Official Site of The State of New Jersey
Statewide Homeless Student Count by County
The Students Experiencing Homelessness Map meets the mandated public reporting federal requirement of New Jersey’s counts of students experiencing homelessness. The interactive feature allows users to explore homelessness data by simply hovering over different counties. In the top right corner, users may toggle between the data from 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and 2024-2025 school years.
National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) 2024
| CountyCode | County Name | 2022-2023 School Year | 2023-2024 School Year | 2024-2025 School Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Atlantic | 765 | 851 | 816 |
| 03 | Bergen | 844 | 866 | 864 |
| 05 | Burlington | 1065 | 1211 | 1248 |
| 07 | Camden | 1402 | 1911 | 1455 |
| 09 | Cape May | 367 | 397 | 357 |
| 11 | Cumberland | 624 | 727 | 708 |
| 13 | Essex | 1082 | 1512 | 1622 |
| 15 | Gloucester | 628 | 687 | 622 |
| 17 | Hudson | 854 | 1136 | 1177 |
| 19 | Hunterdon | 57 | 63 | 64 |
| 21 | Mercer | 711 | 878 | 881 |
| 23 | Middlesex | 1265 | 1275 | 1246 |
| 25 | Monmouth | 1010 | 1355 | 1499 |
| 27 | Morris | 332 | 457 | 457 |
| 29 | Ocean | 847 | 457 | 733 |
| 31 | Passaic | 1089 | 1612 | 1215 |
| 33 | Salem | 246 | 262 | 233 |
| 35 | Somerset | 403 | 414 | 381 |
| 37 | Sussex | 127 | 166 | 189 |
| 39 | Union | 861 | 868 | 881 |
| 41 | Warren | 181 | 242 | 208 |
| N/A | Statewide Total* | 14,393 | 17,315 | 16,380 |
*The Statewide total is less than the county totals in the table above. A student experiencing homelessness is counted in all districts where they are present anytime during the school year but only counted once at the state level. Due to this, it is expected that when all the districts are added together the total is higher than the statewide number.
2022-2023 School Year
In school year 2022-2023 across New Jersey, 14,393 students experienced homelessness.
In terms of:
- Grade span: most (7,303) were in preschool through grade 5
- Race/ethnicity: most (6,046) were Hispanic or Latino
- Disability status: 3,532 had a disability.
- Students learning more than one language: 2,947 were multilingual learners
2023-2024 School Year
In school year 2023-2024 across New Jersey, 17,315 students experienced homelessness.
In terms of:
- Grade span: most (8,818) were in preschool through grade 5
- Race/ethnicity: most (7,636) were Hispanic or Latino
- Disability status: 4,298 had a disability.
- Students learning more than one language: 3,683 were multilingual learners
2024-2025 School Year
In school year 2024-2025 across New Jersey, 16,380 students experienced homelessness.
In terms of:
- Grade span: most (7,366) were in preschool through grade 5.
- Race/ethnicity: most (6,984) were Hispanic or Latino.
- Disability status: 4,208 had a disability.
- Students learning more than one language: 3,193 were multilingual learners.