Market insights · NJ
New Jersey: where people are moving, county by county
New Jersey has 9,548,215 residents across 21 counties, up 3.0% in five years. Net movement with other states in 2022–2023: -19,370 tax returns and -$2.56B in income. Strongest net in-migration: Salem County, Burlington County, Gloucester County.
All 21 counties
Largest first. Growth is the five-year change in Census population estimates; net movement is IRS tax returns (roughly households) moving in minus out, per 1,000 residents, 2022–2023. BizyFi calculations from those totals. Income, home value and rent: Census ACS 5-year 2024.
| County | Population | 5-yr growth | Net per 1,000 | Net income in | Median income | Median home | Median rent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen County | 977,026 | +2.4% | -2.1 | -$184.9M | $124,884 | $623,000 | $1,914 | Map |
| Essex County | 896,379 | +4.2% | -4.0 | -$252.1M | $80,789 | $524,100 | $1,531 | Map |
| Middlesex County | 883,335 | +2.6% | -3.9 | -$521.0M | $111,549 | $462,900 | $1,871 | Map |
| Hudson County | 735,033 | +1.8% | -1.1 | -$829.6M | $91,795 | $539,700 | $1,894 | Map |
| Ocean County | 673,746 | +5.6% | +0.4 | +$171.5M | $89,863 | $398,400 | $1,755 | Map |
| Monmouth County | 651,035 | +1.4% | -2.6 | +$14.2M | $124,845 | $606,100 | $1,827 | Map |
| Union County | 601,863 | +5.0% | -3.1 | -$63.9M | $103,202 | $529,200 | $1,730 | Map |
| Camden County | 535,799 | +2.4% | -0.3 | -$61.0M | $88,755 | $287,100 | $1,402 | Map |
| Passaic County | 531,624 | +1.6% | -5.4 | -$221.6M | $87,522 | $459,500 | $1,621 | Map |
| Morris County | 524,251 | +3.2% | -2.4 | -$136.1M | $137,326 | $582,500 | $1,904 | Map |
| Burlington County | 481,439 | +4.3% | +1.4 | +$10.3M | $108,111 | $354,000 | $1,745 | Map |
| Mercer County | 399,289 | +3.3% | -4.4 | -$250.2M | $100,645 | $377,700 | $1,623 | Map |
| Somerset County | 356,486 | +3.5% | -2.1 | -$224.4M | $140,374 | $552,100 | $2,033 | Map |
| Gloucester County | 312,638 | +3.3% | +1.4 | +$19.8M | $105,115 | $310,400 | $1,531 | Map |
| Atlantic County | 278,657 | +1.6% | -1.5 | -$12.2M | $78,050 | $295,000 | $1,376 | Map |
| Cumberland County | 157,148 | +2.2% | -0.5 | -$19.3M | $67,436 | $221,400 | $1,282 | Map |
| Sussex County | 148,063 | +2.9% | +0.8 | +$19.4M | $116,186 | $369,400 | $1,585 | Map |
| Hunterdon County | 131,781 | +2.3% | -1.4 | -$50.3M | $141,715 | $517,200 | $1,687 | Map |
| Warren County | 112,953 | +3.2% | +0.4 | +$9.1M | $100,869 | $346,500 | $1,409 | Map |
| Cape May County | 93,390 | -1.7% | -1.1 | +$27.5M | $91,128 | $434,600 | $1,360 | Map |
| Salem County | 66,280 | +2.3% | +1.5 | -$1.0M | $79,960 | $239,500 | $1,253 | Map |
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates (vintage 2025), American Community Survey 5-year (2024), and IRS Statistics of Income county-to-county migration data (2022–2023). Growth, per-1,000 and state totals are BizyFi calculations; the IRS suppresses very small flows, shown as –. Data updated 2026-10-17. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.