State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for New Jersey by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 69,762,719.
• Rank within US : N/A

New Jersey

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,423,721.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 52

Essex County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 194,463.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1666 of 3146

Hudson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 159,586.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1522 of 3146

Passaic County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 122,895.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1616 of 3146

Middlesex County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 109,376.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 214 of 3146

Bergen County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 103,580.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 92 of 3146

Ocean County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 101,119.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 520 of 3146

Camden County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 96,932.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 832 of 3146

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 94,293.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 528 of 3146

Monmouth County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 70,150.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 98 of 3146

Mercer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 63,239.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 627 of 3146

Atlantic County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 56,682.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1171 of 3146

Burlington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 47,285.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 77 of 3146

Morris County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 40,822.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 24 of 3146

Cumberland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 39,430.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2105 of 3146

Gloucester County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 34,607.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 117 of 3146

Somerset County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 26,667.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 13 of 3146

Cape May County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 16,163.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 592 of 3146

Warren County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 12,978.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 139 of 3146

Salem County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 12,572.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 969 of 3146

Sussex County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 11,600.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 18 of 3146

Hunterdon County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 9,282.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 7 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/06/2022 11:16 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below 150% of 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.