State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for New Jersey by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
• Rank within US : N/A

New Jersey

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 163,596.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52

Essex County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 24,740.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2280 of 3143

Hudson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 18,575.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1968 of 3143

Passaic County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 15,663.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2245 of 3143

Middlesex County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 13,268.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 653 of 3143

Bergen County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12,501.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 396 of 3143

Camden County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 11,854.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1560 of 3143

Ocean County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 10,153.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 774 of 3143

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,742.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 647 of 3143

Atlantic County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,546.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2019 of 3143

Monmouth County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,390.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 272 of 3143

Mercer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 6,603.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1012 of 3143

Burlington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,187.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 256 of 3143

Morris County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,321.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 101 of 3143

Cumberland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,000.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2110 of 3143

Gloucester County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,257.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 230 of 3143

Somerset County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,904.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 96 of 3143

Cape May County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,907.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 892 of 3143

Warren County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,487.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 431 of 3143

Salem County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,435.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1499 of 3143

Sussex County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,330.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 111 of 3143

Hunterdon County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 733.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 30 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/28/2023 5:00 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.