Poverty Rate in Sussex County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Sussex County Compares
National Distribution
Where Sussex County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Sussex County: 5.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #75 | Putnam County, OH | 5.5% |
| #76 | Trego County, KS | 5.5% |
| #77 | Rooks County, KS | 5.5% |
| #78 | Sussex County, NJ | 5.5% |
| #79 | York County, VA | 5.6% |
| #80 | Powell County, MT | 5.6% |
| #81 | Geauga County, OH | 5.6% |
Poverty Rate in Sussex County, New Jersey
Sussex County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 5.5%, which ranks #78 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 56.1% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within New Jersey, Sussex County ranks #4 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.