city | 8.54 |
| 66 | Highland Park borough | 8.47 |
| 67 | Hackettstown town | 8.45 |
| 68 | Eatontown borough | 8.24 |
| 69 | Roselle borough | 8.21 |
| 70 | Cherry Hill Mall CDP | 8.17 |
| 71 | Hasbrouck Heights borough | 8.05 |
| 72 | Bound Brook borough | 7.96 |
| 73 | Middlesex borough | 7.74 |
| 74 | Franklin Park CDP | 7.73 |
| 75 | Linden city | 7.68 |
| 76 | Toms River CDP | 7.49 |
| 77 | Hoboken city | 6.83 |
| 78 | Oak Ridge CDP | 6.75 |
| 79 | Pompton Plains CDP | 6.48 |
| 80 | Edgewater borough | 6.47 |
| 81 | Roselle Park borough | 6.44 |
| 82 | Summit city | 6.26 |
| 83 | Somerset CDP | 6.14 |
| 84 | Williamstown CDP | 6.13 |
| 85 | Princeton | 5.93 |
| 86 | Fair Lawn borough | 5.84 |
| 87 | Parsippany CDP | 5.80 |
| 88 | Bergenfield borough | 5.79 |
| 89 | Secaucus town | 5.75 |
| 90 | Colonia CDP | 5.66 |
| 91 | Westmont CDP | 5.58 |
| 92 | Little Ferry borough | 5.56 |
| 92 | Wanaque borough | 5.56 |
| 93 | Dumont borough | 5.46 |
| 94 | Kendall Park CDP | 5.41 |
| 95 | Florham Park borough | 5.33 |
| 96 | Sayreville borough | 5.27 |
| 97 | Greentree CDP | 5.04 |
| 98 | Moorestown-Lenola CDP | 5.03 |
| 99 | Marlton CDP | 5.02 |
| 100 | Old Bridge CDP | 4.94 |
| 101 | New Milford borough | 4.93 |
| 102 | Maywood borough | 4.84 |
| 103 | Lake Hopatcong CDP | 4.82 |
| 103 | Westwood borough | 4.82 |
| 104 | Iselin CDP | 4.78 |
| 105 | Beachwood borough | 4.77 |
| 105 | Paramus borough | 4.77 |
| 106 | Hopatcong borough | 4.39 |
| 107 | Somerville borough | 4.36 |
| 108 | Ridgefield borough | 4.34 |
| 109 | Springdale CDP | 4.29 |
| 110 | Hawthorne borough | 4.26 |
| 111 | Totowa borough | 4.24 |
| 112 | Fords CDP | 4.21 |
| 113 | Rutherford borough | 4.20 |
| 114 | Tenafly borough | 4.14 |
| 115 | The Hills CDP | 4.06 |
| 116 | Hillsdale borough | 3.75 |
| 117 | Woodbridge CDP | 3.70 |
| 118 | Princeton Meadows CDP | 3.64 |
| 119 | Waldwick borough | 3.59 |
| 120 | Metuchen borough | 3.37 |
| 121 | Point Pleasant borough | 3.35 |
| 121 | South Plainfield borough | 3.35 |
| 121 | West Freehold CDP | 3.35 |
| 122 | Madison borough | 3.26 |
| 123 | Preakness CDP | 3.22 |
| 124 | Short Hills CDP | 2.96 |
| 125 | River Edge borough | 2.88 |
| 126 | Hillsborough CDP | 2.68 |
| 127 | Brookdale CDP | 2.67 |
| 128 | Ridgewood village | 2.64 |
| 129 | Hamilton Square CDP | 2.58 |
| 130 | Mercerville CDP | 2.51 |
| 131 | Ocean Acres CDP | 2.44 |
| 132 | Bradley Gardens CDP | 2.37 |
| 133 | Franklin Lakes borough | 2.23 |
| 134 | Haddonfield borough | 2.17 |
| 135 | Robertsville CDP | 2.13 |
| 136 | Westfield town | 2.02 |
| 137 | Ringwood borough | 1.88 |
| 138 | Upper Montclair CDP | 1.86 |
| 139 | Oakland borough | 1.81 |
| 140 | Martinsville CDP | 1.52 |
| 141 | Lincoln Park borough | 1.51 |
| 142 | Glen Rock borough | 1.50 |
| 143 | Ramsey borough | 1.44 |
| 144 | Blackwells Mills CDP | 1.40 |
| 145 | New Providence borough | 0.97 |