You’re probably never going to make enough money to live in the richest counties in New Jersey.
The median household income in Bergen County, the richest county in New Jersey is $124,884, significantly higher than the US median of $74,580, which means based purely on math most people never make enough to live there.
And that’s okay because it’s still fun to look at the people living in the lap of luxury.
So we used Saturday Night Science and the most recent Census to rank home prices and incomes for all 21 counties in the Garden State. Let’s star gaze together.
What is the richest county in New Jersey? The richest county in New Jersey is Bergen County. In contrast, the poorest county in the state is Cumberland County, according to the Census data.
$124,884 median income · $767,390 median home price
$137,326 median income · $697,930 median home price
$124,845 median income · $759,386 median home price
$140,374 median income · $656,762 median home price
$141,715 median income · $629,111 median home price
$91,128 median income · $785,670 median home price
$111,549 median income · $579,433 median home price
$103,202 median income · $623,206 median home price
$91,795 median income · $636,231 median home price
$116,186 median income · $437,745 median home price
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is New Jersey’s statewide median.
New Jersey statewide median: $103,556
New Jersey statewide median: $569,411
On the map
Where New Jersey’s richest counties are
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How do you determine which New Jersey county is the richest?
To determine the richest county in New Jersey, we have to look at a handful of metrics that correlate with how rich people are. To do that, we made assumptions about what makes a county rich. For reference, we are trying to make the kind of argument you’d make at a bar using facts, Saturday Night Science.
With that in mind, we went to the American Community Survey data and Zillow for the most recent reporting period for data on the following:
- Average Home Price
- Median Income
We then ranked each county in New Jersey for each of the criteria from one to 21, with one being the richest.
Taking the average rank across the two criteria, we created a Rich Score with the county posting the lowest overall score being the “Richest County In New Jersey.”
The result is some of the places with the most expensive real estate and highest earners in the Garden State.
We updated this article for 2026. This report is our first time ranking the richest counties to live in New Jersey. The median New Jersey home is 55 years old — old enough that it pays to compare home warranty plans before something expensive breaks.
The full plate
Detailed List Of The Richest Counties In New Jersey
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| Rank | County | Population | Median Income | Average Home Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergen County | 962,316 | $124,884 | $767,390 |
| 2 | Morris County | 514,528 | $137,326 | $697,930 |
| 3 | Monmouth County | 645,353 | $124,845 | $759,386 |
| 3 | Somerset County | 349,846 | $140,374 | $656,762 |
| 5 | Hunterdon County | 130,160 | $141,715 | $629,111 |
| 6 | Cape May County | 94,941 | $91,128 | $785,670 |
| 7 | Middlesex County | 871,290 | $111,549 | $579,433 |
| 8 | Union County | 579,290 | $103,202 | $623,206 |
| 9 | Hudson County | 718,323 | $91,795 | $636,231 |
| 9 | Sussex County | 145,807 | $116,186 | $437,745 |
| 11 | Essex County | 863,002 | $80,789 | $657,085 |
| 12 | Burlington County | 467,805 | $108,111 | $417,347 |
| 13 | Mercer County | 385,864 | $100,645 | $439,747 |
| 14 | Warren County | 110,849 | $100,869 | $419,399 |
| 14 | Gloucester County | 306,954 | $105,115 | $379,106 |
| 16 | Ocean County | 654,362 | $89,863 | $537,945 |
| 16 | Passaic County | 521,012 | $87,522 | $592,192 |
| 18 | Camden County | 527,257 | $88,755 | $350,617 |
| 19 | Atlantic County | 276,270 | $78,050 | $376,749 |
| 20 | Salem County | 65,275 | $79,960 | $287,364 |
| 21 | Cumberland County | 153,305 | $67,436 | $271,138 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS + Zillow via Saturday Night Science. All 21 New Jersey counties.
Summary
Summary: The Richest Counties In New Jersey For 2026
Living in New Jersey can vary from one part of the state to the next, with pretty extreme variance in home prices and incomes across counties.
The richest counties in New Jersey are Bergen County, Morris County, Monmouth County, Somerset County, Hunterdon County, Cape May County, Middlesex County, Union County, Hudson County, and Sussex County.
Now you know the parts of the state where Goodwill will have the best goodies, and that’s what you came here to learn at the end of the day.
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Questions and answers
Richest Counties In New Jersey FAQs
What is the richest county in New Jersey?
Bergen County is the richest county in New Jersey for 2026, with a median household income of $124,884. Morris County and Monmouth County are next.
What are the richest counties in New Jersey?
The richest counties in New Jersey are Bergen County, Morris County, Monmouth County, Somerset County, Hunterdon County, Cape May County, Middlesex County, Union County, Hudson County, and Sussex County. We ranked all 21 New Jersey counties on average home price and median income.
How much do people make in Bergen County?
The median household in Bergen County earns $124,884 a year, against a New Jersey statewide median of $103,556. The US median household income is $74,580.
What do homes cost in the richest counties of New Jersey?
The median home across the ten richest New Jersey counties is $646,496, versus $569,411 statewide. In Bergen County, the typical home runs $767,390.
What is the poorest county in New Jersey?
Cumberland County is the poorest county in New Jersey by this ranking, coming in last of the 21 counties we scored on income and home prices.
