Poverty rate: zip codes ranked in New Jersey

Share of residents whose family income is below the federal poverty line (about $31,200 for a family of four). Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in New Jersey with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the highest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	08544	Princeton	100%	4,392
2	08102	Camden	44.2%	8,292
3	07505	Paterson	40.8%	4,691
4	07108	Newark	34%	28,790
5	08901	New Brunswick	32%	57,263
6	08401	Atlantic City	32%	38,925
7	08103	Camden	31.9%	12,573
8	07102	Newark	31.3%	12,358
9	08832	Keasbey	31.1%	2,252
10	08104	Camden	30.1%	22,148
11	07114	Newark	28.6%	13,670
12	07522	Paterson	27.1%	23,040
13	08105	Camden	26.1%	26,483
14	07103	Newark	25.2%	37,293
15	07501	Paterson	25.1%	35,481
16	07107	Newark	24.9%	43,293
17	08232	Pleasantville	24.9%	19,887
18	08701	Lakewood	24.8%	139,149
19	07104	Newark	24.3%	52,266
20	08069	Penns Grove	23.8%	13,413
21	07087	Union City	23.1%	66,463
22	07055	Passaic	22.9%	70,002
23	07524	Paterson	22.5%	13,808
24	08611	Trenton	22.3%	31,995
25	08327	Leesburg	22.2%	3,408
26	07050	Orange	21.9%	34,181
27	08751	Seaside Heights	21.8%	4,185
28	07306	Jersey City	21.2%	54,017
29	08618	Trenton	21%	35,634
30	07503	Paterson	21%	19,170
31	07022	Fairview	20.8%	15,099
32	07112	Newark	20.4%	29,456
33	07201	Elizabeth	20.4%	28,467
34	08045	Lawnside	20.4%	3,200
35	08608	Trenton	19.6%	1,250
36	07304	Jersey City	19.4%	51,306
37	07093	West New York	19.3%	63,758
38	08861	Perth Amboy	19.3%	59,351
39	07502	Paterson	19.2%	17,158
40	07111	Irvington	19%	60,867
41	08302	Bridgeton	18.9%	47,279
42	07106	Newark	18.6%	36,383
43	08609	Trenton	18.1%	15,938
44	08030	Gloucester City	18.1%	13,217
45	08638	Trenton	17.8%	22,816
46	08010	Beverly	17.5%	11,861
47	07105	Newark	17.3%	57,093
48	07305	Jersey City	17%	72,161
49	08360	Vineland	16.8%	45,038
50	07063	Plainfield	16.8%	14,235
51	07206	Elizabethport	16.7%	31,930
52	07017	East Orange	16.5%	40,910
53	07018	East Orange	16.1%	28,924
54	08093	Westville	16.1%	9,438
55	08021	Clementon	15.8%	49,305
56	08079	Salem	15.7%	10,762
57	07060	Plainfield	15.6%	48,363
58	07504	Paterson	15.6%	13,123
59	07644	Lodi	15.4%	26,082
60	07740	Long Branch	15.3%	32,917
61	08109	Merchantville	15.2%	24,022
62	08812	Dunellen	15.2%	14,224
63	08349	Port Norris	15.2%	2,441
64	07029	Harrison	14.9%	22,866
65	07307	Jersey City	14.6%	42,645
66	07002	Bayonne	14.4%	71,553
67	07208	Elizabeth	14.4%	31,937
68	08341	Minotola	14.1%	2,101
69	08865	Phillipsburg	14%	31,427
70	07310	Jersey City	13.9%	16,015
71	08066	Paulsboro	13.9%	7,760
72	08110	Pennsauken	13.8%	19,158
73	07606	South Hackensack	13.7%	2,770
74	07514	Paterson	13.6%	20,647
75	08317	Dorothy	13.6%	1,246
76	08332	Millville	13.4%	35,228
77	07026	Garfield	13.4%	32,783
78	08629	Trenton	13.4%	13,013
79	07801	Dover	13.2%	27,128
80	07712	Asbury Park	13.1%	40,194
81	08052	Maple Shade	13.1%	20,127
82	08880	South Bound Brook	13.1%	4,867
83	07202	Elizabeth	13%	44,968
84	08028	Glassboro	13%	25,098
85	07513	Paterson	12.9%	11,576
86	07032	Kearny	12.5%	40,614
87	08882	South River	12.5%	16,124
88	08070	Pennsville	12.4%	12,511
89	07047	North Bergen	12.3%	61,250
90	07057	Wallington	12.2%	11,889
91	07601	Hackensack	12.1%	46,057
92	07403	Bloomingdale	12%	7,685
93	07508	Haledon	11.9%	23,762
94	07660	Ridgefield Park	11.9%	13,235
95	07885	Wharton	11.8%	11,806
96	08835	Manville	11.7%	10,921
97	08270	Woodbine	11.7%	8,362
98	08562	Wrightstown	11.7%	4,201
99	07407	Elmwood Park	11.6%	21,412
100	08210	Cape May Court House	11.3%	17,143

Zip codes with the lowest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	08240	Pomona	0%	2,648
2	07423	Ho Ho Kus	0%	4,270
3	07750	Monmouth Beach	0.2%	3,207
4	08853	Neshanic Station	0.2%	5,634
5	08061	Mount Royal	0.5%	4,508
6	07435	Newfoundland	0.8%	2,703
7	08836	Martinsville	0.8%	3,855
8	07021	Essex Fells	0.9%	2,361
9	07677	Woodcliff Lake	1%	6,152
10	07023	Fanwood	1%	7,799
11	07627	Demarest	1.1%	4,911
12	07704	Fair Haven	1.1%	6,170
13	07924	Bernardsville	1.1%	7,713
14	07028	Glen Ridge	1.1%	8,022
15	07739	Little Silver	1.2%	6,105
16	08241	Port Republic	1.3%	1,076
17	07046	Mountain Lakes	1.3%	4,585
18	08730	Brielle	1.3%	4,956
19	08558	Skillman	1.3%	7,648
20	07452	Glen Rock	1.3%	12,154
21	07934	Gladstone	1.4%	1,293
22	07463	Waldwick	1.4%	10,164
23	08732	Island Heights	1.5%	1,558
24	08802	Asbury	1.5%	4,552
25	08850	Milltown	1.5%	8,538
26	07656	Park Ridge	1.5%	9,406
27	08833	Lebanon	1.6%	9,184
28	07853	Long Valley	1.7%	12,339
29	08559	Stockton	1.8%	4,836
30	08867	Pittstown	1.8%	5,204
31	07043	Montclair	1.8%	13,256
32	07090	Westfield	1.8%	31,111
33	07311	Jersey City	1.9%	1,714
34	07460	Stockholm	2%	3,181
35	07738	Lincroft	2%	6,939
36	08221	Linwood	2%	6,992
37	07974	New Providence	2%	13,349
38	08036	Hainesport	2.1%	6,065
39	08734	Lanoka Harbor	2.1%	7,879
40	07922	Berkeley Heights	2.1%	12,195
41	07078	Short Hills	2.1%	14,613
42	07928	Chatham	2.1%	19,974
43	07430	Mahwah	2.1%	25,491
44	07803	Mine Hill	2.2%	4,048
45	08525	Hopewell	2.2%	4,522
46	07927	Cedar Knolls	2.2%	4,882
47	07069	Watchung	2.2%	6,623
48	07876	Succasunna	2.2%	9,641
49	07642	Hillsdale	2.2%	10,144
50	07440	Pequannock	2.3%	4,670
51	08535	Millstone Township	2.3%	4,999
52	08551	Ringoes	2.3%	5,873
53	07936	East Hanover	2.3%	11,152
54	07834	Denville	2.3%	18,385
55	07039	Livingston	2.3%	31,488
56	07082	Towaco	2.4%	5,723
57	07066	Clark	2.4%	15,622
58	08738	Mantoloking	2.5%	1,381
59	08056	Mickleton	2.5%	5,434
60	07068	Roseland	2.5%	6,268
61	08035	Haddon Heights	2.5%	7,551
62	08810	Dayton	2.5%	7,952
63	07930	Chester	2.5%	8,648
64	07456	Ringwood	2.5%	11,657
65	08550	Princeton Junction	2.5%	21,067
66	07950	Morris Plains	2.5%	21,651
67	07016	Cranford	2.5%	24,074
68	07076	Scotch Plains	2.5%	24,843
69	08223	Marmora	2.6%	4,048
70	07421	Hewitt	2.7%	6,977
71	08530	Lambertville	2.7%	8,119
72	07945	Mendham	2.7%	9,690
73	07045	Montville	2.7%	10,561
74	07059	Warren	2.7%	16,811
75	07733	Holmdel	2.7%	17,166
76	08741	Pine Beach	2.8%	2,709
77	07648	Norwood	2.8%	5,724
78	07432	Midland Park	2.8%	7,019
79	08515	Chesterfield	2.8%	8,373
80	07035	Lincoln Park	2.8%	11,120
81	07480	West Milford	2.9%	14,966
82	07080	South Plainfield	2.9%	24,411
83	07849	Lake Hopatcong	3%	8,380
84	08071	Pitman	3%	9,461
85	07436	Oakland	3%	12,740
86	08824	Kendall Park	3%	13,366
87	08050	Manahawkin	3%	28,053
88	08820	Edison	3%	39,978
89	08844	Hillsborough	3%	44,463
90	07418	Glenwood	3.1%	2,559
91	07737	Leonardo	3.1%	3,945
92	08230	Ocean View	3.1%	5,700
93	08801	Annandale	3.1%	7,267
94	07630	Emerson	3.1%	7,305
95	07830	Califon	3.1%	7,379
96	08502	Belle Mead	3.1%	11,849
97	07481	Wyckoff	3.1%	17,050
98	08055	Medford	3.1%	29,109
99	08067	Pedricktown	3.2%	1,711
100	07826	Branchville	3.2%	5,967

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