Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in New Jersey
The top 25 of 45 New Jersey cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
| # | City | Below poverty level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic City | 32.3% |
| 2 | New Brunswick | 32% |
| 3 | Camden | 30.2% |
| 4 | Lakewood | 29.9% |
| 5 | Newark | 23.4% |
| 6 | Union City | 23.1% |
| 7 | Passaic | 22.9% |
| 8 | Asbury Park | 21.9% |
| 9 | Trenton | 21.6% |
| 10 | Paterson | 21.2% |
| 11 | Perth Amboy | 20.2% |
| 12 | Gloucester Township | 19.5% |
| 13 | West New York | 19.4% |
| 14 | East Orange | 16.4% |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 15.7% |
| 16 | Jersey City | 15.6% |
| 17 | Long Branch | 15.5% |
| 18 | Plainfield | 15.5% |
| 19 | Vineland | 14.6% |
| 20 | Bayonne | 14.4% |
| 21 | Wildwood | 13.7% |
| 22 | Kearny | 12.5% |
| 23 | Hackensack | 12.1% |
| 24 | Woodbridge | 11.1% |
| 25 | Cherry Hill | 10.8% |
Top New Jersey Counties
Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in New Jersey”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-jersey/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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