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
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

New Jersey

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 160,148.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 52

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,541,196.
• Rank within US : N/A

Hunterdon County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 970.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 46 of 3146

Morris County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,912.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 57 of 3146

Sussex County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,239.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 78 of 3146

Somerset County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,887.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 93 of 3146

Burlington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,745.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 172 of 3146

Gloucester County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,252.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 225 of 3146

Monmouth County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,561.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 263 of 3146

Warren County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,387.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 328 of 3146

Bergen County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12,307.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 338 of 3146

Middlesex County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12,871.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 579 of 3146

Ocean County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 9,715.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 657 of 3146

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 9,414.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 763 of 3146

Cape May County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,817.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 767 of 3146

Mercer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 6,898.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1054 of 3146

Salem County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,351.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1239 of 3146

Camden County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 11,399.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1390 of 3146

Atlantic County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 6,519.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1598 of 3146

Hudson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 19,002.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2068 of 3146

Cumberland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,119.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2089 of 3146

Passaic County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 15,115.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2234 of 3146

Essex County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 23,668.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2274 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/27/2023 1:10 pm.
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.