Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for New Jersey by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 40,661,636.
- Rank within US : N/A
New Jersey
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 883,896.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52
Cumberland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 22,393.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2036 of 3143
Essex County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 126,984.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1971 of 3143
Passaic County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 74,920.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1815 of 3143
Hudson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 101,255.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1783 of 3143
Atlantic County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 37,537.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1700 of 3143
Salem County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,257.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1477 of 3143
Camden County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 63,013.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1289 of 3143
Mercer County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 41,942.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1068 of 3143
Ocean County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 65,237.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 863 of 3143
Cape May County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,730.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 598 of 3143
Union County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 48,380.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 461 of 3143
Middlesex County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 69,630.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 441 of 3143
Warren County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,387.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 347 of 3143
Gloucester County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 21,274.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 257 of 3143
Bergen County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 62,027.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 185 of 3143
Monmouth County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 41,588.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 181 of 3143
Burlington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 27,947.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 149 of 3143
Sussex County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,320.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 73 of 3143
Somerset County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 17,394.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 71 of 3143
Morris County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 25,033.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 63 of 3143
Hunterdon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,648.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 13 of 3143
Notes:
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Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.