Poverty Rate in Somerset County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Somerset County Compares
National Distribution
Where Somerset County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Somerset County: 5.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #67 | Elbert County, CO | 5.3% |
| #68 | Lyon County, IA | 5.3% |
| #69 | Hendricks County, IN | 5.3% |
| #70 | Somerset County, NJ | 5.4% |
| #71 | Johnson County, KS | 5.4% |
| #72 | Kendall County, IL | 5.4% |
| #73 | Nassau County, NY | 5.4% |
Poverty Rate in Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 5.4%, which ranks #70 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 57.3% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within New Jersey, Somerset County ranks #3 of 21 out of 21 counties. This places it in the 98th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.